Dataphyte

What Dataphyte does

Dataphyte is a Nigerian data journalism and civic technology organization headquartered in Abuja with a secondary office in Colchester, United Kingdom. The company operates as Dataphyte Insight and is supported by Dataphyte Foundation, with a small team of 1-10 employees. Its core function is converting fragmented Nigerian public data into accessible, analyzed, and visualized formats for governance, policy, and accountability use cases, evidenced by a content library of 429+ issues, 2,272+ topics, 1,404+ tags, 40+ publications, 68+ investigations, and 346+ data cards spanning elections, economy, gender, security, climate, and policing.

The product portfolio spans eight distinct offerings: Publications (research reports and policy papers), Goloka (survey and field data collection), Nubia (AI-powered content analysis for indigenous African languages), Anfani (open data accessibility), Dataplex (data management and analytics), Climate Data Portal, Nigeria Tax Calculator, and Dataphyte Hub (a co-working space in Abuja). Notable technical components include AI-driven language processing through Nubia, real-time election monitoring infrastructure (covering 2,445 polling units in one cycle), and an Editorial Advisory Board of 10 senior academics, journalists, and policy experts chaired by Prof. Adeola Adenikinju of the University of Ibadan.

Dataphyte generates revenue through four streams: subscription-based publications, licensing of civic technology products to government and civil society, Dataphyte Hub co-working space rentals (priced from N2,500 half-day hot desks to N100,000 annual virtual offices), and advertising/sponsorship placements. The go-to-market is content-led, distributing through dataphyte.com, email newsletters, social media, the Dataphyte Academy training tours, and partner channels including CJID's Media Coalition for Electoral Reporting. Only $100,000 in seed funding from Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) in December 2021 has been disclosed, and the company has formed strategic partnerships with Meta (indigenous language AI data via GoLoka) and CJID (electoral accountability). No revenue, ARR, or customer concentration figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Dataphyte

Legal name

Dataphyte

Website

https://dataphyte.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dataphyte is a Nigerian data journalism and civic technology organization that converts fragmented public data into analyzed, visualized, and accessible formats for government, civil society, media, and development-sector clients in Nigeria, via publications, survey, AI, open-data, and co-working products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Journalism & Civic Technology

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (541910)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Strategy & Governance Services (BPAEAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Governance Platforms (Policies, Stewardship, Workflows) (HDAEADAB), Data Cleansing, Standardization & De-duplication (BPAAAKAE)

Keywords

• Data journalism
• Civic technology
• Open data platform
• Policy research
• Data analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Abuja

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Data Journalism and Publications: Subscription or purchase-based access to data-driven journalism, policy analysis, and research publications addressing governance, economy, security, and social issues in Nigeria.
2. Civic Technology Products: Products including Goloka (survey platform), Nubia AI (language technology), Anfani (data access), and Dataplex (data management) sold or licensed to government, civil society, and media organizations.
3. Dataphyte Hub Co-working Space: Revenue from hot desks, private offices, virtual offices, studios, and event spaces rented to professionals and organizations in Abuja.
4. Advertising and Sponsorships: Sponsored content and advertising placements on the platform's high-traffic publications and newsletters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Dataphyte is a data journalism and civic technology organization that produces data-driven socio-economic reporting and publishes research, policy briefs, and interactive visualizations covering Nigerian governance, elections, economy, security, gender, and climate. It also develops and licenses civic technology platforms—Goloka (survey data collection), Nubia (AI-powered language and content analysis), Anfani (open data), Dataplex (data analytics), a Climate Data Portal, and a Nigeria Tax Calculator—sold or licensed to government, civil society, and media organizations. Additional offerings include Dataphyte Hub, a co-working space in Abuja.

Product overview

Dataphyte is a Nigerian data journalism and civic technology organization offering a multi-product ecosystem centered on data-driven socio-economic insight and research. The core portfolio includes Publications (research reports and policy papers), Goloka (survey and data collection platform), Nubia (AI-powered content analysis), Anfani (open data accessibility), Dataplex (data management and analytics), and specialized portals for climate data and tax calculations. Additional offerings include Dataphyte Hub, a Abuja-based coworking facility. The products work together to support data journalism, accountability reporting, policy analysis, and civic engagement across Nigeria's public, private, and development sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Goloka: Language data collection and AI-ready voice dataset platform
• Nubia
• Anfani
• Dataplex
• Dataphyte Hub
• Climate Data Portal
• Nigeria Tax Calculator

Products and services

• Publications A portfolio of research reports, policy papers, surveys, and data-driven publications covering governance, elections, economy, security, gender, and development in Nigeria, distributed through newsletters and the Dataphyte website to government, civil society, media, and research customers.
• Goloka A survey and data collection platform that enables field research, opinion polling, and community data gathering for civic engagement, including initiatives such as the Safety with Police Survey and Police Service Access Gap Campaign.
• Nubia An AI-powered content analysis and insight generation platform that processes textual and visual media content to extract meaningful data patterns and analytics, including handling of indigenous African languages for structured datasets.
• Anfani A data accessibility and open data platform that transforms public data into downloadable, machine-readable formats for use by researchers, journalists, and analysts in Nigeria.
• Dataplex A data management and analytics platform that provides structured datasets and analytical tools for evidence-based storytelling and research.
• Dataphyte Hub A co-working space facility in Abuja offering hot desks, private offices, dedicated couches, semi-private offices, virtual offices, studios, and DOT Theatre for events, with amenities including high-speed WiFi, 24/7 power, and administrative support.
• Climate Data Portal A specialized data portal providing climate-related datasets, environmental indicators, and climate analytics for Nigeria and the African region.
• Nigeria Tax Calculator An interactive online tool that allows Nigerian citizens and businesses to calculate and understand their tax obligations under Nigeria's tax framework.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over N900 billion tracked in Nigeria's election costs across seven election cycles
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• MetaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMeta partnered with GoLoka (a Dataphyte-affiliated entity) on a language data collection project to structure indigenous language audio content from Nigerian radio stations into AI-ready voice datasets, covering Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, and Urhobo programming.
• Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDataphyte participates in CJID's Media in National Elections (MiNE) Project as part of the Media Coalition for Electoral Reporting, contributing to factual, inclusive, and responsible election reporting.
• Dataphyte FoundationcoreOthersAn initiative of Dataphyte Foundation, which oversees organizational mission and programs including the Electoral Integrity and Accountability project and Police Service Access Gap Campaign.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Civic Innovation Lab: West Africa-focused civic-tech hub that incubates data and accountability ventures. Ecosystem peer that supports similar civic-tech startups and could partner or compete for the same donor-funded project pipelines.

Broad incumbents

• Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism: Established Nigerian investigative newsroom with strong data-driven reporting and donor-funded accountability projects. A broader incumbent in the same editorial space that competes for similar civil-society and media contracts.

Others

• PwC Nigeria Public Sector / National Bureau of Statistics partners: Large consulting and government advisory firms that also produce economic, fiscal, and statistical analysis for Nigerian government and development partners. Not a direct product competitor but competes for similar institutional/government data contracts.

Direct peers

• OrderPaper Nigeria: Nigerian civic organization that tracks legislative activity and uses data to monitor parliament. Directly comparable mission (data-driven civic accountability in Nigeria) and customer base (government, civil society, media).
• Code for Africa: Pan-African civic technology and data journalism organization operating the same playbook as Dataphyte: open data portals, investigative reporting tools, and partner coalitions across multiple African countries. It is the most structurally similar peer.
• BudgIT Foundation: Nigerian civic-tech nonprofit that simplifies public budget and fiscal data for citizens and policymakers. Shares Dataphyte's government-accountability, data-visualization, and civil-society-advocacy DNA, though more narrowly focused on public finance.
• Africa Check: Independent fact-checking and data journalism organization covering multiple African countries. Comparable on data-driven journalism methodology, NGO/donor funding model, and focus on accountability.
• Stears Data: Nigeria-rooted business and economic data/insights company producing proprietary datasets, reports, and dashboards on African markets. Overlaps with Dataphyte on private-sector economic data, subscription publishing, and B2B analytics.

Emerging players

• Connected Development (CODE): Nigerian grassroots accountability NGO that uses data, field reporting, and a Follow The Money platform to track government projects. Overlaps with Dataphyte on civic data and accountability but emphasizes community-driven tracking over tech products.
• Global Integrity: International anti-corruption and governance data organization producing accountability indicators and country-level governance research. Comparable on data-driven governance analysis and donor/government funding model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dataphyte
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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