Hi, I’m Benedict “Lozen” Pascal

Founder of Lozentech. I build software, brands, and the communities that grow around them. Four tech startups running, trained through iDICE Cohort 1.

Jos, Nigeria · Building for Africa and the world

Benedict Pascal (Lozen)

About

I’m a young African tech builder. Africa doesn’t just need more technology users. It needs more technology creators. My work has never been limited to writing code, and the part I enjoy most is moving an idea from “what if we built this?” to “here’s the working product.”

My work runs across artificial intelligence, Web3, software development, UI/UX, design, digital marketing, community building and product strategy. In practice that has meant fintech products, e-commerce platforms, social media intelligence tools, education concepts, event technology and brand work. I’m a trained entrepreneur as well, and I currently have four tech startups in motion.

I’m not afraid to learn something new when a project needs it. If a problem needs coding, I code. If it needs design, I design. If it needs research, I research. If it needs a community, I build one. And if I don’t know how to do something yet, I learn.

How I look at a problem

A problem looks different depending on who is looking at it. I’ve worked as a developer, a designer, a marketer and a community builder, so I tend to run an idea past all of them before committing to it.

Experience

Lozentech

Present

Founder & Product Builder

  • Take products from first sketch to deployed software: strategy, design, build, integration, launch.
  • Work with founders, businesses and organisations to turn early ideas into functional, deployed products rather than decks.
  • Build and ship front ends in HTML and TypeScript, backed by Supabase and PostgreSQL, deployed on Vercel and Netlify.
  • Handle the non-engineering half as well: brand identity, campaign creative and positioning.

Web3 Enthusiasts of Africa

Present

Founder

A community bringing Africans closer to Web3 education, opportunities and the conversations that matter. There are enough Web3 groups already. This one is built to move people forward.

  • Created an ecosystem where young Africans can learn about Web3, discover opportunities and connect with other builders.
  • Run educational sessions, X Spaces and community campaigns around blockchain literacy.
  • Surface career opportunities, collaborations and project-building paths for members.

Campus Student Ambassador Community

Present

Founder · University of Jos

  • Founded a campus community connecting students with technology communities, organisations and opportunities.
  • Coordinate ambassador programs, campus technology initiatives and student innovation activities.
  • Bridge the gap between university students and the wider tech ecosystem through events, partnerships and educational programming.

iDICE — Cohort 1

3+ months

Participant · Business & Enterprise Training

  • Selected for the first cohort of iDICE, Nigeria’s national programme for digital and creative enterprise.
  • Over three months of structured business training covering business models, validation, financial planning and how to actually run a company.
  • Sharpened the commercial half of my work: how a product makes money, not only whether it can be built.

Young Innovators of Nigeria

Present

Official Ambassador

  • Represent the network among student and early-career builders, and point them toward programmes they qualify for.
  • Promote innovation activities and connect young Nigerian innovators to opportunities they would not otherwise hear about.

Little Gifted Hands Initiative

Present

Community Advocate & Volunteer Coordinator

  • Coordinate volunteers for an NGO working with children and underserved communities.
  • Organise outreach and advocacy activities, and handle the scheduling and communication that keeps volunteer teams running.

Independent & Client Work

Ongoing

Web Developer, Designer & Product Strategist

  • Delivered e-commerce platforms, admin dashboards, order-management systems and business websites for real operating businesses.
  • Connected web applications to business infrastructure they did not control, including Odoo, Google Maps and Geocoding, plus payment workflows.
  • Handled brand identity, product visuals and promotional campaigns alongside the build.
  • Supported founders through pitching, product validation and MVP definition.

Student Leadership & Campus Technology

University of Jos

Digital Innovation & Technology Support

  • Served in student and community roles focused on digital innovation, technology support and community development.
  • Organised campus programs, educational sessions and student initiatives.
  • Built skills outside programming: team coordination, public speaking, event planning, partnership development and project coordination.

Skills & Stack

Core Stack

  • AI Prompt Engineering
  • AI Frontend Design
  • HTML
  • TypeScript
  • Move
  • Graphics Design

Web3 & Blockchain

  • Move Smart Contracts
  • Sui
  • Aptos
  • Supra
  • Crypto
  • Web3 Products

Tools & Platforms

  • Supabase
  • PostgreSQL
  • REST APIs
  • Vercel
  • Netlify
  • Git & GitHub
  • Google Maps
  • Odoo API

Business & Strategy

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Product Strategy
  • Business Models
  • Pitching
  • MVP Development
  • Partnerships
  • Volunteer Coordination

Creative & Growth

  • Brand Identity
  • UI/UX
  • Campaign Design
  • Content Strategy
  • Community Growth
My Work

Featured Projects

Products and platforms I’ve built or shaped, across AI, fintech, e-commerce, education and community technology.

01

Social Guardian AI

Waitlist live · AI social media advisor

Most AI social tools write posts for you. Social Guardian AI is built to keep the account alive. It reads posting behaviour, engagement and reply patterns, then flags where the risk is before a platform acts on it. If the worst happens, it helps get the account back. Launching on X first. “Protecting Digital Voices in a Risky Social World.”

  • AI
  • Social Intelligence
  • SaaS
  • Risk Detection
02

HashPay Global

Cross-Border Payment Infrastructure

A fintech and Web3 project built around one question: why should sending money between African countries be complicated? HashPay Global works on direct local-to-local exchange, so Naira → Cedi stops having to route through the dollar first.

HashPay Global campaign creative: Spend Crypto. Get Local. Go Global.

3rd place — Sui Ecosystem Ideathon

  • Fintech
  • Web3
  • Sui
  • Payments
03

Wholesale Commerce Platform

Large-scale e-commerce & operations

A large-scale e-commerce platform for a major wholesale brand. Displaying products was the easy part. The real work was wiring the storefront into the systems the business already ran on.

  • E-commerce
  • Odoo API
  • Google Maps
  • Admin Dashboard
04

D05 Drinks Hub

Live · Drinks e-commerce & order management

A storefront and business-management platform for a premium drinks retailer in Jos. Wines, champagne, whisky, cognac, vodka, gin, rum and tequila across 14 categories. Built around how the shop actually sells, not a brochure with a catalogue bolted on. “Enjoy Every Moment Of Life.”

  • E-commerce
  • Supabase
  • Admin Dashboard
  • Google Maps
  • Live
05

Magxi Taste Shawarma & Foods

Live · Multi-branch food ordering

Seven branches across Jos, one site. Ordering runs through WhatsApp, which is where these customers already are, and each order routes to the branch that has to cook it. The business had been running on social media posts before this. “Fresh Off The Grill.”

  • Food & Beverage
  • WhatsApp Commerce
  • Multi-location
  • Live
06

Discover Jos

Live · Travel, culture & tourism platform

A travel and culture guide to Jos and Plateau State. Every listing carries coordinates and the date someone last checked it, and the site says plainly which entries still need a visit. Nigerian cities rarely get a destination platform built with that much care. “The one Nigerian city where you need a jacket at night.”

  • Travel & Tourism
  • Content Platform
  • Plateau State
  • Live
07

Embu Marketplace

Digital marketplace concept

Concept and visual direction for a digital marketplace connecting customers with products and vendors. I handled the branding, logo, hero visuals, design direction and product presentation. It had to feel modern and trustworthy enough that people would hand over money on it.

Embu Marketplace brand visual: logo, storefront app screen and packaging
  • Marketplace
  • Branding
  • Design Direction
08

Smart Learners Education

Digital education platform concept

An education platform concept covering web application design, the student experience, brand identity and platform architecture. The aim was learning technology students would actually want to open.

  • EdTech
  • Product Design
  • Brand Identity
09

Outing Station

Event technology

Product work around event discovery and management: helping people find and join events, and giving organisers better tools for handling their audience. Covers discovery, promotion, event management, digital ticketing concepts and growth.

  • Events
  • Ticketing
  • Growth
10

Social & Community Technology

Community-focused concepts

Concepts built around student communities, Web3 communities, events, networking, ambassador programs and digital opportunities. Most of what I know about using technology to bring people together came out of this work.

  • Community
  • Web3
  • Ambassador Programs

Design & Creative Work

Building a product is half the work. People still have to hear about it. These are campaign creatives, brand visuals and product designs I’ve made for the projects and communities I run. Click any of them to see the full piece.

How I Build

The workflow I run a product through, from question to next version.

  1. 01

    Identify the problem

    What are we actually solving?

  2. 02

    Understand the user

    Who is experiencing the problem?

  3. 03

    Develop the solution

    What would make their experience better?

  4. 04

    Design

    How should the product look and feel?

  5. 05

    Build

    Turn the idea into a functional product.

  6. 06

    Integrate

    APIs, databases, payments, maps, automation.

  7. 07

    Test

    Find what breaks. Fix it. Improve it.

  8. 08

    Deploy

    Put the product in the hands of real users.

  9. 09

    Learn

    Listen to feedback.

  10. 10

    Iterate

    Build the next version.

Hackathons & Innovation

I look for the places where technology meets entrepreneurship. Pitching, product validation, startup strategy, business models, investor communication and getting an MVP in front of people.

Education

University of Jos

Jos, Nigeria

Undergraduate studies · student leadership & campus technology

What I Believe

Technology should be useful, simple, scalable, accessible and human.

Contact

Let’s build something that matters

If you’re building something and need someone who can move between code, design, strategy and people, I’d like to hear about it. AI products, web applications, fintech, Web3, e-commerce, brand work or communities.