About Us
Siza means "to assist" in isiZulu.
Why We Built Siza
Artificial Intelligence is changing the world. We saw it coming - fast, disruptive, and
transformative. But while the world sprinted ahead, it felt like South Africa was on the back
foot.
With one of the highest unemployment rates in the world, for millions of young people, the
future doesn't feel like a promise, it feels like a burden. We asked ourselves a tough question:
what good is the future if only a few get to access it?
That's why we started building Siza.
We didn't just want to create another app. We wanted to build a lifeline. A tool to help South
Africans tap into the extraordinary potential of artificial intelligence.
From the start, our mission was clear:
Make AI accessible.
Remove the friction and use it to improve lives.
But as we looked closer at unemployment, we realised we had to go deeper. We had to go to the
root. And that root was education.
We can't talk about opportunity in South Africa without addressing the cracks in our education
system - under-resourced schools and learning materials often written in languages many students
don't speak at home.
For far too long, brilliance has been held back by barriers like these.
Siza was born to break those barriers.
Siza AI is Africa's, first-of-its-kind, email-based AI learning assistant built to include local
languages such as Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans and more. It helps students learn better, faster, and
in their own voice.
It brings clarity to subjects that once felt confusing. It builds confidence where there was
once doubt. And most importantly, it gives young people a fighting chance.
Because when we unlock education, we unlock everything else - employment, innovation, hope,
ideas, optimism, and what matters most to us: dignity.
This is more than just technology. It's about rewriting South Africa's story and we believe Siza
is the start.
Why We Built Siza
Artificial Intelligence is changing the world. We saw it coming - fast, disruptive, and
transformative. But while the world sprinted ahead, it felt like South Africa was on the back
foot.
With one of the highest unemployment rates in the world, for millions of young people, the
future doesn't feel like a promise, it feels like a burden. We asked ourselves a tough question:
what good is the future if only a few get to access it?
That's why we started building Siza.
We didn't just want to create another app. We wanted to build a lifeline. A tool to help South
Africans tap into the extraordinary potential of artificial intelligence.
From the start, our mission was clear:
Make AI accessible.
Remove the friction and use it to improve lives.
But as we looked closer at unemployment, we realised we had to go deeper. We had to go to the
root. And that root was education.
We can't talk about opportunity in South Africa without addressing the cracks in our education
system - under-resourced schools and learning materials often written in languages many students
don't speak at home.
For far too long, brilliance has been held back by barriers like these.
Siza was born to break those barriers.
Siza AI is Africa's, first-of-its-kind, email-based AI learning assistant built to include local
languages such as Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans and more. It helps students learn better, faster, and
in their own voice.
It brings clarity to subjects that once felt confusing. It builds confidence where there was
once doubt. And most importantly, it gives young people a fighting chance.
Because when we unlock education, we unlock everything else - employment, innovation, hope,
ideas, optimism, and what matters most to us: dignity.
This is more than just technology. It's about rewriting South Africa's story and we believe Siza
is the start.
Why We Built Siza
Artificial Intelligence is changing the world. We saw it coming - fast, disruptive, and
transformative. But while the world sprinted ahead, it felt like South Africa was on the back
foot.
With one of the highest unemployment rates in the world, for millions of young people, the
future doesn't feel like a promise, it feels like a burden. We asked ourselves a tough question:
what good is the future if only a few get to access it?
That's why we started building Siza.
We didn't just want to create another app. We wanted to build a lifeline. A tool to help South
Africans tap into the extraordinary potential of artificial intelligence.
From the start, our mission was clear:
Make AI accessible.
Remove the friction and use it to improve lives.
But as we looked closer at unemployment, we realised we had to go deeper. We had to go to the
root. And that root was education.
We can't talk about opportunity in South Africa without addressing the cracks in our education
system - under-resourced schools and learning materials often written in languages many students
don't speak at home.
For far too long, brilliance has been held back by barriers like these.
Siza was born to break those barriers.
Siza AI is Africa's, first-of-its-kind, email-based AI learning assistant built to include local
languages such as Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans and more. It helps students learn better, faster, and
in their own voice.
It brings clarity to subjects that once felt confusing. It builds confidence where there was
once doubt. And most importantly, it gives young people a fighting chance.
Because when we unlock education, we unlock everything else - employment, innovation, hope,
ideas, optimism, and what matters most to us: dignity.
This is more than just technology. It's about rewriting South Africa's story and we believe Siza
is the start.
Right now, we're just a whisper in the storm, a fragile dream reaching to solve an impossible problem.
We can't do this alone. With you with us, it's the beginning of something bigger.
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We don't have to lose another generation waiting for solutions to our education and unemployment
issues.
We can bridge those gaps immediately with artificial intelligence.
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