Building the Bridge
We collaborate with world-leading institutions to adapt state-of-the-art AI for low-resource environments, creating models that are powerful, efficient, and culturally aware.
The Challenge
The AI revolution is leaving 3.8 billion people behind. Current AI systems don't understand their languages, ignore their cultures, and require infrastructure they don't have.
African Languages
People in Global South
African AI Safety Standard
Our Approach
We build sovereign AI infrastructure through three interconnected pillars
Hyper-Efficient Models
Taking world-class open AI (Jais, K2, Gemma) and making them work offline on low-cost devices through advanced optimization and quantization.
Explore our models →Cultural Intelligence
The UCCB benchmark—now a global standard—ensures AI truly understands African contexts, not just translates words.
Learn about UCCB →Global Collaborations
Strategic collaborations with UAE, NVIDIA, and leading research institutions bridge cutting-edge research with on-the-ground impact.
View collaborations →Our Collaborators & Roadmap
Working with current collaborators and building on global AI ecosystems
Current Collaborators
Active collaborations driving immediate impact in African language AI
Google DeepMind
Collaboration in developing Gemma-based models and advancing AI research for African languages.
Cohere Labs
Partnership in open science initiatives and building multilingual AI capabilities.
Masakhane
Active member of Africa's leading NLP research community for grassroots language technology development.
MsingiAI
Collaborative efforts in building sustainable AI infrastructure for East Africa.
G7/UNDP AI Hub
Selected for the Compute Ready Track with access to 1.5M GPU hours via CINECA supercomputer.
Google.org Health AI
Health AI grant for clinical decision support for frontline health workers.
Fab AI
Collaboration on Pedagogy Benchmark for African languages with AI-for-Education.org.
World Bank
Recognized as "Mentor Innovator" at the Global DPI Summit in Cape Town.
Building on Global AI Ecosystems
Proof of Impact
State-of-the-art performance with unprecedented efficiency
Swahili Gemma 1B
Fine-tuned Gemma 3 model for English-to-Swahili translation and Swahili conversational AI.
Ganda Gemma 1B
Specialized model for English-to-Luganda translation and Luganda conversational AI.
Press & Media
Featured in leading publications and global initiatives
Join Our Mission
Building AI that empowers all of humanity requires leveraging the best technologies from around the world. Whether you're a researcher, developer, institution, or organization—let's work together.
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