Martins Ejeheri
CEO & Co-Founder
About Clockvest
our mission
Building the Financial Infrastructure the Creator Economy Deserves
The creator economy is a $250 billion industry growing over 20% annually. Yet there’s virtually no financial infrastructure designed for it. Banks don’t understand creator income. VCs don’t invest in people. Fans can tip, but they can’t invest.
ClockVest exists to change that. We’re building the platform where creators raise capital from their own audiences while keeping full ownership — and where fans invest in creators they believe in and earn real, revenue-linked returns.
Our Story
From Cross-Border Payments to Creator Finance
ClockVest didn’t start in a garage. It started in the trenches of cross-border fintech.
Our founding team previously built and scaled ClockPay, a stablecoin-powered neo-banking platform that processed over $100 million in cross-border transactions across the US, UK, and 26 African countries. Through ClockPay, we built real payment rails, navigated licensing in multiple jurisdictions, and developed deep expertise in compliance, KYC/AML, and blockchain-based settlement systems.
When we saw the creator economy growing rapidly with zero financial infrastructure to serve it, the opportunity was obvious. We had the payment infrastructure. We had the compliance expertise. We had the team. ClockVest brings our battle-tested fintech DNA to a massive, underserved market.
2024-2025
Link your YouTube, Spotify, or TikTok account securely via OAuth. We access your revenue data with your permission, never your login credentials.
2024
Secured Money Services Business (MSB) license (Federal) and Money Transmitter License (MTL) coverage for US operations
2025
Identified the creator economy capital gap; began building ClockVest on existing payment infrastructure
2025
Assembled advisory board: Blockchain Founders Group, Midlothian Angels, ex-BlackRock
2025
Named "Best Blockchain Startup, Africa 2025" by Global Financial Review
2026
Launched Satei AI — proprietary creator valuation platform live at clockvest.com/AI
2026
Secured $250K in committed SAFE agreements at $5M post-money cap
2026
Full platform development and creator onboarding launched
The Founding Team
Repeat Founders. Fintech Operators. Compliance-First.
The team has worked together for 5+ years. They’ve shipped fintech products together, navigated licensing together, and built payment infrastructure together. This is not a team learning on the job, they’re executing a playbook they know.
Mbiplang Ardel
CTO & Co-Founder
Paul Adegbokan
AI / DevOps Lead
Advisory Board
Sarah Gottwald
Blockchain Strategy & Partnerships
Steve Harris
Business Strategy & GTM
Temitayo Ade-Oshifogun
Strategy & Financial Services
Wale Salami
Global Business Investor
Olafadeke Akeju
Legal & Regulatory
Compliance & Regulation
Compliance Is Our Foundation, Not an Afterthought
Most fintech startups spend 12-18 months getting licensed. We started with compliance and built everything on top of it.
Money Services Business (MSB)
United States (Federal)
Money Transmitter License (MTL)
United States (via partnership)
Payout Coverage
US, UK + 26 African Countries
Securities Counsel
United States
KYC/AML Procedures
All operating markets
Recognition & Trust
Built on Solid Ground
Licensed, recognised, and backed by real fintech execution
100+
processed in cross-border transactions
Best Blockchain Startup, Africa 2025
-Global Financial Review
Clockvest
Compliance Badges
MSB Licensed
MTL Coverage
Securities Counsel Engaged