One week. Seven teams. A race for growth supremacy.
From Sept 18โ25, Base West Africa is hosting a virtual hackathon where marketers turn ideas into real traction. $1,000+ is on the line and we get to choose the best of the best.
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We kicked off Base operations in West Africa in 2024 โ and since then, itโs been nothing short of powerful.
From Paycrest during Onchain Summer 2024, to UseAzza from Base Around the World 2024โฆ
To Zerocard, the continentโs first crypto card, birthed from Base Batches 001โฆ
Frame 1: @useazza announced as winner in Based Around The World Buildathon 2024.
Frame 2: @ToochukwuOkoro2 back there showcasing Azza after 7k users & $1.4M TVP, with @base being the 2nd largest chain.
A lot can happen in 1-year if you build on Base.
showed up and pitched at the @base builder showcase in Singapore and it was absolutely incredible ๐
very soon Iโll have a build like @XenBHโs ๐ช๐พ
Year after year, Africa has been kicked out of innovative conversations on the global scale, but with @base, @Sir_Damilare and his team are looking to change that narrative
From Zero to Hero, ladies and gentlemen, this is Base West Africa
We sponsored 4 of our ecosystem products to exhibit / showcase at the Superbowl of Web3 in Africa - @blockfestafrica, and got them 50 - 100 new users each.
@payritHQ@noblocks_xyz@DEFIDASH_
@duffleinc
Successful founders, or nothing.
Base West Africa showed up at the Onchain Festival in Lagos with builders who are already shaping the future of onchain finance in Africa.
@importapay_ng was there.
@getzerocard was there.
@BitsaveProtocol was there.
@DefiDevrel delivered powerful insight on stage at the
.@roqqupay, a Nigerian crypto company, has listed the compliant Naira (cNGN), the stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the local currency. It joins Busha, Quidax, Xend Finance, Blockradar, and Boundlesspay, among startups that now support the token. techcabal.com/2025/08/29/roqโฆ
Imagine a protocol where you can temporarily lock up funds for living activities like rent, staff salaries and vacations.
@_karlagod is building @bitsave. A SaveFi protocol that everyday income earners can use.
Watch the video below to learn more.
The results are in.
Here are the winners of the @basedwestafrica Virtual Growth Hackathon.
๐ฅ ENB
๐ฅ ChainBooth
๐ฅ The Odds
Each team brought creativity, consistency, and impressive problem-solving energy to the table.
Congratulations to everyone who made this hackathon one
Did you think weโd miss our 7th team? Not a chance.
But trust us - you donโt want to sleep on this one.
Meet The Merits: the final piece of the Growth Hackathon puzzle.
Now the stage is complete: 7 teams, 7 stories, all bringing their A-game and chasing real impact.
The only
In three months, the @base ecosystem in West Africa has seen significant growth and traction โ with more new builders, new products, new creators, new communities, and new users onboarded.
โ 25 Live Products, 50 in production
โ 20 new miniapps launched
โ 4 Startups on Base