Yamify provides GPU-powered AI clusters called "YAMs" hosted in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Africa, with global cloud providers available as backup. The platform targets freelancers, small agencies, and early-stage startups, allowing users to run unrestricted open-source AI models and pay via local payment systems such as naira, M-Pesa, and MTN MoMo. Yamify emphasizes rapid deployment—promising AI stacks and tool deployment in under a minute—and was initially launched with a $100,000 investment from Felix Anane. The startup has seen early customer traction among fintechs and web agencies across Lagos, Kinshasa, Brazzaville, Johannesburg, and San Francisco. Founded by Luc Okalobé, a former cloud engineer at TikTok and Salesforce, Yamify is focused on solving high cloud costs, GPU access unreliability, and latency issues for African developers. The company plans to use new funding to support distribution partnerships and further expand its pre-seed raise.

Total raised

$0M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Aug 2025