About

Selorm Magnus
Avakame

Founder & AI Builder

From Accra to Stanford — building AI systems that take African contexts seriously.

About

I'm a sophomore at Stanford studying Computer Science with an AI track and a minor in Earth Systems. I grew up in Accra, Ghana, and came to Stanford on a full Leland Scholarship — covering tuition, room, and board.

I care deeply about three things: artificial intelligence, climate tech, and African innovation. From AgFM-1 to Katalyze Africa, I'm always working at this intersection.

I want to build a company at the intersection of AI, ML, and HCI — one that takes African contexts seriously instead of treating them as an afterthought.

“The best way to predict the future is to build it.”

Experience

  1. 2026 — Present

    Founder & CEO · Katalyze Africa Group

    Founded and lead a pan-African venture studio building AI-driven products for agriculture, climate, and education across the continent.

    • Strategy
    • AI/ML
    • Product
    • Fundraising
  2. 2026 — Present

    Co-Founder · Gatherhub LLC

    Co-founded a platform that connects people with shared interests to organize and participate in activities, events, and communities.

    • Strategy
    • AI/ML
    • Product
    • Fundraising
  3. Summer 2026

    AI/ML Intern · American Tractor Company

    Built machine-learning models for precision agriculture, improving yield prediction and equipment telemetry analysis.

    • Python
    • PyTorch
    • Computer Vision
  4. 2025 — Present

    Youth Delegate · Ghana · United Nations / IPCC

    Represent Ghana as a youth delegate, contributing to climate policy dialogue and advocating for African innovation in climate tech.

    • Climate
    • Policy
    • Advocacy
  5. 2025 — Present

    Product Match Fellow · Stanford Product Pathways

    Selected fellow partnering with industry mentors to ship real-world products and sharpen product-management craft.

    • Product
    • Design
    • Leadership
  6. 2024 — 2025

    iOS Engineer Intern · Digits Agency

    Designed and built iOS apps for early-stage clients.

    • Swift
    • Figma
    • Design Systems

Stack

A few of the tools and technologies I build with.

DSPy
SQL
CSystems

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