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AI Forge
Where Real Products Ship

AI Forge participants do not build toy projects. They ship commercially viable AI products that address genuine challenges across agriculture, health, finance, and public services in Africa.

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Duration Tracks
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Focus Sectors
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Programme Tiers
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Phase Pathway
Programme Structure

Three Tiers, One Mission

Forge Fellows
Participants
Emerging developers, AI enthusiasts, data scientists and technologists selected through competitive application. They build, ship and earn royalties when their products reach market.
The Guiding Circle
Mentors & Advisors
Young AI professionals providing strategic and technical guidance. Voluntary with royalty-share benefits when products launch.
The Focal Lead
Technical Driver
The senior, production-experienced developer who works directly with Fellows daily — responsible for architecture decisions, code quality and ensuring products reach a launchable state.
Duration Tracks
1 Mo
Sprint
2 Mo
Foundation
3 Mo
Standard
6 Mo
Deep Build
Focus Sectors
Finance & FintechAgriculture & Food SecurityHealthcareEducationGovernment & Public ServicesEnergy & Environment
Programme Pathway

Six-Phase Pathway

P0
Programme Setup
4 weeks before launch — infrastructure, team assembly and partner onboarding
P1
Orientation & Problem Discovery
Weeks 1-2: Sector deep-dives, user research, problem statement definition
P2
Design & Architecture
Weeks 2-4: Solution architecture, data strategy and technical design
P3
Development Sprints
Active build phase with weekly Guiding Circle check-ins and Focal Lead oversight
P4
Finalisation & Public Demo Day
Final 2 weeks: Product launch, investor pitch, press release and live demos
P5
Post-Programme Support
3 months of post-cohort growth support, go-to-market execution and ecosystem access
Demo Day

Every cohort closes with a public Demo Day. Teams present to investors, sector experts and press. Products featured across pan-African tech media. Awards for Best Product, Most Impactful, and Best Technical Architecture.

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The Forge Philosophy

Build Real Things
for Real Africa

Africa has unique challenges that demand African solutions. Smallholder farms with irregular rainfall. Clinics without specialist doctors. Multilingual classrooms with varying infrastructure. Financial systems built for different realities.

AI Forge teams build for these realities — because they live them. This contextual intelligence is Africa's competitive advantage in the global AI age.

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