ROAM
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$19,373 displayed raised · 2 fund applications (1 curated) · 1 season · best rank #143 in Season 7
Building Africa's most trusted destination for authentic footwear and fashion.
AfricaCreative EntrepreneurshipDesignFashionFootwearInnovationMarketplace africa
Project details match catalog
About
ROAM is building Africa's trusted marketplace for authentic and affordable fashion. Starting with boots and sneakers, we'll expand into clothing and accessories while giving emerging designers a platform to reach a wider audience.
Impact
Nigeria's fashion market is flooded with knockoffs, making authentic products hard to find. ROAM will make genuine fashion more accessible through a trusted marketplace, helping shoppers buy with confidence and supporting authentic brands.
Progress
We're actively building the ROAM marketplace, with our website currently in development. We've also curated an initial inventory of over 35 pairs of authentic footwear, validating our sourcing strategy and preparing for launch.
Team
Through my work in creativity, technology, and communities, I understand the challenges of access and trust in African markets. ROAM combines my experience and passion to build a trusted fashion ecosystem for consumers and emerging designers.
Funding
| Sales | Venus | S+V | Match | S+V+M | Venus extras | Prize | V2+M+P | V2/S | (V2+M)/S | (V2+M+P)/S | Raised | Available | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 7 | $1,970 | $8,347 | $10,317 | $8,260 | $18,577 | $60 | $60 | $16,727 | 4.3x | 8.5x | 8.5x | $19,373 | — |
| Total | $1,970 | $8,347 | $10,317 | $8,260 | $18,577 | $60 | $60 | $16,727 | — | — | — | $19,373 | — |
Fund applications
| Season | Fund | Status | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 7 | AfroForward Fund for Creative Entrepreneurs | submitted | 2026-08-21 |
| Season 7 | Creative Enterprise Fund | curated | 2026-08-25 |
Season totals as displayed on the platform's public accounting — not a statement of amounts paid out. V2 = Venus sales + Venus extras. The original page also broke each season down by fund drive and showed an Available (unclaimed) balance; that level of detail survives only on the preserved snapshots.
Leaderboard page (offline): https://artizen.fyi/projects/roam
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Not recovered: creator, links, drives, snapshot. Sources: "snapshot" = verbatim Internet Archive page · "platform metadata" = archived artizen.fund page metadata · "leaderboard" = the artizen.fyi public accounting tables · "match catalog" = the platform's public fund-matching catalog (captured 2026-10-15, generated 2026-09-07) · "community catalog" = a June 2026 platform scrape preserved in a community repo.
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