Prayerbox, a platform through which individuals can share their hopes, gratitude and struggles with their friends family and religious community, has announced it now has about 42,000 users.
In a chat with Innovation Village, Bambo Oyelaja , founder of the 440.ng-supported startup said users can stay connected to their churches on the go and get live updates on programs and activities.
“ Prayerbox gives users a platform through which they can share their hopes, gratitude and struggles with their friends family and religious community. It’s like a Twitter tailored for religion but with a lot of added features. With prayerbox people stay connected to their churches on the go and get live updates on programs and activities,” he said.
On the strategy used to get the subscribers, he said it was achieved mainly through referrals and growth hacking plus key partnerships with churches.
“Religion is huge is Nigeria,” he said.
