Wicrypt is an app that allows its users to get paid while sharing their WiFi. It leverages the blockchain and allows users to receive payments per kilobyte
Location: Nigeria, Enugu
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $1.5M
Investors 6
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Outlier Ve... | outlierven... |
| - | Automatic ... | autoventur... |
| - | Mapleblock... | mapleblock... |
| - | K24 Ventur... | k24.fund |
| - | Unilayer C... | unilayer.c... |
| - | K24 Ventur... | k24.capita... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 12.11.2021 | - | $1.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description |
| 09.11.2023 | Wicrypt’s Web3 WiFi hotspots go live in the peaq ecosystem | Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Op... |
| 06.04.2023 | Wicrypt Joins Peaq Ecosystem to Democratize Internet Access | Every new Wicrypt hotspot will have a unique peaq ID off-the-shelf, and the community will be able to subsidize them and earn extra token rewards through peaq’s Machine DeFi reward mechanisms. peaq, the Web3 network powering the Economy of ... |
| 02.05.2022 | Here are the confirmed speakers for the Techpoint Africa Blockchain Summit | Share this article: On May 21, 2022, the biggest blockchain and Web3 focused event — Techpoint Africa Blockchain Summit (TABS 2022), will be held at Four Points by Sheraton, Victoria Island Lagos. Some of the biggest minds and experts in th... |
| 21.03.2022 | How Xend Finance’s DeFi innovations are disrupting the global financial space | Decentralised finance (DeFi) is booming today and has become one of the hottest topics in tech and finance. Aside from enriching many participants, DeFi poses heavy competition to traditional banking. Since it became popular in 2020, many n... |
| 10.11.2021 | Wicrypt, a Nigerian Wi-Fi sharing startup, has raised $1.5 million in funding | Wicrypt, a Nigerian blockchain-based Wi-Fi sharing startup, has raised US$1.5 million in a strategic fundraising round to help it grow into new nations. Polygon founder Sandeep Nailwal, Cardano’s Occam, Inclusion Capital, Outlier Ventures, ... |
| 09.11.2021 | DEAL: Wicrypt secures $1.5 million funding to expand across Africa | --> --> Wicrypt, a Nigerian blockchain-based Wi-Fi sharing startup has raised the sum of $1.5 million in a funding round. The funding was led by AU21 Capital, with participation from Polygon founder Sandeep Nailwal, Cardano’s Occam, I... |
| - | Wicrypt, a Nigerian Wi-Fi sharing startup, has raised $1.5 million in funding | Wicrypt, a Nigerian blockchain-based Wi-Fi sharing startup, has raised US$1.5 million in a strategic fundraising round to help it grow into new nations. Polygon founder Sandeep Nailwal, Cardano’s Occam, Inclusion Capital, Outlier Ventures, ... |