Celo Camp Blockchain Startup Incubation Program (Batch 10)

Deadline: 15 August 2025

Applications are now open for Celo Camp Blockchain Startup Incubation Program where developers, designers and dreamers come together to build a monetary system that creates conditions of prosperity for all.

Benefits

Funding: Fast-track to grants, prizes in cUSD, and high exposure to investment opportunities.
Mentorship: 1:1 mentorship meetings with industry leaders
Network: Increase your network and connect with like-minded individuals from the Celo community
Curriculum and Workshops: 8 week curriculum with educational resources, business guidance, advice, and learning objectives on how to build your project, bring it to market, and scale; Weekly workshops from industry experts and their partners
Support: Technological and business support for seamless integration to Celo
Perks: From their partners such as AWS, Twilio, Hubspot, Tatum, Hacken, and more!
Impact: Be a part of creating positive change and contributing to a world of financial inclusion

Why should startups join Celo Camp?

You should join Celo Camp if:
- You have an idea for a product or service that will build an open monetary system.
- You want to grow and scale your project.
- You’d love to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs, developers, and creators.
- You want to receive advice and feedback on your project from thought leaders in product, design, engineering, and business development.

What kind of projects does Celo Camp prioritize?

Celo Camp looks for projects that lowers the barriers of access to crypto and DeFi building blocks, while contributing to financial inclusion. Some examples of projects we prioritize:
- DeFi / Financial primitives
- ReFi
- Uncollateralized Lending
- Remittances / Wallets
- On / Off ramps
- Financial inclusion / Donations / UBI
- Creator Economy / Gaming
- Community / Social tokens
- NFT marketplaces
- Environmental projects / ESG
- Stablecoin savings
- Robo advisor
- Yield Aggregators
- Identity / Social graph / Reputation
- Open source projects are prioritized

Eligibility Criteria

Looking for companies:
- in Banking, Credit, Loans, Utilities, Wallets, Payments, Mobile Payments, Remittances, Commerce, Cryptocurrency, Financial Inclusion, Digital Banking, Web 3.0, Stablecoin, DeFi, GameFi, RWA Smart Contract Protocol
- located in Africa, Asia, Australia/NZ, Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Europe, Middle East, North America, South America
- incorporated or not
- prototype, users or paying users stage
- have raised funding or not
- currently raising funds
- have revenue or not

For more information, visit Celo Camp.