Hedera Africa Hackathon Winner · $100K Grant

Africa Deserves
to Own Its
Infrastructure

HederaNet turns community members into infrastructure entrepreneurs — providing affordable internet, solar energy, and edge compute while generating sustainable income for local operators across Africa.

600M
Without Internet
580M
Without Electricity
$0.0001
Per Transaction
Explore the Platform View Investment Deck
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ENERGY SAVED
40–60% cost reduction
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OPERATOR EARNINGS
$500–2,000/month
Live Network Nodes
Deploying
Lagos, Nigeria
Nairobi, Kenya
Accra, Ghana
Johannesburg, SA
Kigali, Rwanda
5
Countries
15K
Target Users
200
Operators
Backed by & Building with
The Problem

Communities Pay for
Infrastructure They
Never Own

Traditional infrastructure models extract value from African communities. HederaNet inverts this model entirely.

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Unaffordable Connectivity
Traditional ISPs charge $50–80/month for unreliable connections. 600 million Africans remain offline, cutting children off from digital education.
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Energy Poverty
Grid electricity costs $0.30–0.50/kWh where available. 580 million people lack access entirely — children study by candlelight or not at all.
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Extractive Ownership Models
Revenue flows to distant shareholders. Communities generate value but never capture it — locked out of the infrastructure economy.
86%
of Sub-Saharan Africa's population lacks access to reliable, affordable internet and electricity simultaneously
$0.50
Avg cost per kWh
(grid electricity)
$70
Avg monthly ISP
cost in Nigeria
0%
Community
ownership share
How It Works

Three Infrastructure
Layers, One Platform

Community members deploy infrastructure they own and earn from — while neighbors access essential services at dramatically lower costs.

LAYER 01
Active
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Mesh Networks
Community-Owned Internet

Community members deploy WiFi hotspots and mesh network equipment, earning 90% of subscription fees while neighbors access reliable internet at $15–35/month — half the cost of traditional ISPs.

$15–35
Monthly subscriber cost
90%
Revenue to operator
50%
Below ISP market rates
3K
Target subscribers Mo.18
LAYER 02
Active
☀️
Solar Microgrids
P2P Energy Trading

Solar panel owners trade excess energy peer-to-peer via Hedera smart contracts. Producers earn income; neighbors get clean electricity at $0.15–0.25/kWh — 40–60% below typical grid rates.

$0.20
Avg cost per kWh
60%
Max energy cost savings
20
Community solar farms (Mo.18)
100kW
Total capacity target
LAYER 03
Phase 2
🖥️
Edge Compute
Local AI & Cloud Services

Tech-savvy community members rent compute resources for AI/ML workloads — like Akash Network, but built for African edge infrastructure. Local businesses get low-latency cloud without distant data centers.

Data
Sovereignty for Africa
750
Target B2B customers
90%
Revenue to node operator
Low
Latency vs. EU/US clouds
Technology

Why Hedera is the Only Blockchain Built for Real Infrastructure

Infrastructure demands enterprise-grade reliability. Hedera delivers it.

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10,000 TPS at $0.0001/transaction
Sub-cent energy trades and internet micro-payments are only viable at Hedera's transaction costs. Ethereum is 1,000x more expensive.
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aBFT Consensus — No Outages
Asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerant consensus means no downtime. Infrastructure payments cannot depend on networks that go offline.
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Governed by Fortune 500 Companies
Google, IBM, Boeing, Deutsche Telekom sit on Hedera's governing council — aligning with the enterprise and NGO partners HederaNet needs.
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Carbon-Negative Network
ESG compliance matters to institutional partners. Hedera's carbon-negative footprint supports HederaNet's clean energy mission narrative.
Network Comparison
Criteria
Hedera
Ethereum
Solana
Micro-payment cost
$0.0001
~$0.10+
~$0.001
Network outages
✓ None
✓ Rare
✗ Multiple
IoT / HCS support
✓ Native
✗ No
✗ No
Enterprise governance
✓ Yes
✗ No
✗ No
Carbon negative
✓ Yes
✗ No
✗ No
TPS capacity
10,000
~30
~65K*

*Solana theoretical max; practical sustained TPS significantly lower during network stress

Business Model

Two Phases. Multiple
Revenue Moats.

From marketplace network effects to owned infrastructure margins — HederaNet builds diversified, defensible revenue.

PHASE ONE · MONTHS 1–9
Marketplace Commission
HederaNet operates as decentralized coordinator, earning 10% commission on all P2P transactions
  • →P2P internet subscription fees from operators to subscribers
  • →P2P energy trading fees per kilowatt-hour transacted
  • →P2P compute resource rental fees
  • →Low CapEx — community members provide the hardware
$1,700
Target MRR by Month 9
PHASE TWO · MONTHS 10–18
Owned Infrastructure
HederaNet deploys and owns infrastructure farms, capturing direct margins alongside marketplace fees
  • →20 solar farm sites, 100kW capacity — $50K MRR
  • →Virtual ISP operations, 3,000 subscribers — $75K MRR
  • →Edge cloud farms, 750 B2B customers — $75K MRR
  • →Plus continued marketplace commission income
$228,500
Target MRR by Month 18
90%
Revenue to Community Operator
Operators keep the majority of what they earn
10%
HederaNet Marketplace Fee
Platform coordination and protocol development
68%
Gross Margin (Phase 2)
On owned infrastructure revenue streams
Impact

Real Outcomes for Real Communities

By Month 18, HederaNet will deliver measurable, on-chain verifiable impact across 5 African countries.

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15,000
Active users across Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, and Rwanda
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200
Node operators earning $500–2,000/month in sustainable income
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40–60%
Energy cost savings for communities versus grid electricity rates
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30–50%
Internet cost savings versus traditional ISP pricing
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Before HederaNet, my children shared a single mobile data plan that ran out before the end of the month. Now they have reliable WiFi at home and their school grades have improved noticeably.

A
Amaka O.
Parent & HederaNet Subscriber — Lagos, Nigeria
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I installed three solar panels last year. Through HederaNet, I now earn $800 monthly selling excess power to my neighbors. My children's school fees are covered and I'm looking to expand to five panels.

K
Kwame A.
Solar Operator — Accra, Ghana
Traction

Proven. Validated. Ready to Scale.

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Hedera Africa Hackathon Winner
Awarded $100K grant from Hedera Foundation for best infrastructure solution addressing real-world African challenges using Hedera's native services.
$100K Grant
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Smart Contracts on Testnet
P2P energy trading settlement, subscription management, and automated 90/10 operator revenue splits deployed and tested on Hedera testnet. Mainnet audit underway.
Live Prototype
👨‍💻
6-Person Core Team
Former Scroll Foundation engineers, DePIN infrastructure specialists, and African market operators assembled. Legal entity formation underway in Nigeria.
Team Ready
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5-Country Deployment Plan
Community operator pipeline identified in Lagos, Nairobi, Accra, Johannesburg, and Kigali. Government introductions initiated in Lagos State.
Pipeline Active
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UNICEF Venture Fund Applicant
Selected application in progress for UNICEF Blockchain Ventures cohort — seeking equity-free grant to fund first community pilot deployment in Lagos.
In Progress
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Architecture Validated
Hedera Consensus Service IoT integration, Token Service operator rewards, and smart contract P2P settlement layer all validated through hackathon deployment.
Technical Proof
Roadmap

12 Months to Market Leadership

A clear, milestone-driven path from pilot to multi-country infrastructure platform.

COMPLETE
Foundation
Hedera hackathon win · $100K grant · Smart contracts on testnet · Team assembled · Architecture designed
MONTHS 1–3
Launch Prep
Smart contract audit · Mainnet deployment · Legal entity (Nigeria) · 10 pioneer operators recruited · Mobile app development
MONTHS 4–6
Lagos Pilot
10 mesh hotspots live · 5 solar installations · 200 first subscribers · $500 MRR · Open-source protocol published
MONTHS 7–12
Multi-Country Scale
Nairobi + Accra launch · 3,000 users · 60 operators · $1,700 MRR · Phase 2 infrastructure buildout · Series A readiness
Team

Built by African Builders
for African Communities

👨🏿‍💻
Tomiwa Adeyemi
CEO & Co-Founder
Former Scroll Foundation. Builder of Kiwi Bridge Bot (multiple hackathon winner). Ex-DeFi infrastructure engineer with deep Hedera ecosystem expertise.
Hedera DePIN Web3
⚙️
CTO
Chief Technology Officer
Smart contract architect with experience deploying infrastructure protocols across 3 blockchain ecosystems. Led Hedera testnet integration for hackathon prototype.
Solidity IoT Hedera
🌍
🌍
Operations Lead
Head of Community & Operations
5 years building community tech programmes across West Africa. Deep relationships with Lagos State government and operator networks in Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya.
Community Ops West Africa
Investment Opportunity

Infrastructure That
Compounds.

HederaNet builds multiple revenue moats simultaneously — marketplace network effects, owned infrastructure margins, and community lock-in.

01
$100B+ Addressable Market
African connectivity, energy, and cloud infrastructure represents one of the largest untapped infrastructure markets globally — with no community-owned competitor.
02
Network Effects at Every Layer
Each new operator strengthens coverage, reduces subscriber costs, and improves mesh density — creating powerful community-driven moats in each market.
03
68% Gross Margins (Phase 2)
Owned infrastructure revenue carries software-like margins. Combined with marketplace commissions, HederaNet builds exceptional unit economics at scale.
04
Proven Team + Institutional Backing
Hedera Foundation grant, ex-Scroll Foundation engineering leadership, and an operating plan validated through Africa's most competitive blockchain hackathon.
SEED ROUND · NOW OPEN
$500K
Equity Seed Round · Pre-Series A
Use of Funds
Hardware & Pilot Deployment
40%
Smart Contract Audit & Mainnet
20%
Team & Operations
25%
Legal, Compliance & Marketing
15%
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From Users to Owners.
Join the Movement.

Whether you're a community operator, investor, developer, or partner — there's a place for you in HederaNet.

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