Solix Technologies, Inc.

As Vice President at Solix Technologies, I lead strategic initiatives that drive the company’s mission to provide innovative data management solutions. With a focus on enabling enterprises to unlock the value of their data, I oversee a dynamic team that develops and implements cutting-edge solutions in areas such as data archiving, data governance, and compliance. 

A key area of focus is our Solix Enterprise AI product, which leverages advanced machine learning and AI-driven analytics to help organizations optimize their data workflows and improve operational efficiency. By enabling smarter, data-driven decisions, Enterprise AI empowers businesses to unlock deeper insights, streamline processes, and drive innovation. 

My role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to foster business growth, enhance customer satisfaction, and ensure operational excellence while positioning Solix as the leader in the data management industry.

VP of Sales

Solix Technologies is a leading provider of comprehensive data management solutions, empowering enterprises to efficiently manage, protect, and unlock the full value of their data. With a focus on innovation and scalability, Solix offers a suite of powerful products designed to address the evolving needs of modern organizations. 

Our Enterprise AI product harnesses the power of machine learning and advanced analytics to optimize data workflows, improve decision-making, and drive operational efficiency. The Enterprise Archiving solution helps businesses manage massive volumes of data while ensuring compliance, cost savings, and seamless retrieval. Additionally, our Data Lake product enables organizations to store, integrate, and analyze vast amounts of structured and unstructured data, supporting advanced analytics and AI-driven insights. 

Proven over two decades in the industry, Solix is a leader in Enterprise Data Management and AI, helping organizations transform their data into a strategic asset for growth and innovation.

Sr Enterprise Sales Director

SION

SION is a leader in the technology/software industry for international logistics. Our software demonstrates that the future of logistics is in business analytics technology. SION's state-of-the-art software is easy to use, flexible, and highly scalable, adapting to a supply chain’s changing management needs. With SION companies can stay in tune with technological advancements through its agile end-to-end digital thread.

Assisting clients to make better decisions with dynamic real-time analysis, leveraging the latest technology by in-house data scientists. SION is especially beneficial for multinational businesses with its real-time supply and demand monitoring, delivery tracking, and more. is integrated into every corner of your business and enables you to make better decisions, achieve end-to-end visibility, and deliver best-in-class customer experiences. SION provides unparalleled reporting visibility, giving SCM a full picture of its total business and logistics with SION.

Oracle

Oracle Cloud is the first public cloud built from the ground up to be a better cloud for every application. By rethinking core engineering and systems design for cloud computing, Oracle created innovations that accelerate migrations, deliver better reliability and performance for all applications, and offer the complete services customers need to build innovative cloud applications.

OCI’s Cloud Adoption Framework helps organizations facilitate their transition to the cloud by offering a valuable collection of cloud resources, best practices, tutorials, and enablement tools. This framework helps customers define a robust cloud strategy, plan for successful workload migration, and ensure complete manageability of cloud environments. The Cloud Adoption Framework provides customers with a methodology to use Oracle Cloud built-in efficiencies such as Cloud Lift Services, and key-value programs, including Oracle Support Rewards.

https://www.oracle.com/cloud/

Enterprise Sales Director | Oracle Cloud

PERSTRADA

Perstrada specializes in the invention and development of specialty nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products and novel formulation technologies.
We provide formulation, analytical, and manufacturing services to nutraceutical and pharmaceutical companies, working collaboratively to provide innovative solutions to challenging drug delivery problems and to create advanced medicines.
FORMULATION:
Perstrada’s expertise involves finding the most effective method of drug delivery for poorly water-soluble molecules.  Our comprehensive range of capabilities enables clients to optimize their drug product formulation prior to initiating expensive clinical development. 
LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT AND 505(b)(2) PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT:
Perstrada is dedicated to the solubility and bioavailability enhancement of difficult-to-formulate compounds.  Our proprietary product development programs focus on creating novel specialty pharmaceutical products that are improved versions of existing medicines.  
MANUFACTURE OF cGMP CLINICAL TRIAL MATERIALS:
Following formulation selection and optimization, Perstrada can transition a development program quickly to cGMP manufacture of first-in-man clinical materials.  Perstrada’s manufacturing capabilities include dosage forms for oral, topical, or parenteral administration.

Rainmaker

As an Enterprise Sales Executive specializing in B2B, my primary role was to drive new business acquisition and revenue growth by identifying and engaging high-value enterprise prospects. A focus on understanding the specific challenges and goals of each client, working closely with them to craft customized software solutions that align with their business objectives. Building strong, consultative relationships with C-level executives, IT leaders, and key stakeholders, guiding them through the sales process with a clear focus on value proposition, ROI, and scalability. 

Leading the entire sales cycle, from prospecting and lead qualification to product demonstrations, negotiations, and closing multi-million-dollar deals. Balancing both strategic planning and tactical execution, my role was to consistently meet or surpass sales targets while delivering tailored solutions that drive long-term customer success and business transformation.

National Account Director

Bradford Technologies

For over 33 years, Bradford Technologies has been dedicated to producing innovative solutions for Valuation Professionals. Ranging from the most intuitive appraisal applications available to cutting-edge Computer-Aided Appraisal Software, Bradford continues to develop trailblazing products that set the benchmark for the industry.

Since 1987, Bradford Technologies has been dedicated to producing innovative solutions for Valuation Professionals. From the most intuitive appraisal applications available to cutting-edge Computer-Aided Appraising Software and statistically supported valuation reports, Bradford continues to develop trailblazing products that set the benchmark for the industry. As the market continues to evolve, Bradford Technologies is committed to providing appraisers, appraisal management companies and lenders with the tools they need to produce statistically accurate, reliable and transparent collateral valuations.

Bradford Technologies is one of the first companies to complete the EAD integration and the first to implement the new appraisal-sharing feature in UCDP. FHA has stated it will require appraisals to be submitted through EAD portal. PortalDirect allows its users to take advantage of the new appraisal-sharing functionality.

Sales Manager

A seasoned cloud data leader and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in enterprise strategy and business development. Developing partnerships to ensure organizations optimize their data management and leverage the power of AI, SaaS, database, and EDM solutions. A passion for innovation and transformation, and enjoy solving complex IT challenges with cutting-edge technology.

Founder and CEO of SION and PERSTRADA, two successful companies that offer cutting-edge software for international supply chain analytics and the pharmaceutical industry. Each business achieved growth from conception to 2X annually through strategic partnerships and industry-leading technology. Specializing in establishing long-term relationships with clients and partners across various verticals.

David Zuccolotto

𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞

Here’s the kind of AI development that makes you think big. A major pharmaceutical firm (Merck) is teaming up with an AI-powered biotech (Valo) to look for new treatments in Parkinson’s, and the deal is worth more than three billion dollars.

What really stands out is how much this depends on strong information architecture. Models can only do so much on their own. They need clean, connected, well-organized data behind them — everything from patient records to biological samples to clinical measurements. Without that foundation, the AI can’t deliver the results everyone is hoping for.

This move shows how drug discovery is shifting toward AI-driven ecosystems. Pharma, data platforms, and large-scale datasets are coming together in ways we’ve never seen before. And the strength of the underlying data architecture is what makes it all possible.

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Open article: Solix EAI Pharma by solix.com

I came across this interesting article: “AI cut development time of antibiotic that spares gut-friendly bacteria by two years” (Chemistry World, published 5 days ago). 
Chemistry World

What leaps out to me is how far we’ve come in applying AI not just to speed things up, but to target precision in drug development — in this case, an antibiotic that avoids collateral damage to beneficial gut microbes.

From an information architecture and data-management perspective, this rings very true:

These breakthroughs are underpinned by structured, high-quality data — mapping which bacteria are “friendly”, which are harmful, how they interact.

The AI models must integrate and reason over multiple layers of data (microbial profiles, drug-target interactions, patient safety) in a cohesive architecture.

To shrink timelines by two years, you need information pipelines that are agile, traceable and well governed — the kind of modern data-infrastructure we discuss often.

Key takeaways:

Innovating with AI in life sciences is now less about “can we” and more about “how fast and how reliably”.

The reliability of AI output depends heavily on the underlying data architecture (governance, lineage, metadata) — sloppy structure means risk.

As these methods mature, the organizations that have modern, scalable information architecture will be able to iterate faster and extract value from AI more safely.

Ethical/clinical implications matter: it’s not just about speed, but ensuring the drug spares beneficial bacteria, for example — which means richer datasets, clearer definitions of harm/benefit and stronger traceability of decisions.

In short: If you treat AI as a glitzy “tool”, you miss the point. The real differentiator is how you build the end-to-end information architecture that enables that AI tool to work with reliability, speed and integrity.

Here’s the article link:

Open article: AI cut development time of antibiotic that spares gut-friendly bacteria by two years by chemistryworld.com

AI cut development time of antibiotic that spares gut-friendly bacteria by two years

AI Ethics Start at Data Architecture—An Uncomfortable Truth

Let’s be blunt: If you’re not obsessively building ethics into your Information Architecture, you’re playing with fire. People love to talk about “ethical AI” as if you sprinkle some disclaimers on your website and build a half-hearted “AI Ethics Board.” But without data-level governance, all of that is performative. Our increasingly dystopian headlines (biased hiring tools, facial recognition gone haywire, AI content that spreads misinformation) stem directly from data neglect.

Why does IA matter for ethics? Because the darkest corners of biased AI, privacy breaches, and regulatory fines start here:

Hidden Bias Lives in Messy If your data architecture doesn’t enforce diversity and fairness constraints, your AI will perpetuate historical biases. Your “cool new hiring AI” might unintentionally reject candidates from underrepresented backgrounds because those groups were undercounted in your legacy HR systems.

Unchecked Privacy Violations: Without clear data lineage and classification, you risk feeding protected information (health records, personal IDs) into models that shouldn’t see them. One slip, and you’re staring down a class-action lawsuit—not to mention collapsed trust.

Opaque Decision-Making: If you can’t trace how data travels through your pipelines—what transformations it undergoes—your AI decisions become black boxes. Regulators demand accountability, and rightly so. If you can’t explain how your AI arrived at a loan decision or a healthcare recommendation, you’re toast.

Now for the provocative part: If you think ethics is something you tack on after the fact, you’re delusional. Ethical AI begins at a data level:

Tag and classify sensitive data at ingestion. If technical teams can’t distinguish PII from anonymized info, they’ll inadvertently misuse it.

Embed bias detection in your pipelines. Identify if certain demographic groups are underrepresented or misrepresented.

Ensure audit trails for every data transformation. If you can’t prove how data got scrubbed, or who approved a schema change, you can’t prove compliance.

💡 Ethical AI isn’t a flashy checkbox; it’s baked into your data architecture. If you’re not living and breathing data governance daily, you might think you’re “ethically motivated,” but you’re one misconfig away from becoming the next cautionary headline.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐍𝐨 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭

I just read an article titled “Getting the enterprise data layer unstuck for AI” — and it struck me how critical the underlying data architecture really is when organizations try to scale their AI. InfoWorld

The piece argues that recent waves of AI aren’t just another tool: they’re forcing enterprises to rewrite their data layer entirely. Gone are the days when siloed tables and legacy systems could reliably support modern AI. Instead, the demand is for meaning, trust, interoperability — a foundation that truly supports intelligent systems. InfoWorld

What stands out for me:

·        Data architecture can’t be an afterthought without a data layer built for context and connectivity; AI risks being brittle or misleading.
·        The shift is not just technical — it’s philosophical. It’s about moving from “store and forget” to “store, connect, understand.”
·        Investing in clean, well-governed, interoperable data infrastructure isn’t overhead. It’s the strategic enabler for AI that delivers real value.

This push toward smarter data architecture is exactly what separates AI experiments from true enterprise-scale AI transformations. For organizations exploring AI adoption, building a resilient, future-ready data foundation should be top of mind.

Link to article: https://lnkd.in/g5AYa_Xa
More info about IA for AI: https://lnkd.in/drBppbkM

Country Director @ AVODA Group UG | Executive MBA @ Quantic | Helping Christian entrepreneurs and business owners launch, build, and grow their faithdriven ventures

AVODA Group empowers faith-driven entrepreneurs in Uganda as part of its mission to drive transformative social impact. As Country Director Uganda, the role focuses on training, funding, and advising SMEs to address growth and scaling challenges through strategic planning and innovative market solutions.  

Drawing from an Executive MBA from Quantic and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from African Business Institute, the work emphasizes strategic thinking, management, and leadership. Previous roles as CFO and Content & Marketing Director have shaped a values-driven approach to fostering sustainable business growth.

Joshua Pi'Rwot

Let’s connect at the Norrsken East Africa Africa Week! 

#AfricaWeek #Startups #Investments #ESOs

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Beyond the Founder: How Operators Help Build Successful Startups Innovation & Impact

Seni Sulyman , Founder & CEO, Talstack  

Anthonio P. , Colepin Advisory Services  

Sara Leedom , COO, Inkomoko  

Charles I. , Chief Commercial Officer, Startbutton Africa  

Founders often get the spotlight, deservedly. But behind every fast-growing company are operators, the senior leaders who play a critical role in helping founders build successful ventures. This session dives into what great operators actually do: how they take on key roles, create structure from chaos, build trust within teams, drive performance, and enable growth. Hear from experienced leaders who’ve helped startups scale at different stages of growth, and learn what it takes to thrive as (or hire) a high-quality operator.

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#startups #growth #chiefoperationsofficers #operators

The Uganda SOZO Summit 2025 themed “Unlocking Uganda's startup ecosystems potential: Co-create . Co-innovate . Co-thrive with Japan” happened last Friday. 

An incredible event of regional connection of startups, corporates, ecosystems builders, venture builders, VCs, and policy makers. 

Organised by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Uganda  in collaboration with Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives implemented by Hindsight Ventures .  

The Japanese foreign policy for #Africa has got a rebrand, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced a shift in Japan's Africa policy from "aid to investment" ( 支援から商業へ) to foster trade and private sector growth, he said at the TICAD 9 conference. He emphasized working "hand-in-hand" with African partners, highlighted projects like the Nacala Corridor, and proposed an Indian Ocean-Africa Economic Zone initiative to build a new economic corridor. 

Jun Shiomitsu CEO AVODA Group (AVODA Institute of Entrepreneurship ) delivered an amazing keynote on the past, current status, and future of business collabroation between Japan and Uganda. He highlighted efforts being made to grow and scale this collaboration through initiatives like the SOZO Summit. 

My favorite part was having conversations with founders and their startup teams. 

Chatting with Cirus Sumika  of Sumic IT Solutions Ltd  reminded me of the thing that has been crawling at the back of my mind for a while, to work with Japan, and other Eastern nations, we need to build trust. 

If you want to learn how to get engaged with the East, one more contact to put on your list is Cyrus. 

He has managed to work with several companies who need IT services and is currently exploring building relationships in China. 

The trust building process requires, more than anything, that you have proof of relationship. Proof of work is considered the very basic foundational and obvious — as it should be. Reach out to him.

#SOZOSummit #JICA #Collab #Startups #Ecosystem #VentureBuilding #entrepreneurship #founders

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮?

#AfricaWeek

Looking forward to several conversations on startups, entrepreneurship, capital, and investments in Africa. 

Norrsken Norrsken East Africa

Stories that scale: Maximising the #Power of Narrative in African #Innovation & #Impact

@Dalimare Dosunmu, Journalist, Rest of World  

Tage Kene-Okafor, Africa & Middle East Reporter, TechCrunch  


Ondiro Oganga , Correspondent, Bloomberg  

Olugbeminiyi Idowu Founder, Talking Drum Communications  

In Africa’s innovation ecosystem, narrative shapes investment, trust, policy, and culture. This panel examines how the stories we tell (and the ones told about us) influence what is possible, and how founders can cultivate the “perception dividend”: the compounding advantage of being understood early and understood well.

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💸 Fewer checks, bigger bets: early rounds now dominated by single investors

Peter Walker, Head of Insights at Carta, shared data showing a sharp shift in early-stage funding, lead investors are now taking nearly 100% of Seed and Series A rounds. The rest, a symbolic 1%, goes to angels.

🔸 The logic is simple: lead investors secure better terms today and tighter control tomorrow, while founders get a cleaner cap table and faster closes.
🔸 For follow-on rounds, a fully led seed signals conviction “if Fund X took the whole thing, they must’ve seen something.”
🔸 Angels and syndicates are getting edged out, but founders benefit from speed, clarity, and fewer competing opinions.
🔸 The trade-off: less investor diversity means fewer networks and viewpoints early on.

So what’s better—many small believers or one big backer?

#investors #investment #startups #entrepreneurs #startupinvestment

𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚'𝙨 𝙖 30-𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝙏𝙑 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙩𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙎𝙞𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙪.

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1 Year / 2 Countries / 2 Grads / 3 Cohorts 

Extremely grateful for the amazing work being accomplished in creating a bold community of business people excited about @avodabiz vision in East Africa. 

This month, brace for the great stories of transformation that will be coming from Tanzania and Uganda.

Unleashed Africa Social Enterprises Real Interactiv Inc. INOZA AVODA Institute of Entrepreneurship  



#celebration #gratitude #grateful #entrepreneurship #fiatlux #entrepreneur #vision #expansion #fartogether #goingfar #building

Angel Investing in Africa — What Works, What Doesn’t, and What’s Next

Philip Gasaatura, Managing Partner, Open Space Capital  

Yewande Odumosu, Partner, HoaQ  

Amon Munyaneza, Managing Partner, Kavumu Capital LLC  Capital

Laura Davis, Co-CEO & Managing Partner, Renew Capital  

Martin Warioba, Founder & Managing Partner, Warioba Ventures  

Angel investing on the continent plays by a different rulebook. Markets are fragmented, data is thin, regulations are uneven, exits are rare, and most businesses are built on cash flow long before they’re built on code. 

In this session, Yewande Odumosu, Amon Munyaneza, Laura Davis, and Martin Warioba unpack what it really takes to spot promising founders, make smart early bets, and structure deals that survive Africa’s realities.

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⛔ 𝙋𝘼𝙍𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙎: 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱? 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

As a parent, you recognize your teen's creativity and enthusiasm; 𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙂𝙤𝙙-𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨.𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨. 

What if they chase fads, experience discomfort from uncertainty, or overlook their genuine calling? 

The strain builds—with technology changing everything, most children will have professions that do not yet exist, leaving them unprepared and unhappy.

Enter the "𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚" 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥, a three-day solution from December 15th to December 19th, 9am to 1pm, where experienced facilitators lead workshops on identifying strengths using the "Working Genius" assessment, sharing faith-driven entrepreneur stories, and fostering resilience and integrity. 

Your teen will study 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, resulting in firms that praise Him and influence others.

For only 125,000 UGX, provide your youngster with lasting skills for success and significance. 

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45 startups poised for breakout exits in the next decade

CB Insights has identified 45 private startups most likely to achieve major exits IPOs or acquisitions within 5–10 years, driven by shifts in AI infrastructure, strategic partnerships, and vertical specialization.

🔸 Infrastructure over applications: As AI agents replace traditional SaaS, infrastructure companies are becoming the real profit centers. Many founders, ex-Google, Stripe, and Robinhood engineers are building the core systems that others depend on.
🔸 Partnerships drive scale: The strongest startups aren’t going solo. They’re integrating with corporations, creating ecosystems where partnerships are as critical as technology itself.
🔸 Vertical AI wins: With foundation models turning into commodities, value is moving toward startups with domain-specific data and expertise in sectors like health, law, and energy.

The biggest exits of the 2030s may come not from AI chat apps, but from the deep infrastructure and vertical players quietly powering the entire AI economy.

Introducing our panelist’s for an interesting panel on the topic “Attracting Investments: Unlocking Potential to Scale”at #Uganda SOZO Summit 2025.

- Dan Karuga , Member, SC Ventures  
- Fiona Kiruja, Programs Manager, African Angel Academy , ViKtoria Ventures  
- Alice Kampire Muwonge, CFO, Ortus Africa Capital  
- Moderated by Noah Mesfin , Venture Lead StartHub Africa  

Be there to hear them speak and to interact with them!

Register here to attend : https://lnkd.in/dWXeWwuy

#EcosystemGathering #VentureBuilding #Growth #Entrepreneurship #Startups

Introducing our panelist’s for an interesting panel on the topic “Attracting Investments: Unlocking Potential to Scale”at Uganda SOZO Summit 2025.

- Dan Karuga, Member, SC Ventures
- Fiona Kiruja, Programs Manager, African Angel Academy, ViKtoria Ventures  
- Alice Kampire Muwonge, CFO, Ortus Africa Capital  
- Moderated by Noah Mesfin, Venture Lead StartHub Africa  

Be there to hear them speak and to interact with them!

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Ajay Ramasubramaniam Ruth Mbabazi OKETTAYOT VINCENT OKEMA - MBA - Keren Grant Jagruti Bista Hillary Anyomi Rose Urassa Sean Ssali Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Susan Namyalo

We are delighted to announce our speakers for the 2nd panel discussion of the at Uganda SOZO Summit 2025: "Building for and from Uganda" 

Wamambe Christian, Country Director, SafeBoda  
Lamony Steven, Managing Director, Jumia Uganda  
George A. Ssamula, Co-Founder, TowerCo of Africa
Lorraine Mutambiranwa, COO, Numida (YC W22)  (YC W22)
Jagruti Bista, Co-Founder, Hindsight Ventures  (Moderator)

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We are delighted to announce our speakers for the 2nd panel discussion of the at Uganda SOZO Summit 2025: "Building for and from Uganda" 

Wamambe Christian, Country Director, SafeBoda
Lamony Steven, Managing Director, Jumia Uganda
George A. Ssamula, Co-Founder, TowerCo of Africa
Lorraine Mutambiranwa, COO, Numida (YC W22)
Jagruti Bista, Co-Founder, Hindsight Ventures (Moderator)

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Ajay Ramasubramaniam MBABAZI Ruth OKETTAYOT VINCENT OKEMA - MBA Keren Grant Hillary Anyomi Sean Ssali Rose Urassa Susan Namyalo Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Jonathan Ntege Lubwama

🤖 Dobot Robotics’s affordable robot dog aims to make home robotics mainstream

Dobot has launched the Rover X1, a multi‑purpose #robot dog priced around US $1,030, designed to bring advanced robotics into everyday households.

🔸 The Rover X1 combines precise sensors and AI-powered navigation with a consumer-friendly design, handling tasks from item transport and filming to home security and coding education.
🔸 Over 5,000 units were reserved on the first day, showing strong early demand for versatile, affordable home robots.
🔸 Unlike most single-function robots on the #market, Rover X1’s multi-purpose capabilities aim to justify its presence in the home and expand the adoption of robotic assistants.
🔸 The launch aligns with #China’s push for “home service robots” as a growth sector, signaling both policy support and market potential.

Versatile, accessible, and AI-enabled, the Rover X1 could shift robot dogs from novelty gadgets to practical household helpers if it proves reliable and easy to integrate into daily life.

#Robots #Engineering #AI #LLMs #Robotics

AVODA Blue Program 2025 Profiles - August Cohort

Name: Namukasa Ritah
Business interest: Nutrition and Public health

Background
Ritah grew up in a large family with financial constraints that fostered resilience and a practical approach to life. Early experiences shaped her determination to monetize every aspect of life to meet needs, leading her toward business. She is eager to gain skills to better fit and succeed in the business world.

Aspirations
She aims to build a successful generational business that serves her family, honors God, inspires the next generation, and drives innovation in global health. Her goal is to reduce strain on governments and partners by improving health outcomes.

Faith & Business Vision
Ritah hopes her business will meet the expectations of clients and partners through fair trade and healing the sick. She aims to be a role model for women by building a successful enterprise that creates job opportunities, improve on rural women farmers' market systems and inspires others.

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Uganda SOZO Summit 2025, presented by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)  Uganda and Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Uganda, here is the official program.

The Summit will take place Friday, 28th November from 8:00 AM at the National ICT Innovation Hub, Nakawa. 

Join us as we convene the regional startup ecosystem to co-create, co-innovate, and co-thrive. 

Explore the speaker lineup and register here : https://lnkd.in/dn7mejJW

#ecosystem #ecosystemgathering #growth #partnerships

Uganda SOZO Summit Agenda

In case you’re curious about what to expect at the upcoming Uganda SOZO Summit 2025, presented by JICA Uganda and Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Uganda, here is the official program.

The Summit will take place Friday, 28th November from 8:00 AM at the National National ICT Innovation Hub. 

Join us as we convene the regional startup ecosystem to co-create, co-innovate, and co-thrive. Explore the speaker lineup and register here : https://lnkd.in/dn7mejJW

Ajay Ramasubramaniam Ruth Mbabazi Jagruti Bista OKETTAYOT VINCENT OKEMA - MBA Susan Namyalo Sean Ssali Rose Urassa Jonathan Ntege Lubwama Keren Grant Hillary Anyomi Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Arthur Mukembo Dan Karuga Fiona Kiruja Grayson Julius Edwin Bruno Victor Maina Jun Shiomitsu Wamambe Christian Lorraine Mutambiranwa Noah Mesfin Donald Maasa Lamony Steven George A. Ssamula Fred Zake Simon Desjardins Olga Naiga Timothy Mugenyi Humphrey Lutakome Joseph Paul, MD Vinod Rustagi Dr. Dennis Aguma Dr. Caroline Ayuya Muaka Diana Nandagire Ntamu KAGATA Joe Bernharldets Medard Twinamatsiko Mercy Kimalat

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱, 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁:

Trust is our assessment, based on past experience, of the likelihood we will get the results we believe we have been promised

Domains of Trust
1. Sincerity – Are private conversations and public conversations consistent?
2.  Competence – Do capabilities and capacity match the promise made?
3.  Reliability – Over time, have promised results been delivered?

Creating Trust
1.  Open conversations of trust
2.  Make clear grounded promises and fulfill them rigorously
3.  Tell the truth
4.  Offer thanks (from the mood of gratitude)
5.  Responsibly complain to those who do not fulfill their commitments.

📌 Bezos returns to the trenches as co-CEO of $6.2B AI startup Project Prometheus

According to The New York Times, Jeff Bezos is taking on his first operational role since leaving Amazon, becoming co-CEO of Project Prometheus, an AI startup that has already secured a massive $6.2B in early funding.

🖱 Bezos will lead the company alongside Vik Bajaj, a physicist and former Google X executive, signaling that Prometheus aims to fuse deep science with frontier-model engineering.

🖱 The startup focuses on “AI for the physical economy,” building systems for aerospace, manufacturing, automotive, and advanced computing, areas tied tightly to Bezos’s long-term industrial and space ambitions.

🖱 Prometheus has quietly hired top talent from OpenAI, DeepMind, and Meta, assembling a 100-person team before even launching a product, an unusual scale that mirrors its outsized funding.

🖱 The company’s backers see industrial AI as the next trillion-dollar frontier, where software isn’t just generating text but redesigning machines, factories, and physical infrastructure.

Bezos isn’t merely backing another AI lab, he’s positioning Prometheus as a deep-tech powerhouse that could reshape how the physical world itself gets engineered.

A #robot vacuum that doubles as a real-time metaverse scanner

A new “metaverse-grade” (https://maticrobots.com/) robot vacuum is making the rounds online not because it cleans well, but because it can reconstruct full 3D environments in real time using onboard AI.

🔸 The design stands out immediately: #rugged, #futuristic, and equipped with oversized wheels that let it climb over obstacles and even operate outdoors.

🔸 The real magic is in the head-mounted sensor array, a voxel-based neural pipeline running on NVIDIA Jetson Orin, generating photorealistic 3D maps as the robot moves.

🔸 With a bit more resolution, this is essentially a portable metaverse scanner, capturing full spatial meshes of homes, offices, and outdoor areas on the fly.

🔸 The entire software stack is built in #Rust, includes day/night SLAM, dynamic obstacle detection, and low-latency path planning, letting the robot squeeze into tight corners and navigate complex spaces.

If robot vacuums become high-fidelity #3D mappers by default, the real #metaverse #hardware #platform might quietly roll in from under our furniture.

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