builder, engineer and founder working on ai/ml, data, and the strange space between software and reality.
based in nairobi. i spend most of my time on data, software, and products for african markets — datasets, payments, tools, that kind of thing. i like building systems that actually hold up in the real world.
currently
previously
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PesaToken
founder — multi-chain wallet and p2p escrow for african payments.
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Rift Finance
builder — stablecoin remittance and payments across african corridors.
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Atlasium
co-founder & cto — living memory for code, infra, and workflows.
selected projects
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remotedevtools
agent, extension, and web surface for debugging remote environments.
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chainafric
track any wallet, across any chain, in your native language.
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solsend
shareable solana payment links for one-time, recurring, or escrow-protected sol / usdc.
writing
about
i care about machine learning that does not ignore local context, about products that stay simple enough to use, and about open-source and technical experimentation. i write when i have something to think through. at DataYetu i work on the foundation of useful AI: collecting, structuring, annotating, and preserving data that reflects how people here actually speak and live. i have also built payments infrastructure, health-adjacent products, and tools for engineers.
contact
want to work together, collaborate, or just talk?
- email kiragu@datayetu.com
- github github.com/CalebKiragu
- x @kiraguxx