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GigaLayer is an pan-african domain name and hosting service provider from Lagos, Nigeria. |
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| type = Privately Held | | type = Privately Held | ||
| industry = Web Hosting | | industry = Web Hosting, Domains | ||
| founded = 2007 | | founded = 2007 | ||
| | | founders = [[Ahmad Mukoshy]] | ||
| country = Nigeria | | country = Nigeria | ||
| employees = 7 | | employees = 7 | ||
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| blog = [http://www.gigalayer.blog gigalayer.blog] | | blog = [http://www.gigalayer.blog gigalayer.blog] | ||
| twitter = gigalayer | | twitter = gigalayer | ||
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GigaLayer is | GigaLayer is a pan-African domain name and hosting service provider. GigaLayer also provides African ccTLD for worldwide registrants, accepting online payments in multiple currencies and gateways. The company boasts of a virtual presence in over 11 countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, South-Africa, Ghana, Cameroon, and more. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
GigaLayer, formerly known as ''Aimtech HostingCo'', was founded in 2007. It was a side project of [[Ahmad Mukoshy]], a web developer and freelancer at the time a student at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto in Nigeria. The business grew and was rebranded to GigaLayer.com in 2013 to position | GigaLayer, formerly known as ''Aimtech HostingCo'', was founded in 2007. It was a side project of [[Ahmad Mukoshy]] <ref>[https://www.crunchbase.com/person/ahmad-mukoshy|title=Ahmad Mukoshy - Founder @ GigaLayer - Crunchbase Person Profile]</ref>, a web developer and freelancer at the time, a student at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto in Nigeria. The business grew and was rebranded to GigaLayer.com in 2013 to position itself for the Global and African markets. Its first office opened in Lagos in 2014 with a workforce of a few people within a technology innovation hub called iDEA Nigeria. In 2015, GigaLayer moved to its premises in Lagos, Nigeria, with entire operations and expansions to reach the African market. | ||
Between 2013 and 2017, GigaLayer | Between 2013 and 2017, GigaLayer made a few acquisitions to boost its market share in Nigeria. | ||
== Acquisitions == | == Acquisitions == | ||
* 2014 - LagosHost, Nigeria <ref>[http://techcabal.com/2014/11/10/gigalayer-takes-a-byte-out-of-nigerias-webhosting-space/ | * 2014 - LagosHost, Nigeria <ref>[http://techcabal.com/2014/11/10/gigalayer-takes-a-byte-out-of-nigerias-webhosting-space/|title= Gigalayer’s Acquisition Of Lagoshost Boosts It Into Nigeria’s Webhosting Top Ten]</ref> owned and managed by RealArts Systems | ||
* 2017 - Server22, Nigeria <ref>[http://gigalayer.blog/post/162824427433/gigalayer-acquires-server22/ | * 2017 - Server22, Nigeria <ref>[http://gigalayer.blog/post/162824427433/gigalayer-acquires-server22/|title=Acquires Server 22]</ref> owned by Voguepay Solutions | ||
* 2018 - HUB8 Africa, <ref>[https://techpoint.africa/2019/11/22/gigalayer-acquires-russian-owned-company-hub8|title=GigaLayer Acquires Russian owned Company Hub8]</ref> by REG.RU | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Registrars]] | [[Category:Registrars]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:50, 26 October 2022
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| Type: | Privately Held |
| Industry: | Web Hosting, Domains |
| Founded: | 2007 |
| Founder(s): | Ahmad Mukoshy |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Employees: | 7 |
| Website: | gigalayer.com |
| Blog: | gigalayer.blog |
| Twitter: |  @gigalayer
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| Instagram: | gigalayer |
GigaLayer is a pan-African domain name and hosting service provider. GigaLayer also provides African ccTLD for worldwide registrants, accepting online payments in multiple currencies and gateways. The company boasts of a virtual presence in over 11 countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, South-Africa, Ghana, Cameroon, and more.
History[edit | edit source]
GigaLayer, formerly known as Aimtech HostingCo, was founded in 2007. It was a side project of Ahmad Mukoshy [1], a web developer and freelancer at the time, a student at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto in Nigeria. The business grew and was rebranded to GigaLayer.com in 2013 to position itself for the Global and African markets. Its first office opened in Lagos in 2014 with a workforce of a few people within a technology innovation hub called iDEA Nigeria. In 2015, GigaLayer moved to its premises in Lagos, Nigeria, with entire operations and expansions to reach the African market.
Between 2013 and 2017, GigaLayer made a few acquisitions to boost its market share in Nigeria.
Acquisitions[edit | edit source]
- 2014 - LagosHost, Nigeria [2] owned and managed by RealArts Systems
- 2017 - Server22, Nigeria [3] owned by Voguepay Solutions
- 2018 - HUB8 Africa, [4] by REG.RU