WetindeyTech Magazine · Vol.04
THE CREATOR ECONOMY
Creators Don Turn Companies
Skit makers, podcasters and YouTubers don turn CEOs. Inside the business of the African creator economy.
Oct 2026 · Lagos · 2 stories · 4 min read
Creators Don Turn Companies
From the editor
The WetindeyTech Editors
Creators no just dey make us laugh again, dem dey employ people, sign brand deals and build products. We go behind the camera to see how the money really dey work.
Cover story
Meet di 10 entrepreneurs wey dey build di tech and business wey dey run Africa digital music economy.
Ten powerful entrepreneurs dey build di underground tech and distribution platforms wey dey push African music to di global stage. Dia work dey make am easy for independent artists to distribute songs, track streams, and cash out real money without begging big record labels.
By Adebayo Adeyemi · 2 min read
Read the cover storyYesterday na content. Today na company with staff, payroll and investors.
Inside this issue
2 stories- 01Creators
Meet di 10 entrepreneurs wey dey build di tech and business wey dey run Africa digital music economy.
Ten powerful entrepreneurs dey build di underground tech and distribution platforms wey dey push African music to di global stage. Dia work dey make am easy for independent artists to distribute songs, track streams, and cash out real money without begging big record labels.
Adebayo Adeyemi · 2 min read
- 02Creators
Di developer wey build Lagos Life don raise $500,000 as dem value di company at $10 million, with strong support from di big ogas (CEOs) of Flutterwave, Terra, and Mono.
Vatar Inc. don sharpaly raise $500k from big tech CEOs, making di viral Lagos Life game worth $10 million after e gather 4.3 million players worldwide. Dem go use di money upgrade di game and push promo make players no quick tire, as dem don already cash out over $170k from adverts and brand deals.
Adebayo Adeyemi · 2 min read
