In a continent where regulations evolve faster than many businesses can track, two innovators are on a mission to change the narrative.
Chioma Wilson-Dike and Wilson Dike, co-founders of Lexlytic, are building what could become Africa’s most intelligent compliance companion, an AI-powered platform designed to simplify, structure, and automate the continent’s complex regulatory landscape.
It all started with a simple but daunting observation: across Africa, compliance remains largely manual, fragmented, and costly.
From banks trying to meet new central bank directives to startups navigating data protection laws, the burden of staying compliant often slows innovation. Chioma and Wilson saw this gap not just as a challenge, but as an opportunity.
“Compliance in Africa remains overwhelmingly manual, fragmented, and expensive,” Chioma explains. “At Lexlytic, we’re building the infrastructure that will make regulatory information transparent, connected, and intelligent.”
Now, that vision is getting a powerful boost. Lexlytic has joined Antler Lagos, the African hub of Antler, a global early-stage venture capital firm that builds and invests in groundbreaking startups from day one.
With a presence in over 25 cities worldwide, Antler identifies exceptional founders and helps them transform bold ideas into scalable ventures.
Its Lagos cohort focuses on supporting entrepreneurs solving Africa’s toughest and most high-impact problems, from fintech and healthtech to the fast-emerging LegalTech space.
LegalTech, the convergence of law and technology, is gaining traction across Africa as governments and businesses alike embrace digital transformation.
Yet, the compliance segment remains underdeveloped. Lexlytic aims to bridge that gap through artificial intelligence that can read, interpret, and convert regulatory documents into clear, actionable insights, effectively turning legalese into everyday language for compliance and ESG teams.
With Antler’s investment and strategic support, the Lexlytic team is set to deepen collaborations with regulators and enterprises, enhance its AI technology stack, and position itself for global scalability, starting from Africa’s evolving digital governance ecosystem.
For Chioma and Wilson, joining Antler is more than an endorsement; it’s a partnership rooted in shared vision.
“Joining Antler allows us to accelerate that vision,” Chioma says with conviction. “We’re not just solving a problem for Africa, we’re laying the foundation for a new era of transparent and intelligent compliance worldwide.”
What Antler Lagos Brings to the Table
Antler’s operation in Lagos has built a strong reputation for backing founders from idea stage and giving them the tools they need to become scalable ventures.
As reported, the programme combines early capital, a curated founder residency, global networks of 8,000+ entrepreneurs across 30+ cities, and intensive mentorship.
In practical terms, for Lexlytic this means:
- Access to funding and support right at the inception stage.
- A structured eight-week residency where founders validate their problem and test their solution with support from operators and mentors.
- Connection to a global founder network and operator community.
- A platform to scale from Nigeria, leveraging a continental base and positioning for global growth.
Joining Antler is big plus for Lexlytic in its quest to accelerate the roadmap: deepen partnerships with regulators and enterprises in the compliance ecosystem, strengthen its technology stack, and scale from Africa’s evolving LegalTech market.
