Helicarrier (prev Buycoins)

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Cryptocurrency infrastructure for Africa.

Summer 2018Founded 201730 peopleLondon, United Kingdom; LA, Nigeria

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Helicarrier (previously Buycoins) is building cryptocurrency infrastructure for Africa. Sendcash is an app that lets Africans in the diaspora send money back home. Buycoins is the easiest place to buy, sell, and manage your cryptocurrency portfolio.

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Ire AderinokunFounder

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Timi AjiboyeFounder

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Formerly “Bitkoin Africa”, “BuyCoins” · why startups rename →

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