Just shipped our v2 API. 10x faster than before. 3 months of pain, 2 weeks of momentum. This is what building looks like. 🚀

The biggest lesson: don't rewrite from scratch. Refactor with intention. We kept 60% of the codebase and rebuilt the critical path from the ground up.

Got my first inbound from a VC through Silicon Africa. Did not pitch anyone. They found me through the builder map. Infrastructure works.

For those building quietly: your presence compounds. Keep building in public. Keep shipping. The right people are watching.

We just launched Axiom AI v1.0 to the public. Two years of research. One year of building. Finally here.

Axiom can now fine-tune models on Swahili, Yoruba, Zulu, Amharic, Twi, Hausa, and 6 more languages. African founders should not have to use models trained only on English text to build for African users.

Anyone here raised a Series A from a non-African VC for an Africa-focused startup? Looking to understand the dynamics — expectations, timelines, reporting requirements. DMs open, or drop thoughts below.

AgriTrace just crossed 1,000 farms on the platform. These are smallholder farmers who now have documented, traceable supply chains for the first time. Their produce can now reach Tesco, Carrefour, and Aldi. This is what infrastructure for people looks like.