Founder · Artist · Builder
Deep roots. Open canopy.
Building financial infrastructure for Africa's informal workforce. Making music that remembers where it came from.
Work
Fintech · Rwanda
Mobile-first micro-pension platform built for Africa's 400M+ informal workers. Piloting in Rwanda — Ghana and Kenya next.
Music · Rwanda
Qwarawa Entertainment
Curation · Tidal
The BLACO Play
Writing
124 African venture ideas across 12 sectors
About
"The informal economy is not the problem to be solved — it is the market to be served."
Solo founder, 26. Built Akiba's MVP on a smartphone using no-code and AI tools.
Nine years of self-directed learning. Based between Gombe, Lagos, and Kigali.
Artist performing as Jon Blaco. Long-term ambition: Amahoro Stadium and the Royal Albert Hall.
Thesis: Infrastructure First. Context Is Alpha. Informal Is the Market. Climate Is the Product.