1/10 After much contemplation, I've decided to step out of my comfort zone and share a project that I've been working on silently for quite some time.

DefComm was proud to join the Tech Connect London x @3MTTNigeria Partner Network Mixer 🇳🇬🇬🇧 bringing together founders, innovators, and ecosystem leaders from Africa and the @UnitedKingdom .

A huge thank you to Chisom for facilitating our first Crossover session on Startup Fundamentals & Problem Validation, where founders explored what truly makes a startup, how to validate demand before building, and why customer discovery is the foundation of sustainable growth.

Crossover Cohort 1 is officially live. Last week, we welcomed 30 founders from emerging African ecosystems into a 10-week founder-to-founder learning experience designed around practical startup insights, honest conversations, and shared learning. Excited for the journey ahead.

Some moments from the latest edition of Tech Connect Lagos X Namibia Documentary Premiere Amazing people in one room. Grateful to everyone who came through and contributed to the energy in the room. Cheers to more conversations and collaborations.

The Tech Connect × Namibia Documentary Premiere by @_GeraldBlack gave a rare look into a fast-growing ecosystem, spotlighting the founders and innovation emerging from Namibia. Here’s a glimpse into the night and the people moving the tech ecosystem forward. #NomadsWereHere

We are happy to share that Sorted has raised $4.4M in seed funding 💙 The round is led by @tether and @gnosis_, with participation from @movement_xyz, Angel Invest, and several angel investors including the founders of @rwa_io. We started Sorted because we saw a gap nobody else was filling. Hundreds of millions of people on phones that work perfectly well, with no access to stable digital money. We decided to build for them. Today, Sorted Wallet runs across 160 countries with over 500,000 downloads. This round lets us grow in the markets we already serve, and reach the ones still waiting. To our investors, our team, and every user who found us before we found them: thank you for being part of our story 🙏 Onwards and upwards from here! Read the full announcement 👇 medium.com/@sortedwallet/sor… #Sorted #Stablecoins #FinancialInclusion #EmergingMarkets

Shoutout to @clevabanking for supporting Tech Connect Lagos. Appreciate you for backing community, collaboration, and the spaces where meaningful ecosystem connections happen. #TechConnect #XConnectAfrica

Big thanks to Lua AI for supporting the latest edition of Tech Connect Lagos. We appreciate partners helping create meaningful conversations and stronger connections across Africa’s tech ecosystem.

Big appreciation to Antler Nigeria for supporting the latest edition of Tech Connect Lagos. We’re grateful for partners who believe in building meaningful connections and strengthening Africa’s tech ecosystem through community and collaboration. Looking forward to more impact.

Gerald Black’s “Between Destinations” Turns Lens on Namibia’s Rising Tech Ecosystem Click on the link to read more on our website: techpression.com/gerald-blac… #Tech #tech

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Another edition of Tech Connect is happening in Lagos tomorrow. We’ll also be officially premiering our Namibia tech ecosystem documentary, a project that explores Namibia’s growing tech ecosystem Big appreciation to our amazing partners. Register here: luma.com/sqwxgqqf

We launched Crossover to help reduce the learning gap for founders in emerging African ecosystems through access to experienced operators and founder-to-founder learning. 277 applications. 40 countries and markets. Founders building across different verticals. So exciting!

We’re excited to announce the launch of Crossover – Founder Learning Exchange Program and applications are officially open. Crossover is a 10-week virtual Program connecting early-stage founders in emerging African markets with experienced builders from more established markets.

Throwback to last month at @Latitude59 in Kenya, where we screened an excerpt from our Namibia Tech Ecosystem documentary part of the #DiscoveringNewTechDestinationsAcrossAfrica documentary series and followed it up with a fireside conversation. 1/4

At @Latitude59, Kenya, we premiered a preview of our Namibia Tech Ecosystem Documentary, a part of the #DiscoveringNewTechDestinationsAcrossAfrica series, taking Africa’s innovation story from the field to a global audience of founders, operators, and ecosystem leaders. 1/4

Backend Series is heading to Nairobi! Our Chief Storyteller, @_GeraldBlack, will be hosting a 10-minute preview screening of the Namibia Tech Ecosystem Documentary at @Latitude59, Kenya, adding our perspective to a gathering built for founders and innovators 1/3

We’re excited to have been a media partner for the Africa to Paris Trade Mission 2025, a gathering that brought together African founders, investors, and business leaders to explore new pathways for collaboration, trade, and expansion through Paris 🇫🇷. 1/4