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Lelapa AI builds resource-efficient language models and systems designed to operate under real-world constraints including limited compute and fragmented data, with a focus on enabling multilingual AI across underserved regions. The company targets global scalability while prioritizing affordability and performance for markets in the Global South.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Founders & leadership

PMPelonomi Moiloa
Pelonomi MoiloaCEOPelonomi Moiloa holds a background in electrical and biomedical engineering and has worked at the intersection of finance, data science, and machine learning on large-scale systems challenges before founding Lelapa AI, which develops resource-efficient language models for computationally constrained environments across the Global South.
JAJade Abbott
Jade AbbottCTO
VMVukosi Marivate
Vukosi MarivateCIOVukosi Marivate is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Pretoria and holds the ABSA UP Chair of Data Science, where he leads the African Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. He is co-founder of Lelapa AI and the Deep Learning Indaba, and his research focuses on natural language processing for African languages and AI applications in healthcare, agriculture, and climate resilience.

Investors · 3

Capria Ventureslisted by Capria VenturesSeattle · $300K – $1M
Mozilla Ventureslisted by Mozilla Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

What does Lelapa do?
Lelapa AI builds resource-efficient language models and systems designed to operate under real-world constraints including limited compute and fragmented data, with a focus on enabling multilingual AI across underserved regions. The company targets global scalability while prioritizing affordability and performance for markets in the Global South.
Who founded Lelapa?
Lelapa was founded by Pelonomi Moiloa, Jade Abbott, Vukosi Marivate.
Who are Lelapa's investors?
Lelapa's investors include Atlantica Ventures, Capria Ventures, Mozilla Ventures.