Stories & insights
The latest explainers, founder features and insights from the Droidvilla blog. Every story opens on blog.droidvilla.com.
Crypto· 6 min read
Austraverse opens its doors today, and nothing like it has existed before. It is a free, real-time 3D world where crypto is the economy and you are a citizen. You ride a delivery bike for your first naira, trade Bitcoin
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Innovation· 7 min read
Flutterwave, OPay, Moniepoint and Interswitch are the biggest tech companies in Nigeria in 2026. Andela, Paystack, PalmPay, Kuda, Paga and Jumia complete the top ten, ranked here by last disclosed valuation and then by s
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FinTech· 5 min read
Startups in Nigeria raised over $254 million in the first half of 2026, marking the country’s strongest funding performance since the second half of 2022. This recovery follows a challenging 2025, when Nigeria led Africa
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Startups· 5 min read
A startup is a young business built for rapid growth, even while its product and market remain unproven. Neither does age, headcount, nor industry define it, it is the combination of uncertainty and an ambitious growth t
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Founder Spotlight· 5 min read
In the first Droidvilla Founder Spotlight, we sit down with Okam Solomon, Founder & CEO of Guida, to explore his journey, the story behind Guida, and his vision for transforming household commerce through technology. The
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Innovation· 4 min read
There are young people who are fascinated by how things work. Then there are those who pick up whatever materials they can find, experiment, take things apart and try to build something themselves. Darlyton Ovwighosuotu
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