Company

MainOne

MainOne is a West African data center and submarine cable operator founded by Funke Opeke in 2010.

Founded: 2010
HQ: Lagos, Nigeria

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies MainOne: 1 model. 1 source back the record.

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Overview

MainOne is a West African data center and submarine cable operator founded by Funke Opeke in 2010. Acquired by Equinix in 2022 for US$320 million, MainOne operates data centers in Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire, with subsea cable infrastructure connecting West Africa to Europe. The company pioneered Tier III data center facilities in West Africa.

Verified record

Verified deployments: None on file
Active incidents: None on file

Key facts

Founder

Funke Opeke (Founder & CEO)

Parent

Equinix (acquired 2022, US$320M)

Founded

2010

Facilities

Nigeria (Lagos), Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire

Capacity

6 MW operational (Lekki campus)

Tier

Tier III

Data & sources

Web sources

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Models (1)

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Current platform

MainOne Lagos Tier III

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MainOne on the deployment map

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Current leadership (1)

Funke Opeke Founder & CEOsecondary-verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for MainOne.

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Recent coverage

MainOne in third-party press

Equinix Enters Africa, Closing the US$320 Million Acquisition of MainOne

Apr 1, 2022

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdAug 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Deployment recordedJan 1, 2015
MainOne Lagos Tier III at Lagos

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Sources (1)

https://www.mainone.net/

Common questions

What is MainOne?

What does MainOne make?

MainOne has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: MainOne Lagos Tier III (MainOne builds physical robots).

Is MainOne publicly traded?

MainOne is not an independent public company; it has been acquired, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who is the CEO of MainOne?

Funke Opeke is the founder of MainOne, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in MainOne?

MainOne has no separately traded stock; it has been acquired.

Where is MainOne headquartered?

MainOne is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.

Who owns MainOne?

MainOne has been acquired and is no longer independently owned.

Where does MainOne operate robots?

MainOne is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

When was MainOne founded?

MainOne was founded in 2010.

Is MainOne safe?

MainOne has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-27

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-27

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.