Founded in 2021, Aya Data began as a data-annotation company that supplies high-quality labeled images, video, and text for training large language models and computer-vision systems. Leveraging this foundation, the firm now builds proprietary AI products such as AyaGrow, a computer-vision crop and field monitoring platform, and AyaSpeech, an end-to-end speech-to-speech system for local African languages. The company also continues to offer custom AI consultancy services to enterprises. Aya Data’s mission includes upskilling its annotation workforce into higher-value data engineering and data science roles, reflecting a broader commitment to talent development in West Africa. With the latest funding, the startup plans to hire additional engineering talent and expand into new regional markets across the continent. To date, Aya Data has raised a total of $1.8 million, providing capital to accelerate commercial scaling of its flagship products.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jan 2026