Updated 22 January 2026
Ayoken is the first NFT marketplace for buying digital collectibles and social tokens from African musicians, sports brands, and global influencers.
Here, we explore how Ayoken developed an NFT marketplace tailored for creators and their unique digital assets.
Joshua King founded Ayoken with Nena Nwachukwu as co-founder, and the company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
He helped build the Nairobi based platform AZA (BitPesa), using Bitcoin for cross border remittances, which introduced him to crypto and blockchain.
Ayoken Labs aims to be a top NFT marketplace, serving fans and partnering with musicians and celebrities across Africa and the global diaspora.
They are planning to enable creators and artists to monetize their work while ensuring that consumers can purchase collectibles by using blockchain technology.
Fans can access NFTs like behind-the-scenes videos and album art, plus perks such as unreleased music and exclusive live events by creators.

An NFT marketplace is a platform where users can buy, sell, and trade unique digital assets known as NFTs.
These marketplaces feature collectibles like art, music, videos, and digital creations with verified ownership and authenticity.
Creating or listing NFTs requires a blockchain network fee, known as a gas fee, which varies depending on the blockchain used.
For buying and selling cryptos in the NFT marketplace, you need to have the following:

AyokenLabs will use the pre-seed funding to expand its branches across the globe. It signs several exclusive deals with artists and partnerships with telcos.
This NFT marketplace is funded by 5 investors. CryptoLeague and Maximus Ventures are the most recent investors of the AyokenLabs.
AyokenLabs has raised a Preseeds round raised-crypto league and Maximus Ventures are the most recent investors $1.4M in funding over one round on May 30, 2022.
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