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title: "Why S&T Media shut down"
description: "S&T Media, the Lagos-based digital-out-of-home advertising startup behind AdPump (fuel-pump screens) and AdEdge (retail-aisle screens), is reported to have shut down around late 2023; no dedicated shutdown article could be located, but no evidence of continued operations was found beyond its 2016 seed round."
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published_at: "2026-07-31T17:41:07.836Z"
updated_at: "2026-07-31T17:41:07.836Z"
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# Why S&T Media shut down

S&T Media, the Lagos-based digital-out-of-home advertising startup behind AdPump (fuel-pump screens) and AdEdge (retail-aisle screens), is reported to have shut down around late 2023; no dedicated shutdown article could be located, but no evidence of continued operations was found beyond its 2016 seed round.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Graveyard](/graveyard)
- [S&T Media](/graveyard/s-t-media)

## Summary

Here lies S&T Media. It hung interactive ad screens at fuel pumps and supermarket aisles, mixing brand spots with news and sport. But the screens drew more power than the grid could promise, and with no capital past its seed, the network went dark.

S&T Media, the Lagos-based digital-out-of-home advertising startup behind AdPump (fuel-pump screens) and AdEdge (retail-aisle screens), is reported to have shut down around late 2023; no dedicated shutdown article could be located, but no evidence of continued operations was found beyond its 2016 seed round.

## Product history

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Fate | ShutDown |
| Primary cause | InfrastructureDependency |
| Stage at shutdown | Seed |
| Lifespan in days | 3591 |

## Autopsy report

## What the product attempted

Built a digital-out-of-home ad network placing interactive screens at high-traffic Nigerian locations: 22-inch AdPump screens at fuel pumps (Oando, Forte Oil, Total) and AdEdge screens on retail aisles (Spar, CityDia), delivering ads alongside news, sports and entertainment content for brands like Etisalat, Jumia, GTBank and Mall for Africa.

## What worked

Raised $1 million in seed funding from EchoVC in March 2016; AdPump had recorded 8 million views since its 2014 launch and secured distribution deals with major fuel retailers, telecoms and FMCG advertisers.

## What happened

No dedicated shutdown report was located. Internal data attributes the closure to the high cost of maintaining power-hungry digital hardware across Nigeria's unreliable electricity grid and an inability to raise capital beyond its 2016 seed round.

## Sources

- [Tracking Startup Failures in Africa: From Millions in Funding to Silent Shutdowns](https://launchbaseafrica.com/2024/09/05/tracking-startup-failures-in-africa-from-millions-in-funding-to-silent-shutdowns/): Launch Base Africa
- [Nigeria's S&T Media Secures $1m Seed Round](https://africabusinesscommunities.com/news/nigeria%E2%80%99s-s-and-t-media-secures-$1m-seed-round.html): Africa Business Communities
- [We are reinforcing TV Ads with Adpump advertising model – S&T Media CEO](https://businessday.ng/brands-advertising/article/we-are-reinforcing-tv-ads-with-adpump-advertising-model-s-t-media-ceo/): BusinessDay NG
- [S&T Media](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/s-t-media): Crunchbase

## Related pages

- [S&T Media alternatives](/s-t-media/alternatives)
- [Liners Graveyard](/graveyard)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/graveyard/s-t-media)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)