u/Chukypedro

Building 9jaLingo — an AI platform for Nigerian and African languages.

We’ve built translation and voice AI for:

  • Igbo
  • Yoruba
  • Hausa
  • Nigerian Pidgin
  • Nigerian English

The platform already has:

  • Working AI models
  • 240+ Nigerian voice profiles
  • API-ready backend infrastructure
  • Public demo

Website: https://9jalingo.org

Demo: https://huggingface.co/spaces/9jaLingo/9jalingoTTS-2

We are currently looking for early investors/backers mainly to help us scale:

  • GPU/compute infrastructure
  • Backend deployment
  • Database infrastructure
  • Reliability for early users after launch

The product is already built and close to public launch. We are mainly trying to ensure stable infrastructure as usage grows.

Open to connecting with people interested in African AI, language infrastructure, and early-stage technology startups.

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u/Chukypedro — 1 day ago

Building an African AI language infrastructure startup called 9jaLingo.

We are launching soon and are currently looking for 1–2 early backers to help us scale infrastructure for our first users.

What 9jaLingo does:

  • AI translation for Nigerian languages
  • Text-to-speech voices
  • Nigerian voice AI
  • API infrastructure developers can integrate into apps and platforms

Supported languages:

  • Igbo
  • Yoruba
  • Hausa
  • Nigerian Pidgin
  • Nigerian English

What we already built:

  • Working AI models
  • Translation system
  • Voice generation system
  • 240+ Nigerian voice profiles
  • API-ready backend
  • Public test demo

Demo:
9jaLingo Demo on Hugging Face

Website:
9jaLingo

We are currently raising ₦1.5M–₦3M mainly for:

  • Compute/GPU costs
  • Backend deployment
  • Database infrastructure
  • Scaling for early users over the next 2–3 months

The company is currently at the pre-incorporation stage, with incorporation planned immediately after funding discussions are finalized.

Open to speaking with people interested in African AI, language technology, infrastructure, or early-stage startups.

Contact:
okolie@9jalingo.org

u/Chukypedro — 4 days ago