Zizz, a crypto currency app, that calls itself a stablecoin ecosystem that help everyday people spend stablecoins on everyday things, brought together more than 50 founders the first edition of its Builders Connect on Saturday the 10th of October 2026 at the Infinix Resource Hub of the University of Ibadan.
The event titled “The Builders Who Made It: Proof of Work” was to bring the brightest minds, particularly in the Ibadan web3 ecosystem, together to build connect and shape the future of tech.
The event convened and co-anchored CEO of Zizz, Ọrẹoluwa Ayorinde, and CTO, Adefeyitimi Adeyeloja, featured two panel sessions with prominent founders and investors in the tech ecosystem such as Connor Rex Dwight, Venture Partner at Podware/Xeero, Dr. Olarinde Olokuntoye COO/Partnerships at Reeple, Dr. Tomisin Kolawole, Founder of Vinsighte, Deborah Omotara, Founder of Greenfoot, Victor Iwatannaye, Software Engineer, Clinton Oyelami Co-Founder/CEO Swerv, Oluwakayode Fafiyebi Founder at Innox, Dr. Oreoluwa Oladele, Founder of Meatopia, among other tech leaders.
After the two anchors had led an interesting and interactive opening session introducing the Builder’s Summit and their insights on the Nigerian tech ecosystem gained from building the Zizz platform, the panel sessions got underway.
The panelists fielded questions on various areas of interest to tech founders such as the importance of building startups that deliver consistent income alongside impact, what founders need to know about raising funding for their startups, The rise of AI and how founders can maximize it for their startups, legal issues and ethics in the tech ecosystem and other issues that are very relevant to young founders particular in an emerging ecosystem like Ibadan.
In his vote of thanks after the panel sessions, Oreoluwa Ayorinde appreciated the participants for coming to the meetup and informed the participants that the Zizz team intends that Zizz Builder’s Connect becomes not just a regular event, but a strong community of founders who can come together to support one another to make impact within the Ibadan Community, but in the Nigerian ecosystem at large.
