The COVID-19 pandemic pushed countless small businesses online, and Nigeria’s cash shortages accelerated the adoption of digital payments. With these shifts shaping the future of commerce and events, he partnered with Faruq Musodiq-Bishi and Dr. Mufti Jokomba to co-found EventPark in 2025, an all-in-one platform designed to simplify event management.
EventPark Africa is your go-to companion for effortless event planning. Discover trusted vendors, manage your budget, and book with ease. And this is only the beginning.
The Business in Event Planning
Nigerians love to celebrate, no matter how small the occasion. From intimate gatherings to full-blown ceremonies, millions of events are hosted across the country every year. This culture of celebration has created a booming sector and one of the most reliable business opportunities in the country.
Yet, despite its size and potential, the industry remains largely untapped. Many people are only just beginning to realize how much value it holds.
EventPark saw this gap as an opportunity, an opening to build something truly remarkable. And that vision is now becoming a reality.
The EventPark Journey
EventPark is stepping into the industry with a powerful suite of tools designed to streamline an event space that has long been messy, manual, and disorganized. At the heart of the platform is an entirely free guest-management system that replaces the confusing mix of spreadsheets, WhatsApp groups, and handwritten lists that planners still struggle with. Alongside it is an intelligent invitation-management tool that automatically generates invitations from user input and tracks RSVPs in real time.
But EventPark isn’t just simplifying planning; it’s elevating the guest experience, too. Both organizers and attendees can upload photos to a shared public gallery, ready for social media or saved privately, depending on the organizer’s preferences. Guests can also scan a QR code to instantly save the event to their calendars, reducing missed dates and boosting turnout.
On the financial side, EventPark integrates tools that make gifting and budgeting easier and more transparent. The gifting registry lets organizers list preferred gifts while giving guests the choice to buy individually or contribute collectively. A built-in AI budgeting assistant guides planners in allocating funds wisely.
All payments go through a secure escrow system, meaning vendors receive payment only after they’ve delivered their services. Vendors can also boost their visibility through in-app advertising. At the same time, buy-now-pay-later options help both planners and vendors overcome cash-flow challenges that often delay event execution.
Planning with others is just as seamless. Through tiered access controls, event owners can assign different permission levels to friends, family, or team members, making co-planning effortless. The vendor marketplace allows users to discover vetted vendors without searching across multiple websites or social media pages. Vendor credibility is guaranteed through a dual-verification system combining physical checks with CAC registration validation.
“Our goal is simple: to put everything you need to plan an event in one ecosystem. We’re not reinventing the culture; we’re digitizing it,” Musodiq-Bishi told Techpoint Africa.
Most of the platform’s features are free for both organizers and vendors. EventPark earns revenue through commissions on vendor transactions, margins from its BNPL offerings (in partnership with financial institutions), and payments from vendors who want premium visibility through ads within the app.
Meet the Team Behind EventPark
Before launching EventPark, the co-founders had already built impressive careers across some of Nigeria’s most dynamic industries.
Musodiq-Bishi started in sales at Jumia, where he spent a year before joining Riby, a fintech company, an experience that led to his first collaboration with Adewoyin. He later moved into the betting sector, taking on various roles in operations, business development, and sales. His career eventually saw him become the country lead at Betway and contribute to Orbital’s expansion into the Kenyan market.
Adewoyin, on the other hand, has cultivated strong product leadership skills through roles at several of Nigeria’s top tech companies. His experience spans Konga, LemFi, Autochek, and most recently, Moniepoint. He has also worked with Alat and Squad, the fintech arm of GTBank, broadening his expertise in building and scaling digital products.
Competitive Landscape and the Road Ahead
EventPark is entering the market at a moment when Nigeria’s event-tech sector is rapidly evolving. New startups are emerging with fresh ideas and technology-driven solutions to long-standing industry challenges. PartyVest, for example, recently launched with a platform that allows users to discover events, make payments, and preserve memories all in one place. Backed by PiggyVest and Zrosk, it has entered the space with significant momentum.
Another major player, Tix, has grown from a small side project into one of the country’s leading ticketing platforms. In 2023 alone, it processed over ₦2 billion in ticket sales and is now preparing to expand into the UK and Rwanda.
Despite the competition, Musodiq-Bishi remains confident in EventPark’s prospects. The platform has already supported 10 events, and the company has secured $200,000 toward its $600,000 pre-seed target. He believes EventPark’s strength lies in the founders’ deep experience operating within marketplace-driven businesses, combined with strong sales and product capabilities. The startup has also attracted interest from several respected Nigerian entrepreneurs, including Chris Ubosi, founder and CEO of Megaletrics, whose nationwide radio network could serve as a valuable advertising channel for EventPark.
EventPark offers several advantages. Its founding team has roots in some of Nigeria’s most recognizable technology companies, giving them hands-on insight into marketplace operations, product building, and scaling. The platform itself offers an unusually comprehensive suite of tools to manage events from start to finish, which could attract early adopters seeking a more organized solution.
However, success won’t come easily. The market is already active, with PartyVest offering a similar combination of planning tools, payments, and event discovery features. EventPark is not stepping into untouched territory. Its ability to stand out will depend on execution, depth of product features, vendor reliability, and its capacity to build strong network effects. Like any marketplace, growth depends on achieving a healthy balance of event organizers and trustworthy vendors, no small task in a sector where informality and trust issues run deep.
Still, the larger trends work in EventPark’s favor. Nigeria’s demand for digital-first event solutions continues to rise as planners adopt online payments, hybrid event formats, and more structured management tools. Many existing players still focus narrowly on ticketing or basic guest lists, leaving a gap for a platform that can truly manage the whole event lifecycle.
If EventPark can successfully fill that gap and scale its vendor–organizer marketplace, it has a real shot at claiming meaningful market share. With its first version built and currently undergoing testing, Musodiq-Bishi says the company’s near-term priority is solidifying its presence in Nigeria before exploring expansion efforts planned for the fourth quarter of 2026.