About Gizuf

ግዙፍ means huge.

Gizuf (ግዙፍ) means huge. Africa's challenges are huge, and so are its opportunities. We exist to meet both with technology that creates huge impact.

Our story

From one afternoon’s idea to a growing company.

Jan 2020
Three friends, one idea
Three friends, each with 15+ years in tech, start Gizuf to put their expertise to work on core problems in Africa.
2020
AfroRead is born
Frustrated by how hard it is to find African books, the team designs an eBook and audiobook platform for African stories.
2021
Live on iOS & Android
AfroRead launches on the App Store and Google Play, backed by a digital publishing and distribution platform for authors.
2022
Gizuf Digital Service PLC, Ethiopia
Our Ethiopian company is established, bringing content acquisition, production and operations closer to our users.
Today
Solutions, services & telecom
Gizuf grows into AI-powered solutions, software development & consultancy, and telecom value-added services.
Next
More Gizuf impact
New products are in the lab. We're just getting started.

Mission

To solve Gizuf (huge) challenges in Africa with impactful, AI-powered digital solutions, and to create high-skill opportunities along the way.

Vision

An Africa where every person can access knowledge, services and opportunity through technology built for them.

Impact firstInclusive by designBuilt to scaleEngineering excellenceRooted in Africa

Where we are

United States

Architecture, product & engineering leadership

Switzerland

Business development & mobile engineering

Ethiopia

Corporate head office, Addis Ababa: technology leadership, operations & delivery

Why Gizuf

Founders with 15+ years each across architecture, engineering and management in the US and Europe.

We take products from first sketch to MVP, launch and scale, and we've done it with our own.

A team on three continents that knows African markets from the inside.

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