EMURGO is a derivative of the Latin word “emergo” which means to emerge, to surface, to rise or come forth, and is the venture building entity in the Cardano ecosystem. Its goal is to develop, support, and incubate commercial ventures and help integrate these businesses into Cardano’s decentralized blockchain ecosystem building applications focused on emerging markets.
Emurgo captures the transformative power that blockchain technology brings to the developing world. At the forefront of the Cardano blockchain’s design was empowerment of its users. Decentralized Applications built on Cardano technology and funded and supported by Emurgo will have the potential to bring forth transformative solutions unbanked and underbanked users in places such as South East Asia, Sub Saharan Africa, and rural Latin America.
Emurgo captures the transformative power that blockchain technology brings to the developing world. At the forefront of the Cardano blockchain’s design was empowerment of its users. Decentralized Applications built on Cardano technology and funded and supported by Emurgo will have the potential to bring forth transformative solutions unbanked and underbanked users in places such as South East Asia, Sub Saharan Africa, and rural Latin America.
Location: Japan, Chofu
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2017
Investors 1
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Mentions in press and media 28
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| 19.09.2024 | Antler’s Ibex and EMURGO collaborate to promote Web3 innovation and fintech expansion | In an effort to promote Web3 innovation and fintech growth, particularly in Africa, EMURGO, a trailblazing blockchain technology company and one of the founding organizations behind the Cardano blockchain, and Ibex, the corporate innovation... |
| 16.09.2024 | “EMURGO” will be exhibiting at “XANA SUMMIT 2024”, a cutting-edge tech x entertainment festival! | “EMURGO” will be exhibiting at “XANA SUMMIT 2024”, a cutting-edge tech x entertainment festival! *NOBORDERZ* Press release: September 16, 2024 ** “EMURGO” will be exhibiting at “XANA SUMMIT 2024”, a cutting-edge tech x entertainment festiva... |
| 17.07.2024 | Africa’s Regulatory Push Paves the Way for Funding Rebound | Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Op... |
| 05.09.2023 | Cardano (ADA) Needs Three Types of dApps: Hackathon Winner | Decentralized social media application Swiper, which unites sports enthusiasts across the globe, scored a major win in EMURGO's recent hackathon in the aggregator track. Its representatives held Q&A sessions with the EMURGO team to cove... |
| 14.06.2023 | Cardano Developer Maestro Secures EMURGO Funding | EMURGO Ventures, the venture capital branch of the Cardano blockchain, recently revealed its investment in Maestro, a platform developed for blockchain coders. Maestro's main purpose is to provide an environment for developers to create dec... |
| 05.05.2023 | From Past to Future: How Does Adaverse Connect Africa with Asia through Cardano? Adaverse: Cardano’s official accelerator for Africa 2022 in review: Cardano as a bridge from Africa to Asia Why Afri... | Since 2021 Adaverse has been establishing a steady market presence in both Africa and Asia, connecting the two regions with a view of contributing to the wider global Web3 ecosystem. Driven by an aim to promote Cardano integration, Adaverse... |
| 20.03.2023 | Ejara, Cameroon’s woman-led DeFi Platform Gets Backing From Adaverse to Democratise Finance in Francophone Africa TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success! | Adaverse, a Cardano ecosystem accelerator established as a joint venture between EMURGO Africa and Everest Ventures Group to accelerate Web3 startups in Africa, has concluded a strategic investment in Ejara, an investment platform that impr... |
| 06.03.2023 | Goodwall attracts Cardano’s commercial arm as investor | |
| 05.12.2022 | Cardano Founding Entity EMURGO Launches Cardano Spot, a Social Network to Connect Cardano Enthusiasts | EMURGO Group Pte. Ltd., the official commercial arm and a founding member of the Cardano blockchain, announces a newly formed business entity, EMURGO Media, to create media-related products and services for the Cardano ecosystem. EMURGO Med... |
| 25.11.2022 | EMURGO Africa’s Adaverse Announces Investment in Digital Nation Afropolitan About Adaverse TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success! | Adaverse, an EMURGO-backed Cardano ecosystem accelerator supporting African Web3 development, recently announced its investment in the ‘Network State’ Afropolitan, a Web3-based community for African development. Adaverse joins Hashed, Cultu... |
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