Technext is a Nigeria-based media company focused on documenting African technology and the people building it. Founded in 2017 by Anderson Ozakpo, David Afolayan, and Famous Ehichioya in Lagos, the newsroom reports daily on startups, venture funding, fintech, telecoms, policy, and digital culture. Coverage ranges from in-depth explainers and industry analysis to interviews such as Founder’s Spotlight and Women in Tech, complemented by product and app reviews. It also produces Techbytes, a weekly conversation-led podcast.
Beyond publishing, Technext convenes the ecosystem through original event franchises. Technext Coinference, billed as Africa’s biggest blockchain and Web3 gathering, has drawn thousands in Lagos since 2021, while the invite-only Technext Convo brings fewer than 100 founders and C‑level executives together each quarter for candid fireside chats. In 2023 it launched Tour & Tournament, a storytelling roadshow across Nigerian tech hubs that culminates in a developer competition.
Technext serves readers across Nigeria and the wider continent and has built a significant direct audience; in Q3 2023 it recorded 1.8 million quarterly views and averaged 500,000 monthly page views, while its daily newsletter surpassed 90,000 subscribers. The organization frames coverage through an African lens and aims to make complex technologies readable without jargon, positioning itself as both a news source and a community convener for the region’s digital economy.