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Celo Africa DAO
Celo Africa DAO is a community-led decentralized autonomous organization focused on promoting the adoption of Celo technology across Africa, emphasizing blockchain services and education.
Overview
What Celo Africa DAO does
What Celo Africa DAO is
Celo Africa DAO is a community-led decentralized autonomous organization focused on promoting the adoption of Celo technology across Africa, emphasizing blockchain services and education.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 13, 2026
Official channels
Find Celo Africa DAO elsewhere
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Capability profile
Celo Africa DAO as a community
Community overview
Celo Africa DAO is a decentralized autonomous organization focused on promoting the growth and adoption of the CELO blockchain across Africa. It operates in several countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, and South Africa.
Community focus
Celo Africa DAO prioritizes three main areas: establishing an incubator program, attracting developer talent, and enhancing brand visibility throughout the continent.
Member value
Members benefit from access to a network of developers and entrepreneurs, opportunities for funding through the incubator program, and participation in community events that foster collaboration and innovation.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- March 12, 2024
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Students
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community and incubator
- Selection criteria
- open and application
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- Africa
Community activity
Events and activity
Celo Africa DAO hosts several events, including the Celo Lagos Mixer on March 12, 2024, the Nigeria DAO Hackathon on March 27, 2024, and the Smart Africa Builders X Space on April 12, 2024, all taking place at the University of Lagos, Lagos State.
Notable members
Key team members include Daniel Kimotho, Ecosystem Lead at CELO; Chimezie Chuta, Brand & Marketing Lead; and Umar Sebyala, Business & Community Growth Lead.
Common questions
What to know about Celo Africa DAO
Upseed classifies Celo Africa DAO under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 13, 2026
Known limits
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