Selorm MagnusAvakame
Founder, AI engineer, and IPCC youth delegate. Building technology companies at the intersection of AI, climate, and Africa.
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Companies.
One mission.
Building at the intersection of AI, climate, and African innovation. Each company fills a gap the world hasn't closed yet.
Katalyze Africa Group
Founder & COOPan-African accelerator connecting student-led startups with mentors, capital, and global networks across 5+ countries.
From Accra to Stanford.
Building, learning, and scaling — driven by the belief that technology should expand human potential.
2018
2018
First lines of code
Began programming in Accra, Ghana. Built first applications and discovered a passion for solving real-world problems through technology.
2023
2023
Stanford, full Leland Scholar
Arrived at Stanford University on a full Leland Scholarship to study Computer Science with an AI track.
Selected as one of only 8 Ghanaian youth delegates to the IPCC.
2026
2026
Founded Katalyze Africa Group
Visit katalyze.africaLaunched a pan-African accelerator to connect student-led startups with mentors and capital. Built a network across 5+ African countries.
Next
Next
The vision ahead
Raising capital to Katalyze Africa. Building AI-powered companies that expand human potential and create opportunity at scale.
Technology should expand human potential.
AI should serve humanity
I build AI systems that augment human capability — not replace it. From agricultural foundation models to intelligent agents, every system starts with a human need.
Africa will lead the next wave
The youngest population on Earth, an exploding developer ecosystem, and problems that demand innovation. I’m building the infrastructure to catalyze this transformation.
Founders create the future
Technology companies are the most powerful vehicles for change. Small teams with deep conviction, moving fast on problems that matter.
Shipping products that matter.
Production systems and AI platforms with real users — not side projects.
AgFM-1
Multimodal agricultural AI foundation model at American Tractor Company. Computer vision, NLP, and predictive analytics for precision agriculture. Deploying on edge hardware for real-time field inference.
Drop It Off
End-to-end logistics platform for last-mile delivery. Firebase backend, real-time tracking, and live data sync.
CS124 AI Booking Agent
Movie recommendation + ticket booking agent with ReAct framework. Autonomous tool orchestration and multi-step reasoning.
Stanford CS
AI Track · ’28Full Leland Scholarship2× Haas Fellow
Service AwardStanford Haas CenterIPCC Delegate
United Nations1 of 8 for GhanaLet's connect
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Open to collaborations, advisory, and conversations with founders, investors, and builders.