@TechCrushHQ ...What used to be 'tech speak' is now clearer: Trello, Asana, and Jira are used for organization and tracking, Agile and Scrum principles keep development moving.
It's been an amazing journey so far!
Thank you to my tutor, and to @TechCrushHQ .
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I was recently awarded a scholarship to learn Product Management at
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One month into my Product Management journey, and the dots are finally connecting.
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@TechCrushHQ ...results, we can ensure that our decisions are rooted in reality rather than assumptions.
The tools and methodologies that define Product Management are finally clicking. I’m beginning to gain actionable knowledge about them...
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@TechCrushHQ Over the past few weeks, I’ve realized that truly building with the customer in mind means moving beyond surface-level understanding. It requires a disciplined approach— by conducting surveys to identify specific pain points and creating detailed user personas from the...
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@TechCrushHQ Amidst all these, I've caught myself wondering how these products are built to provide solutions for users. That’s exactly what led me to Product management.
In my tutor’s words "The best product decisions don't come from assumptions; they come from listening to your users”.
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@TechCrushHQ My roots are in Customer Success—where I’ve had to be the primary point of contact for customers, understanding them, resolving issues, escalating bugs that require attention from the dev team, onboarding new customers, and trying to make user experience better.
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Lisk Expands Its African Web3 Footprint Through Founder Support, Capital Deployment, and Institutional Partnerships in 2025
In 2025, Lisk significantly deepened its engagement across Africa, advancing a long-term strategy focused on founder enablement, infrastructure development, and capital access in high-growth emerging markets. Throughout the year, Africa served as a central pillar of Lisk’s global ecosystem-building efforts, with activities spanning incubation, developer education, community activation, stablecoin infrastructure, and institutional collaboration.
The year began with strong founder momentum. In January and February, seven African startups building on Lisk pitched to a room of leading blockchain venture capital firms as part of the CV Labs x Lisk Incubation Program. The sessions resulted in multiple follow-up meetings, underscoring growing investor confidence in African Web3 founders and signaling increased global interest in solutions emerging from the continent.
Founder development was further strengthened through the AyaHQ (Techstars ’23) x Lisk Incubation Program, which announced its second cohort early in the year. The program offered participating founders access to grant funding, technical and community support, mentorship, and exposure to international investors. In parallel, new cohorts of developers began building on Lisk through Web3Bridge, expanding the base of technical talent across Africa.
By February, Lisk-aligned teams were actively participating in ecosystem events across Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and other parts of the continent. Community-led engagements in Lagos, Nairobi, Jos, Kaduna, Accra, and Kumasi brought together founders, developers, and partners, highlighting products already being built on Lisk and reinforcing peer-to-peer learning across regions. These activations marked a shift from early experimentation toward visible, coordinated ecosystem growth.
In March, Lisk expanded its inclusion-focused initiatives by collaborating with the Association for Women in Cryptocurrency to host an exclusive gathering for female founders, operators, and investors building in the onchain economy. During the same period, applications opened for the second cohort of the CV Labs x Lisk Incubation Program, targeting Web2 startups integrating Web3, early-stage Web3 ventures, and established Web3 companies focused on African markets.
The second quarter of the year emphasized deeper ecosystem integration. In April, Lisk participated in Edge City activations in Cape Town and Stellenbosch, engaging with builders working across blockchain, biotechnology, education, smart cities, and digital infrastructure. This was followed by the Lisk Incubation Hub Roadshow across Nairobi and Lagos, where the team engaged directly with developers, portfolio companies, and ecosystem partners, including @Web3Bridge, @ivorypay, Fastagger, and @jamitHQ.
Strategic partnerships also expanded during this period. In May, FiveWest partnered with Lisk to deliver stablecoin-powered financial solutions across Africa, addressing remittances, savings, yield, and protection against currency volatility. In June, LovCash announced its partnership with Lisk to digitize South Africa’s informal FMCG supply chains, leveraging blockchain for transparency, efficiency, and fraud reduction.
June also marked the announcement of 20 startups selected for Batch 2 of the Lisk African Blockchain Incubation Hub, powered by CV Labs. The cohort included startups building across decentralized finance, financial infrastructure, and the creative economy. During the same month, Lisk supported the launch of NOD3, a physical blockchain workspace in Cape Town designed to convene founders, researchers, institutions, and ecosystem leaders. The Lisk Africa Builders Bootcamp also concluded, training over 70 developers and producing multiple MVPs built directly on the Lisk network.
Infrastructure readiness accelerated in the third quarter. In July, USDT officially launched on Lisk via Onramp Money, enabling stablecoin access, low-cost transfers, and fiat on- and off-ramps across more than 60 countries. This milestone strengthened Lisk’s positioning as a practical settlement layer for payments and remittances in emerging markets.
In September, Lisk’s “On The Ground” initiative focused on Kenya, hosting a multi-city engagement across Nairobi and Kilifi. Founders from across Africa, local partners, journalists, and ecosystem leaders participated in working sessions, community mixers, and builder gatherings alongside major regional events. The initiative emphasized real-world adoption, founder storytelling, and the importance of long-term capital alignment in markets where digital finance is already embedded in everyday life.
Capital deployment became a central focus in the fourth quarter. In October, Lisk announced the launch of the $15 million Lisk EMpower Fund, designed to support founders in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. The fund combines early-stage investment with governance support, fundraising readiness, and structured pathways toward Series A financing. Early investments included African-founded ventures such as LovCash and https://t.co/rzkScYt1m5, both addressing structural inefficiencies in local markets with scalable models.
October also saw the conclusion of the Lisk Africa Explorer Challenge, the introduction of the Lisk Africa Startup Support Program, and the launch of Ecosync—a recurring forum designed to align founders, community members, and ecosystem stakeholders around updates, clarity, and shared direction.
In November, African teams building on Lisk gained global visibility as three startups advanced to the Startup World Cup Semifinals in Buenos Aires. The same month, founders from Africa and Latin America participated in the Lisk Founder Residency at Edge City Patagonia, focused on refining products, strengthening networks, and preparing for global scale.
The year concluded with the graduation of Batch 02 of the Lisk Africa Incubation Hub, marked by a Demo Day showcasing MVPs, roadmaps, and real-world use cases developed over six months. In collaboration with AyaHQ, Lisk also hosted “The Final Block,” a multi-day builder residency across Ghana and Kenya that combined technical sessions, storytelling, and community engagement.
In December, Lisk announced a landmark institutional partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) through the ScaleX initiative. As the first organization partnering with UNIDO on ScaleX, Lisk launched the Lisk x ScaleX Web3 Incubator, a UN-supported program focused on applying decentralized technologies to industrial and supply-chain challenges in emerging markets. The partnership positioned Lisk within a global framework connecting governments, enterprises, and Web3 infrastructure.
Across 2025, Lisk’s activities in Africa demonstrated a consistent strategy: pairing on-the-ground ecosystem building with capital, infrastructure, and institutional partnerships. Rather than treating Africa as a peripheral market, Lisk positioned the continent as a core driver of Web3’s next phase: where adoption is practical, founders are resilient, and long-term impact is measurable.
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If there's one thing I'm grateful for rn, it's Unilag cos I found the most important thing- GOD!
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