WetindeyTech Magazine · Vol.03
THE STARTUP ISSUE
Raise, Build, Repeat. Or Just Survive.
Funding don dry small, but builders still dey build. How African startups dey survive, raise and grow for 2026.
Oct 2026 · Lagos · 8 stories · 28 min read
Raise, Build, Repeat. Or Just Survive.
From the editor
The WetindeyTech Editors
The money no dey flow like 2021 again, and that one no be bad news for everybody. This issue na about the founders wey learn to do more with less, and wetin investors dey look for now.
Cover story
One Stranger Gave Am MacBook, See Wetin E Build One Year Later
One year ago, Joseph A. sent a MacBook to a stranger in Nigeria. Today, that same laptop don help the recipient build six personal projects. Sometimes, one act of kindness fit change everything.
By Adebayo Adeyemi · 3 min read
Read the cover storySurvival na strategy too. Ask anybody wey still dey run startup for 2026.
Inside this issue
8 stories- 01Startups
One Stranger Gave Am MacBook, See Wetin E Build One Year Later
One year ago, Joseph A. sent a MacBook to a stranger in Nigeria. Today, that same laptop don help the recipient build six personal projects. Sometimes, one act of kindness fit change everything.
Adebayo Adeyemi · 3 min read
- 02Startups
Mealfed Don Deliver 1,500+ Orders Since January, Now E Dey Raise $100,000 to Serve African Communities Wey Big Tech Dey Ignore
Mealfed talk say e don deliver pass 1,500 orders since January, and now e dey find $100,000 to carry delivery reach African communities wey big tech no dey look.
Adebayo Adeyemi · 9 min read
- 03Startups
Naija developer wey tire to find free books online build Booknest, e talk say coding am teach am plenty
One Naija frontend developer dey prepare to launch Booknest, platform wey wan make am easy for people to find books for different categories, after e waste one full hour to find just one free book.
Adebayo Adeyemi · 3 min read
- 04Startups
Nigerian Founder Go Pitch MyShoplet to Global Investors for $35,000 Funding Opportunity for Cairo
Victor Dickson, di founder of MyShoplet, talk say dem don select am to pitch im startup for Global Entrepreneurship Festival for Cairo, Egypt, from November 6 to 8, 2026.
Adebayo Adeyemi · 2 min read
- 05Startups
Paystack Don Change Strategy: E No Wan Just Move Money Again, E Wan Keep Am Too
Paystack don pass just online payment. E don buy companies, launch app for normal people, and even buy microfinance bank, because e wan begin make money from deposits and loans.
Adebayo Adeyemi · 4 min read
- 06Startups
Naija startup BoominSquare dey build one app wey go carry shopping, travel and everyday services
BoominSquare no wan be ordinary e-commerce platform. E dey join online shopping, order tracking, flight and hotel booking, bill payment and business tools together inside one place. The platform also wan help Naija people wey dey abroad pay for important services for home, and give businesses online shop plus tools to manage orders, track how dem dey perform, and grow.
Adebayo Adeyemi · 4 min read
- 07Startups
Moove don follow Uber pack load comot Naija as ProTaxi land for road!
Just as some of us dey lock ourselves inside room dey design fresh rider, driver and admin dashboards to fix this mobility matter, the market itself dey shake. Moove don finally pack their load follow Uber comot from Naija. But as one door dey close, another one dey open. New player, ProTaxi, don enter road to take over. The fight for who go control Naija mobility never finish!
Adebayo Adeyemi · 2 min read
- 08Startups
I created a Spend Tracker feature for OPay
Since OPay and other apps no get feature to track expenses, I don design my own Spend Tracker prototype to solve the problem. The feature go help you divide your money into categories so you go know exactly wetin dey chop your funds every month.
Adebayo Adeyemi · 1 min read
