Virtual communities are powerful, but nothing compares to the energy of a live room. On June 27, Builders in FinTech hosted their highly anticipated first physical meetup in Lagos, Nigeria. The event brought together professionals from across the ecosystem to connect, share insights, and discuss the future of financial technology in Africa. The organisers knew that networking at professional conferences can sometimes feel stiff, so they wanted an engaging icebreaker to bring the room to life between panel sessions. As an early partner and a tool they had successfully used in the past, they turned to Neegma to make it happen.
Custom Trivia for a Custom Crowd
For this event, the organisers used Neegma's Trivia game, which acts as a versatile wrapper for any custom quiz game. Because the game accepts single text, multiple-choice, or single-choice answers, it gave the team total flexibility to tailor the experience to their specific audience. Using the Neegma Playground, they crafted a custom trivia game packed with fintech-specific questions designed to challenge and entertain the professionals in the room.
The setup was effortless. Neegma was on the ground to provide support, but the platform's self-serve nature meant the host was in full control. When the time came to play, about 26 guests simply scanned a QR code and instantly joined the session from their phones, with no app downloads and no complex onboarding required. Running an event at this scale takes almost no extra preparation, and we cover the essentials in Setting up a large-scale event.
Trivia is the workhorse of the game library. If you can write it as a question, you can play it on Neegma. That is what makes it perfect for a room that wants to feel seen, whether the answers are about fintech, football, or the company itself.
Bringing the Competition to Life
What started as a casual icebreaker quickly escalated into a highly competitive and hilarious showdown. The custom questions resonated perfectly with the crowd, sparking debate, laughter, and serious focus as attendees raced to lock in their answers. The energy shifted from a standard professional conference to a lively, interactive game show.
The live leaderboard did a lot of the work. Every submission reshuffled the standings, and because latecomers could scan the code and drop into the session at any point, the room stayed full as more people arrived between panels.
The competition was so fierce that the rivalry spilled over onto social media. Following the event, one guest even took to LinkedIn to jokingly blame their narrow loss on a slow Wi-Fi connection. It was exactly the type of memorable, lighthearted interaction that transforms a standard networking break into a highlight of the day.
Elevating Professional Events
This collaboration demonstrated that Neegma is not just for casual parties. It is a powerful tool for semi-formal and professional events too. By breaking the ice and giving attendees a shared, interactive experience, Neegma creates a natural foundation for deeper networking and connection. Setting up your own version is as simple as building a session and dropping in your questions, which we walk through step by step in How to create a session.
Whether you are hosting a fintech summit, a corporate offsite, or a large-scale community meetup, you can easily replicate this.
Ready to transform your next professional gathering? Explore our Events use case page and Teams use case page, browse the game library, or start hosting on Neegma.