About
Michael Louis is a South African entrepreneur who held the CTO role at OneCart before its acquisition by Walmart and Massmart. He currently co-founded Cerebrium, a machine learning platform focused on model training, deployment, and production monitoring for businesses.
Michael Louis @michaellouis_za
We are six weeks into the year and I have heard “paradigm shift” every week - we get it
Feb 7, 2026 · ♥ 1
Michael Louis @michaellouis_za
This is awesome to see! I always wondered about the appetite for Governments in Africa for an @anduriltech type company. https://t.co/dCEeOD7xqk
Jan 12, 2026 · ♥ 1
Michael Louis @michaellouis_za
If voice AI is core to your product, treating the LLM as a permanent black box is leaving UX and margin on the table. Happy to chat if you’re thinking about making this shift.
Jan 9, 2026 · ♥ 1
Founder at CerebriumYC W22
Intro paths
Michael went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Cerebrium's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Michael can intro founders to Cerebrium's investors below.
Cerebrium's investors · 4
Co-founders at Cerebrium
Experience
- CerebriumCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
- OneCartCTO at OneCart (Acquired)2020 — 2021
- OneCartLead Developer2019 — 2020South Africa
- registreeHead of Product2019 — 2020South Africa
- SxuirrelCo-Founder and CTO2016 — 2019
- MTNConsultant2018 — 2019South Africa
- CraftrPart-time IOS Developer2015 — 2016Cape Town Area, South Africa
Education
- Stellenbosch UniversityBachelor of Science (BSc), Data Science2017 — 2018
- Stellenbosch UniversityBachelor’s Degree, Mathematics and Computer Science2014 — 2016
- Diocesan CollegeHigh School, National Senior Certificate2004 — 2013
Skills & more
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Public SpeakingMicrosoft ExcelBusiness StrategyStrategic PlanningApp developmentFrom Michael's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stellenbosch University47
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