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Osayi Ejiga

2025-10-20 14:17:28

AWS outage shows even “decentralised” Web3 startups rely on centralised infrastructure

Monday’s AWS outage disrupted a third of the internet, affecting African Web3 startups like Azza and AZA Finance. The incident highlights the reliance of supposedly “decentralised” platforms on centralised cloud infrastructure and the costly trade-offs startups face when building redundant systems to ensure uptime. Some startups, like Palremit and Azawire, avoided downtime thanks to multi-region or alternative hosting strategies, showing that decentralisation in blockchain often stops at infrastructure.

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AWS outage shows even “decentralised” Web3 startups rely on centralised infrastructure

Monday’s AWS outage disrupted a third of the internet, affecting African Web3 startups like Azza and AZA Finance. The incident highlights the reliance of supposedly “decentralised” platforms on centralised cloud infrastructure and the costly trade-offs startups face when building redundant systems to ensure uptime. Some startups, like Palremit and Azawire, avoided downtime thanks to multi-region or alternative hosting strategies, showing that decentralisation in blockchain often stops at infrastructure.

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Osayi Ejiga

2025-10-03 16:46:15

“50% of startups in our portfolio have raised follow-on funding” – Brenton Naicker, Crypto Valley VC

Crypto Valley VC’s Africa Blockchain Fund has seen half its portfolio startups raise follow-on funding. With fintech leading the charge, the Swiss-based investor says the milestone highlights growing confidence in African Web3 ventures as global players like Circle back local innovation.

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“50% of startups in our portfolio have raised follow-on funding” – Brenton Naicker, Crypto Valley VC

Crypto Valley VC’s Africa Blockchain Fund has seen half its portfolio startups raise follow-on funding. With fintech leading the charge, the Swiss-based investor says the milestone highlights growing confidence in African Web3 ventures as global players like Circle back local innovation.

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Osayi Ejiga

2025-10-02 12:54:30

Lisk launches $15M fund to back Web3 startups in Africa, Asia

Lisk has launched a $15M Web3 fund to back startups in Africa, Latin America, and Asia targeting fintech, payments, and inclusion.

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Lisk launches $15M fund to back Web3 startups in Africa, Asia

Lisk has launched a $15M Web3 fund to back startups in Africa, Latin America, and Asia targeting fintech, payments, and inclusion.

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Osayi Ejiga

2025-10-02 10:01:02

Lisk’s $15 million fund wants to find Web3 unicorns in emerging markets

Lisk will focus on real-world web3 use cases in emerging markets with a $15m fund targeting early-stage startups, believing that the next unicorns lie there.

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Lisk’s $15 million fund wants to find Web3 unicorns in emerging markets

Lisk will focus on real-world web3 use cases in emerging markets with a $15m fund targeting early-stage startups, believing that the next unicorns lie there.

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Osayi Ejiga

2025-09-12 07:00:00

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Nigeria rakes in ₦600B VAT from Netflix, Facebook

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Nigeria raking in ₦600 billion in VAT from big tech companies, Web3 hype costing you funding in Africa, and Kenyan artists cashing out big from a local streaming app.

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Nigeria rakes in ₦600B VAT from Netflix, Facebook

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Nigeria raking in ₦600 billion in VAT from big tech companies, Web3 hype costing you funding in Africa, and Kenyan artists cashing out big from a local streaming app.

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Osayi Ejiga

2025-09-12 03:00:00

Why African blockchain founders should stop leading with Web3 when pitching to local investors

"There's no such thing as a blockchain business." Web3 investors at the ongoing ETHSafari in Kenya offer African Web3 founders, the best way to label their startup to unlock local liquidity.

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Why African blockchain founders should stop leading with Web3 when pitching to local investors

"There's no such thing as a blockchain business." Web3 investors at the ongoing ETHSafari in Kenya offer African Web3 founders, the best way to label their startup to unlock local liquidity.

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Osayi Ejiga

2025-08-27 16:58:48

How Web3 community, Superteam Nigeria, crossed $1 million in total earnings

Nigeria's native Solana community recently crossed a milestone of $1 million in earnings. Here's how they did it.

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How Web3 community, Superteam Nigeria, crossed $1 million in total earnings

Nigeria's native Solana community recently crossed a milestone of $1 million in earnings. Here's how they did it.

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Osayi Ejiga

2025-08-27 11:11:42

AyaHQ is raising $10 million to build a Web3 talent ecosystem

AyaHQ, a pan-African Web3 talent development startup, is in talks with investors to raise $10 million, with plans to split the funds between a $5 million microfund for incubated startups and a special economic zone in Accra that will double as a founder campus and residency.

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AyaHQ is raising $10 million to build a Web3 talent ecosystem

AyaHQ, a pan-African Web3 talent development startup, is in talks with investors to raise $10 million, with plans to split the funds between a $5 million microfund for incubated startups and a special economic zone in Accra that will double as a founder campus and residency.

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Osayi Ejiga

2025-08-19 13:06:57

18 blockchain ecosystems driving Africa’s Web3 growth amid investor pullback

Funding to Africa’s Web3 and blockchain sector has declined over the past two years. In Nigeria, the continent’s most active market, the pullback stems from a mix of global shocks and local hurdles: the 2022 collapse of FTX, the Central Bank’s 2021 ban on crypto, and a wave of high-profile struggles, abrupt shutdowns, lack of exits, and troubled pivots at startups like Mara.

In response, global blockchain networks have stepped in to support early-stage founders through incubators and accelerators, go-to-market experience, and infrastructure access. These ecosystems have backed startups with $1 million in funding in the last two years, according to a Crypto Valley VC report, and are playing the long game to attract Web3 builders, capture users, lock in value, and drive transactions on their blockchain rails.

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18 blockchain ecosystems driving Africa’s Web3 growth amid investor pullback

Funding to Africa’s Web3 and blockchain sector has declined over the past two years. In Nigeria, the continent’s most active market, the pullback stems from a mix of global shocks and local hurdles: the 2022 collapse of FTX, the Central Bank’s 2021 ban on crypto, and a wave of high-profile struggles, abrupt shutdowns, lack of exits, and troubled pivots at startups like Mara. In response, global blockchain networks have stepped in to support early-stage founders through incubators and accelerators, go-to-market experience, and infrastructure access. These ecosystems have backed startups with $1 million in funding in the last two years, according to a Crypto Valley VC report, and are playing the long game to attract Web3 builders, capture users, lock in value, and drive transactions on their blockchain rails.

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Osayi Ejiga

2025-08-05 03:00:00

How LovCash and Lisk are using blockchain to digitise in South Africa’s $10bn FMCG sector

South African startup LovCash is helping informal traders go digital by using blockchain tech from Lisk. It’s tackling a $10b FMCG data gap and showing how Web3 can solve real-world problems, not just mint tokens

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How LovCash and Lisk are using blockchain to digitise in South Africa’s $10bn FMCG sector

South African startup LovCash is helping informal traders go digital by using blockchain tech from Lisk. It’s tackling a $10b FMCG data gap and showing how Web3 can solve real-world problems, not just mint tokens

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Osayi Ejiga

2025-07-15 19:30:00

“We don’t need aid. We need trust.” Inside Aya’s $7M bet on African Web3 builders

What if trust, not capital, was the missing ingredient in Africa’s tech ecosystem? Eric Annan is betting on it.

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“We don’t need aid. We need trust.” Inside Aya’s $7M bet on African Web3 builders

What if trust, not capital, was the missing ingredient in Africa’s tech ecosystem? Eric Annan is betting on it.

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Osayi Ejiga

2025-05-17 08:49:30

Digital Nomads: This Ethiopian-born 6x founder is building a Web3 game to connect with her roots

Born in Dire Dawa, in eastern Ethiopia, Muluneh was aged three when her parents left the civil-war-ridden country for the Netherlands. Yet, the Netherlands would go on to play a key role in her entrepreneurial journey. Over the course of her entrepreneurial journey, she has launched six businesses and sold four for a combined sum of over $11 million. Yet, the most relevant one, she says, was selling a medical tech business at age 21 for $500,000.

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Digital Nomads: This Ethiopian-born 6x founder is building a Web3 game to connect with her roots

Born in Dire Dawa, in eastern Ethiopia, Muluneh was aged three when her parents left the civil-war-ridden country for the Netherlands. Yet, the Netherlands would go on to play a key role in her entrepreneurial journey. Over the course of her entrepreneurial journey, she has launched six businesses and sold four for a combined sum of over $11 million. Yet, the most relevant one, she says, was selling a medical tech business at age 21 for $500,000.

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AWS outage shows even “decentralised” Web3 startups rely on centralised infrastructure

AWS outage shows even “decentralised” Web3 startups rely on centralised infrastructure

“50% of startups in our portfolio have raised follow-on funding” – Brenton Naicker, Crypto Valley VC

“50% of startups in our portfolio have raised follow-on funding” – Brenton Naicker, Crypto Valley VC

Lisk launches $15M fund to back Web3 startups in Africa, Asia

Lisk launches $15M fund to back Web3 startups in Africa, Asia

Lisk’s $15 million fund wants to find Web3 unicorns in emerging markets

Lisk’s $15 million fund wants to find Web3 unicorns in emerging markets

Nigeria rakes in ₦600B VAT from Netflix, Facebook

Nigeria rakes in ₦600B VAT from Netflix, Facebook

Why African blockchain founders should stop leading with Web3 when pitching to local investors

Why African blockchain founders should stop leading with Web3 when pitching to local investors

How Web3 community, Superteam Nigeria, crossed $1 million in total earnings

How Web3 community, Superteam Nigeria, crossed $1 million in total earnings

AyaHQ is raising $10 million to build a Web3 talent ecosystem

AyaHQ is raising $10 million to build a Web3 talent ecosystem

18 blockchain ecosystems driving Africa’s Web3 growth amid investor pullback

18 blockchain ecosystems driving Africa’s Web3 growth amid investor pullback

How LovCash and Lisk are using blockchain to digitise in South Africa’s $10bn FMCG sector

How LovCash and Lisk are using blockchain to digitise in South Africa’s $10bn FMCG sector

“We don’t need aid. We need trust.” Inside Aya’s $7M bet on African Web3 builders

“We don’t need aid. We need trust.” Inside Aya’s $7M bet on African Web3 builders

Digital Nomads: This Ethiopian-born 6x founder is building a Web3 game to connect with her roots

Digital Nomads: This Ethiopian-born 6x founder is building a Web3 game to connect with her roots