The capital marketplace for African entertainment.
Raise capital. Discover investment opportunities. Build productions. Connect with talent. Grow audiences — all on one platform.
Choose your path
One platform. Three ways in.
For filmmakers, theatre producers and entertainment companies raising capital for new projects.
Discover vetted entertainment opportunities. Back the stories you believe in. Earn from what you love.
Actors, writers, directors, cinematographers, editors, composers and crew. Get discovered.
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How Hypa works
From script to screen to returns.
A rigorous, transparent process for every project on the platform.
Producers apply with pitch, budget and distribution plan.
Track record, KYC, budget review, cast verification.
Approved projects onboard with a dedicated deal page.
Investors back the project. Funds held in escrow.
Regular investor updates throughout principal & post.
Release across YouTube, streaming, theatrical or theatre.
Hypa collects and audits earnings on your behalf.
Quarterly revenue distributions to every backer.
Why Hypa
Built for professionals. Backed by process.
Every project reviewed for track record, budget realism and distribution.
Live progress, quarterly financials and audited revenue for every deal.
Direct pro-rata share of net revenue — no waterfalls, no hidden fees.
Funds held in regulated escrow. Full protection until targets are met.
KYC-verified producers with published credits and prior results.
Deep specialisation in Nollywood, African theatre and diaspora audiences.
The opportunity
A continent of stories. A global audience.
The Hypa ecosystem
Not a crowdfunding platform. An operating system.
Hypa connects every part of African entertainment — from capital to talent to distribution — into a single coordinated infrastructure.
Where investors and creators meet. Vetted deals, escrow, revenue-sharing.
Verified creator profiles for actors, directors, writers and crew.
Assemble crews, source equipment, book locations across Africa.
Direct routes to YouTube, streaming, theatrical and theatre partners.
IMDb-grade profiles with verified credits, awards and portfolios.
The definitive data layer for African entertainment performance.
Scripting, budgeting, casting and post-production intelligence.
Diversify across genres, producers and release windows automatically.
Every stream, ticket and licensing dollar — audited and traceable.
Built on trust
Rigor is our default.
We reduce investment risk through professional-grade process. Every project. Every producer. Every dollar.
How we vetTrack record, credits and prior returns reviewed on every producer.
Full KYC/AML on creators and investors.
Independent audit of YouTube, streaming and licensing income.
Funds released only when funding targets are hit.
Pro-rata rights, quarterly distributions, dispute resolution.
Structured to meet cross-border investment standards.
Voices from the industry
Trusted by creators and investors.
Hypa let me raise the budget for my second feature in 21 days. The vetting process made investors confident and made me a better producer.
I've been waiting for years for a professional way to invest in Nollywood. Hypa is exactly what the industry needed.
As a cinematographer, being on Hypa means every producer in Africa can find me. It's LinkedIn for our industry, and better.
The roadmap
This is the beginning.
Our long-term ambition is to build the operating system for a continent's creative economy.
Vetted capital raises for African entertainment.
Verified profiles for every entertainment professional.
Book crew, equipment and locations across the continent.
Direct partnerships with streamers, cinemas and theatres.
Definitive intelligence on African entertainment performance.
Scripting, budgeting and post-production co-pilots.
A liquid secondary market for entertainment assets.
Ready to build the future of African entertainment?
Whether you're raising capital or deploying it — Hypa is the shortest path from ambition to production.