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Zalingo AI

Cape Town • Africa’s AI Engine

Zalingo AI — Building AI for Africa, by Africa

We are a Pan‑African AI company delivering multilingual, locally‑trained models for real impact.

From township clinics and schools to SMEs and public services.

Our mission is simple: make world‑class AI accessible in every community.

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11 official SA languages supported
isiZulu, isiXhosa, Afrikaans, English, Sesotho, Setswana, Sepedi, Xitsonga, Tshivenda, siSwati, Ndebele

60+ early users in live pilots
Real feedback across communities

1,000+ SMEs to empower
Tools for growth and automation

5,000+ jobs projected (5‑year goal)
Training, services, and ecosystem growth

Our Mission

Unlock Africa’s potential with inclusive AI — technology that understands our languages, reflects our cultures, and solves local problems at scale.

  • Democratise AI access. Serve users in all 11 official South African languages, with local nuance.
  • Empower SMEs. Practical, affordable tools for growth, automation, and competitiveness.
  • Transform key sectors. Healthcare, education, agritech, fintech, and e‑commerce.
  • Build Africa’s AI data pipeline. Ethical, locally‑owned datasets that protect privacy and create value.

How We Work

  • Localised models. Trained for African languages, accents, and context.
  • Pilot with partners. We co‑build with clinics, schools, farmers, and SMEs.
  • Cape Town HQ. Hosted on AWS Africa (Cape Town) for speed, sovereignty, and reliability.
  • Open collaboration. Universities, NGOs, and governments aligned on outcomes.

What We’re Building

Zalingo.Africa

The public platform: a multilingual assistant plus SME tools and sector apps for everyday impact.

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ZalingoAI Labs

Our R&D nucleus: fine‑tuning local models, evaluating safety, and shipping production‑ready AI (Research • Safety • Eval).

Zalingo Data

Africa’s AI data pipeline: ethically sourced, privacy‑first datasets for language and industry (Sovereign Data • Privacy).

Sectors We Focus On

  • Healthcare: triage support, translation, and patient education. Not a medical device; informational support only.
  • Education: tutoring, reading assistance, and curriculum‑aligned help. Supplemental; teachers lead.
  • Agritech: weather, crop guidance, and logistics tips for smallholders.
  • Fintech & SME: invoices, quotes, customer support, and CRM workflows.
  • E‑commerce: product copy, search, and multilingual support.

Privacy, Security & Responsibility

We design for POPIA alignment and user trust: clear consent, minimal data collection, and Cape Town region hosting. Safety reviews, human‑in‑the‑loop where needed, and transparent model behaviour are standard.

Partners & Investors

We collaborate with universities, SMEs, NGOs, and public sector teams to pilot and scale what works — quickly and responsibly.

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Press & Media

Covering AI in Africa? We’re happy to share data, interviews, and impact stories from the field.

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Let’s build responsibly, at African scale.

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Get in Touch

Partnerships, pilots, or investment enquiries: hello@zalingoai.com

 

© Zalingo AI. Made in Cape Town. Hosted on AWS Africa (Cape Town). POPIA‑aligned practices. Health and education features are for information only and do not replace professional advice.

 

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