ClapMi, an African creator-tech company developing a competitive livestream platform, has received a $20,000 innovation grant from Lisk through the Aya × Lisk Incubation Programme. The grant is intended to support ClapMi’s plan to scale what it calls the first hybrid Web2 and Web3 livestream competition platform designed for African creators.
The funding arrives as Africa’s creator economy moves toward an estimated value of $29.8 billion by 2032. Although creators across the continent record strong engagement, many continue to earn below $60 per month. Existing platforms rely on systems that limit transparent earnings and offer little clarity on how payouts are determined. ClapMi says this gap formed the basis for its model.
The platform shifts livestreaming from a passive broadcast format to a competitive, outcome-driven system. ClapMi hosts real-time contests in which creators compete head-to-head and earn based on performance and audience participation. The company says this structure mirrors the rivalry and community-focused digital culture that informs much of Africa’s online entertainment.
ClapMi operates through a combined Web2 and Web3 architecture. Audiences participate by voting or sending tips known as Claps. These engagements are recorded on-chain, a process that aims to speed up rewards and reduce uncertainty around payments. The platform currently supports blockchain payments across Solana, Lisk and BEP-20 networks to enable fast and borderless payouts.
Since its introduction in August 2025, ClapMi has hosted more than 150 livestreams and recorded over 6,000 users across African countries and the diaspora. The company has paid out more than $1,000 to creators and fans through its performance-linked model. It has also supported events such as the Solana SuperteamNG Omega Football Competition and hosted creator matchups, including Nigeria versus Ghana contests run with Cade Esports.
According to the company, these events have served as tests of its livestream infrastructure and its model of competitive engagement.
The new Lisk grant will support improvements to ClapMi’s blockchain payment rail, upgrades to its competitive engine, expansion of creator-facing tools, and the launch of its mobile application. The company says the mobile app will reduce access barriers for creators and make participation easier for a wider user base.
Justice Eneje, Co-founder and Chief Executive of ClapMi, said the grant “validates our mission to create a type of creator economy for Africans by Africans to the world”. He added that ClapMi aims to replace irregular earnings with a transparent, performance-linked system supported by borderless digital payments.
ClapMi is currently in live beta through its web application. The company plans to expand beyond its early focus on gaming and football into singing contests, comedy face-offs and lifestyle livestream shows. Its long-term goal is to build a unified competition layer for content creators and increase the role of audiences in shaping outcomes through direct engagement.
