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Session 4.13: frntr-X - Tokenizing Africa: Unlocking Capital for High-Impact Real Assets through Blockchain
Time:
Wednesday, 27/Aug/2025:
9:00am - 9:30am
Location:Tosca Conference hall
Meeting hall “Tosca”, which can accommodate up to 60 people
Presentations
frntr-X - Tokenizing Africa: Unlocking Capital for High-Impact Real Assets through Blockchain
Prof. Sven-Roger Baron von Schilling
svs Capital Partners GmbH, Germany
The problem - Despite dynamic demographics and urgent infrastructure needs, Africa receives less than 5% of global VC funding. In South Africa, early-stage ventures and property developers face a paradox: they have the ideas, markets, and social but not the capital.
The solution - frntr‑X is a South African blockchain platform that enables anyone—from institutions to retail investors—to invest in fractionalized, asset-backed tokens linked to real projects such as housing estates, student residences, ambitious young companies, and mixed-use infrastructure.
The opportunity - Africa is not just an “impact story”—it’s one of the most promising investment frontiers in the world:
- Demographic tailwinds: Young, urbanizing populations fueling housing, education, and SME demand.
- $1 trillion+ funding gap in infrastructure, student housing, and green energy.
- Unmet demand from diaspora and institutional investors seeking exposure to high-growth, high-impact assets.
frntr‑X makes this investable—offering real-world yield, secondary market liquidity, and transparent governance.
Each tokenized investment supports UN Sustainable Development Goals (e.g. SDG 8, 9, 11). Investors don’t have to choose between return and responsibility—they get both.