Funding secured!

Zone raises $8.5M seed round from Flourish Ventures, TLcom Capital, Endeavor Catalyst & more VCs!

Led by Obi Emetarom & Wale Onawumi, Zone's blockchain network simplifies African payments.

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Proud to co-lead Zone's new $8.5mn seed round with Flourish Ventures🚀

Find out here why we believe Obi Emetarom & Wale Onawunmi are building a truly category-defining company set to drive down costs for millions of African businesses & consumers💪

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Thrilled to share a significant milestone for Zone - we have successfully closed a $8.5M seed funding round, led by Flourish Ventures & TLcom. This investment emphasizes the enthusiasm around our mission to connect every monetary store of value using blockchain.

It was a great time at the 2nd Annual PEVCA Conference where I had the opportunity to engage and network with other professionals in the private capital ecosystem in Nigeria and share our journey so far with leveraging blockchain to build a next-gen payment network through Zone.

Excited to announce that I'll be speaking at the #PEVCAConference 2024 alongside esteemed panellists on February 28th. Join us for an insightful discussion!

For registration details and more information on the conference click here: lnkd.in/dGbvs4Bb

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Join us on Thursday 21 Dec 05:00 PM GMT+1 as we take a look at the year in Web 3.0 and what's potentially in store for 2024.

Thrilled to engage with a dynamic group of entrepreneurs and business leaders, discussing strategies and sharing success stories about developing and expanding businesses in challenging times.

Sam, you are truly a hero and have become the leading catalyst for AI progress in this era. We need you to continue to raise the bar & drive progress. If OpenAI is not the right vehicle for this, then (by all means) pls set up another vehicle asap & continue this good work.

I’ll be making a presentation on Regulated Blockchain: The Future of Money & Finance at GITEX GLOBAL tomorrow, 19th of October 2023. Excited at this opportunity to engage directly with tech leaders influencing the future of the continent.

Yesterday, our Co-Founder and CEO, Obi Emetarom, took center stage at Moonshot by TechCabal👨🏾‍🚀. His keynote on 'Decentralized Payment Infrastructure: Rails for the Next Generation of Payment Solutions' was quite enlightening and educative. Here are some highlights…

Obi Emetarom is a tech entrepreneur with a passion for reshaping how Africa does banking. Equipped with an engineering degree from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Obi ventured on a journey to revolutionise financial technology (Fintech) on the continent.

Obi Emetarom speaking on the third panel session at #TechnextCoinference2023 #TNC2023

Greetings from Nairobi! Thrilled to have been part of the #KauffmanFellowsConference , a gathering of 300+ investors from over 45 countries focusing on driving innovation globally.