xelest-eo
Date of Foundation
2023

xelest-eo

Pioneering Ground Truth Data Excellence in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Idea origin story

We aim to create a cross-sectoral ground truth database in sub-Saharan Africa to take advantage of the exponential growth potential of the continent. Our product innovation will be in the form of data insights sold to entrepreneurs, established firms, non-governmental actors, governments, and individuals. Our process innovation is to achieve devastating efficiency in the collection, transmission, storage, and real-time analysis of large amounts of data.

The Mission

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Clients

Entrepreneurs, established firms, non-governmental organizations, and governments.

Problems we solve

Client’s problem

The lack of authentic ground truth datasets in Africa means that customers innovate in the dark. As Africa enters a phase of exponential growth and industrialization, AI models will be trained on non-authentic web crawl data.

Confirmation of problem

the lack of comprehensive, and robust data means that innovation across sectors in Africa is lacking and AI models trained on substandard "web crawl" data will not help solve the continents problems

Solution

We aim to build a comprehensive cross-sectoral database, optimizing the collection, real-time transfer, secure storage and analysis of ground truth data in Africa.

Our technologies

This solution is based on technologies

Blockchain, AI analytics, Big Data algorithms, IoT and Cloud Computing

How it works

We'll develop a vast cloud-based, cross-sectoral database. Clients can pay for time-limited access to generate insights for their use cases.

Value for the client

Our solution offers valuable, localized insights for entrepreneurs, detailed research data for academics, strategic information for NGOs and key inputs to shape government policies.

Market and strategy

Market size

100000000

mln/year

We estimate the market size for which our solution is designed in monetary terms as follows

Market share goal

20

% of the market

Is our goal in the next 3 years

Team

My name’s

Joseph Babigumira

My key role in the product

As xelest-eo's sole proprietor, I'll drive vision, lead business expansion, and navigate Africa's complex regulations.

Team size and key members

Apart from S&P Global, consider onboarding a strategic advisor, tech lead, Financial analyst, Sales & Marketing Head and customer success manager.

Competitors

Competitors

Potential competitors could be global data analytics firms like Palantir Technologies, IBM Watson or local African startups in the data intelligence sector. Also consider companies branching into Africa's emerging markets.

Our Advantages

Unlock strategic thinking and efficient scaling with our multi-sector, international insights tailored for entrepreneurs and businesses. Propel your expertise to new heights by leveraging our knowledge.

Business model

We sell data insights to businesses. Clients access our databases for their projects. Future revenue will come from AI innovations for consumers.

Traction

We are in the early stages of our project, diligently paving our path by initiating the essential business registration process.

Aiming for targeted insight sales within 6 months, we expect our operations to become self-reliant. Expansion across industries and countries will need additional support though.

Metrics

"Projects tailored to unique sectors. Data volume quantified in gigabytes. Customer count calculated precisely, although currently no reportable metrics are available."

Incorporation

Our company incorporated in

Uganda

Key risks

Some major risks include data privacy concerns, market acceptance of ground truth data, competition from larger players or similar services, unreliable data sources leading to skewed insights, regulatory hurdles for collecting and distributing the said data in various countries.

Investments

$

100000

We raised investments

Our Investors

None. I'm a sole proprietor

Rising Investments

$

1600000

Currently, we are raising investments

$

16000000

Estimated pre-investment valuation of the company

We’re looking for a co-founders

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