Updated
Updated · Techpoint Africa · Jun 22
Adebanji Oluwatoni Builds CloutEye for Africa's Creator Economy, Seeks $70,000 Pre-Seed
Updated
Updated · Techpoint Africa · Jun 22

Adebanji Oluwatoni Builds CloutEye for Africa's Creator Economy, Seeks $70,000 Pre-Seed

1 articles · Updated · Techpoint Africa · Jun 22

Summary

  • CloutEye is in closed access as Adebanji Oluwatoni refines the social intelligence platform with active brands and creators while raising a $70,000 pre-seed round.
  • The product analyzes social media data to spot rising trends, track competitors, surface high-performing hashtags and keywords, and identify posting patterns and caption lengths that drive engagement.
  • Oluwatoni says the bet is on a gap in African markets, where the creator economy is expanding quickly but locally built social intelligence infrastructure remains scarce.
  • That focus follows two earlier shutdowns: fintech startup Growly reached nearly 1,000 sign-ups in a week and about 17,000 daily active users before regulation forced its closure, while crypto venture Hivestak later met the same fate.

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