Eddie Kago ⚡ (@BasedKago) / X

Eddie Kago ⚡

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Eddie Kago ⚡

@BasedKago

Day 1 @SmartShambani Founder @AntuGrow & Fellow @EFNextBillion ex-Builder Growth, East Africa @base Good to Great, but for Builders.

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Eddie Kago ⚡
@BasedKago
Apr 1
Excited to launch SmartShamba.com - your personal farm advisor for instant crop and livestock advisory! Get free, location-specific advice on crops, varieties, planting times, costs, pests & livestock. No more guessing or wasting money on the wrong crops or livestock
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Eddie Kago ⚡
@BasedKago
Aug 9, 2025
We are happy to launch the Based Founders Fellowship, for African onchain founders! Based Founders Fellowship (BFF) - Africa, Cohort 1 is a 2 week program in Nairobi, Kenya between September 1 - 10, 2025. The program integrates key elements of venture growth and builder
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Eddie Kago ⚡
@BasedKago
Sep 15, 2025
Staying based with the gang @ETHSafari!
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Eddie Kago ⚡
@BasedKago
Sep 1, 2025
Magma coordination about to get real! Happy to connect with @Sir_Damilare and @chiidubem jamming about how we 100x African builders at @borderlessaf.
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Eddie Kago ⚡
@BasedKago
Jun 8, 2025
We are looking for 10 ambassadors who are enthusiastic about growing @base in East Africa. Together, we will work with projects, help them with GTM, link them up with synergistic partners across the globe (leveraging global country leads network), and potentially, help with
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Eddie Kago ⚡
@BasedKago
Sep 4, 2025
Great shoutouts from @jessepollak to top payment products built on Base in Africa at the Magma Builder Summit by @borderlessaf. It was great to hear Jesse shoutout as key products making payments seamless in Kenya, and Nigeria: - Azza: @useazza - Minisend: @_Minisend - cNGN:
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Eddie Kago ⚡
@BasedKago
Oct 22, 2025
Begun the Based Founders Fellowship in Nairobi today! With Fellows from across Africa and the diaspora, we'll be hosting 20 founders with @UTUtrust across 10 days in Kenya to unblock barriers in their founders' journey. Time to lock in, achieve @base scale, and get founders
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Eddie Kago ⚡
@BasedKago
Sep 4, 2025
3 weeks left to apply to the Based Founders Fellowship. Apply if you fulfill these criteria: - Launched with at least 1000 users onchain - Product serving the African market - Deployed onchain, but highly interested in integrating Base - Committed to a 10 day IRL program in
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Eddie Kago ⚡
@BasedKago
Aug 9, 2025
We are happy to launch the Based Founders Fellowship, for African onchain founders! Based Founders Fellowship (BFF) - Africa, Cohort 1 is a 2 week program in Nairobi, Kenya between September 1 - 10, 2025. The program integrates key elements of venture growth and builder
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Eddie Kago ⚡
@BasedKago
Sep 21, 2025
Ethereum has never gone down.
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@moneyacademyKE
Sep 19, 2025
M-PESA services will be temporarily unavailable on Monday, 22nd Sept from 12:30 AM to 3:30 AM due to a scheduled system upgrade by Safaricom.
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Eddie Kago ⚡
@BasedKago
Nov 12, 2025
It was an honour speaking at the blockchain panel of the first Kenya Software & AI Summit. We discussed Fintech, Web3, and Beyond, reviewing applications of crypto in Kenya's economy. Key takeaways: - The average Kenyan internet consumer has heard about crypto, and is keen on
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Eddie Kago ⚡
@BasedKago
Jun 12, 2025
Day 1 of @base at the Kenya Blockchain and Crypto Conference 2025 is a wrap. Come meet the @BasedEastAfrica startups showcasing at the Base booth in the exhibition area! Check them out and give them a follow! - Pretium API: @PretiumAPI - ElementPay: @element_pay - HakiChain:
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Eddie Kago ⚡
@BasedKago
Sep 24, 2025
Based Founders Fellowship 1 Activated. Interested in joining a monumental batch of banger builders? BFF Africa is ready for you. Start here: based-founders-fellowship.devfolio.co
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Eddie Kago ⚡
@BasedKago
Oct 9, 2025
In under 7 months @BasedEastAfrica: - 15 meetups across 4 countries - 12 Base ambassadors across East Africa - 24 consecutive live Jam Sessions on X - 30 active products onchain on Base - Launched BFF-Africa ⚡ - 12k+ followers on X - 1 startup at Network School - 2 startups won
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Eddie Kago ⚡
@BasedKago
Oct 9, 2025
Had a blast this morning with some of Kenya's finest minds in crypto! You can never build alone. Great morning (gm) indeed with @HurupayApp team, and @GeorgiaMakunga. It's still day 1.
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