{"slug": "building-vylo-looking-for-collaborators-partners-early-support", "title": "Building Vylo — Looking for Collaborators, Partners & Early Support", "summary": "Egimuk, a developer from Rwanda, is building Vylo, a modern social platform designed to help people connect, share, and build communities in a fresh and meaningful way. The project, originally called Aura Lenz, is currently seeking collaborators, partners, and early supporters to help shape its development and growth. Vylo aims to become a globally scalable tech product emerging from Africa, built with community-driven energy from the start.", "body_md": "Hey developers\nMy name is Egimuk, and I’m building Vylo — a social platform focused on helping people connect, share, communicate, and build communities in a more modern and creative way.\nThis project started as an idea called Aura Lenz, but after refining the vision and direction, I renamed it to Vylo.\nThe Link is not yet changed\nWhat is Vylo?\nVylo is being designed as a modern social/community platform with features around:\nThe goal is not just to clone existing social apps, but to create something that_ feels fresh_, lightweight, community-driven, and meaningful — especially for young people and growing digital communities.\nCurrent Stack\nCurrently working with technologies like:\nWhy I’m Posting This\nI’m looking for:\nCollaborators\nDevelopers, designers, product thinkers, or anyone passionate about building modern platforms.\nPartners\nPeople interested in helping shape the direction, growth, branding, marketing, or community side of the project.\nEarly Supporters / Investors\nIndividuals or organizations interested in supporting an ambitious African tech startup idea at an early stage.\nWho I’d Love to Connect With:\nWhy I Believe in This Project:\nI come from Rwanda, and I strongly believe more globally scalable tech products can emerge from Africa.\nMany young developers have ideas but lack:\nI want Vylo to become more than just an app.\nI want it to become a platform built with community energy from the beginning.\nCurrent Stage\nThe project is still growing and evolving, but major foundations and ideas are already being developed.\nRight now, I’m mainly focused on:\nInterested?\nIf you’re interested in collaborating, partnering, supporting, or simply exchanging ideas, feel free to comment or reach out.\nYou can even contact me on:\nI’d genuinely love to connect with people who enjoy building ambitious things.\nThanks for reading!", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/building-vylo-looking-for-collaborators-partners-early-support", "canonical_source": "https://dev.to/egimuk/building-vylo-looking-for-collaborators-partners-early-support-1aml", "published_at": "2026-05-22 14:02:01+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-22 14:41:42.999221+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["startups", "products", "web3"], "entities": ["Vylo", "Egimuk", "Aura Lenz", "Rwanda"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/building-vylo-looking-for-collaborators-partners-early-support", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/building-vylo-looking-for-collaborators-partners-early-support.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/building-vylo-looking-for-collaborators-partners-early-support.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/building-vylo-looking-for-collaborators-partners-early-support.jsonld"}}