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Estate life, finallyconnected.

AreaConnect brings managers, residents and security onto one platform — so visitors, dues and alerts stop living in WhatsApp groups and paper log books.

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Lagos, Nigeria 3 apps, one platform
Sunrise Estate
Live activity
Live
Visitor checked in
Gate 2 · Block C, Flat 4
now
Service charge paid
Paystack · receipt sent
now
Security alert resolved
Guard on duty responded
now
Visitor passesEstate duesSecurity alertsGuard appAnnouncementsMarketplacePolls & eventsResident loungePaystack paymentsReceiptsVisitor passesEstate duesSecurity alertsGuard appAnnouncementsMarketplacePolls & eventsResident loungePaystack paymentsReceipts
Why we exist

We built the tool our parents needed.

Our founders grew up in gated communities in Lagos, watching the same frustrations year after year — dues chased on WhatsApp, visitors stuck at the gate, announcements buried in group chats.

Existing tools were too expensive, too generic or built for foreign markets. Nigerian estates needed something purpose-built: Paystack-native, light enough for any Android phone, and simple enough to run without an IT team.

So in August 2026, we started building it.

Michael Orizu
Michael Orizu
Founder, CEO & CTO
Before
  • Dues chased in WhatsApp groups
  • Paper log books at the gate
  • Manual bank transfer screenshots
  • Announcements lost in the noise
With AreaConnect
  • Dues collected and receipted automatically
  • QR passes verified in seconds
  • Every payment tracked in one place
  • Updates that reach every resident
Michael Orizu, founder of AreaConnect
Michael Orizu
Founder, CEO & CTO
Lagos
Founded
August 2026
From the founder
“Estates deserve better than WhatsApp groups and paper log books. I'm building the platform I wish my parents' estate had — simple enough for everyone, and made for how Nigerian estates actually run.”
Michael Orizu · Founder, AreaConnect
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The journey

Day one was August 2026.

Here's what we've shipped since — and what's next.

Aug 2026
Founded in Lagos

One goal: get Nigerian estates off WhatsApp groups and paper log books.

Live
Visitor passes

QR passes residents send in seconds, verified at the gate by the Guard app.

Live
Dues & payments

Dues, levies and receipts collected through Paystack — no more chasing transfers.

Live
AreaMates app

The resident app on iOS and Android: passes, payments, alerts and the lounge.

Live
Community tools

Marketplace, polls, events and announcements that reach everyone.

Next
Estates nationwide

Onboarding our first estates across Lagos, Abuja and beyond.

Our mission

MakeeveryestateinAfricafeellikeawell-managed,connectedcommunity—regardlessofsizeorbudget.

What we stand for

Four rules we don't bend.

01

Resident-first

Every decision starts with: does this make life better for the people living here?

02

Radically simple

If a manager's 60-year-old parent can't use it in 5 minutes, we ship it again.

03

Privacy by default

Each estate's data is isolated. We never sell data or allow cross-estate access.

04

Built for Nigeria

Made from scratch for Nigerian networks, devices and the way estates really run.

The team

Small team. Big mission.

The people making Nigerian estates run better.

Michael Orizu
Michael Orizu
Founder, CEO & CTO
SA
Seun Adesanya
Head of Product
AD
Aminu Danjuma
Head of Marketing

Bring AreaConnect to your estate.

Your residents, guards and managers — finally on one platform.

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