Marrakech -On the first day of Gitex Africa 2025, Oluwatomisin Kolawole was one of the Semi -finalists startups that pulled out all the stops of the Supernova Challenge, which represented his company CEO from Vinsighte.
When I met Oluwatomisin Kolawole on the first day of Gitex Africa 2025, he did not imagine like a typical technical founder.
There was no jargon, no rehearsed script – just sincerity.
Kolawole took part in the Tech event as CEO of part Vinsigne.
And you could just say – this was not someone who built the technician for the hype. He built it with a heart and was looking forward to sharing his knowledge with Morocco world news.
“At Vinsighe we use the technology for artificial intelligence to stop the visually impaired to read and navigate independently through the environment,” he said.
Kolawole’s journey into technology was not paved in Pitch and seeds – it started with something personal.
“I started Vinsighte after seeing a lot of visionaries around me when I fell out of college in the medical faculty because they could not read and navigate independently through the environment,” he said.
“So I made it up to myself to build a solution that can actually help you get access to integrative education and employment opportunities.”
There it was again: this word. Visionary. And not just on metaphorical, start-up speaking art.
For Oluwatomisin, the Vinsigtile services are exceptional for the people.
Obviously, visually impaired people are after using their product, “they become safer, they feel more involved and have the feeling that they have more comfort and happy life.”
The mobile app available for iOS and Android. But it doesn’t stop here.
“We also have glasses that are at the moment and are being launched in a few months,” he added – almost as if he would share a secret that he could not wait for the world to see.
The technology behind it may be complicated to blade-ocr, text-to-speech, AI, but the intention behind it is heartbreakingly simple: inclusion.
“One thing we try is to keep our costs low in the production and production of our solution,” he said.
“And one thing that we want to do in this way is cooperation with local developers and also to improve us in order to be able to build and build effectively.”
But like every good story, there were actionings.
“One of the greatest challenges with which we were confronted with Vinsigne was the fact that it was difficult to gain access to local producing materials in Africa,” he said.
“In addition, AI technology in Africa was not really advanced at this point. Therefore, we had to take ourselves to improve ourselves and, as you know, do more efforts and resources to build what we have today.”
Some founders create apps. Others build rich.
Oluwatomis builds trust. It builds access.
He builds the future. And when he was asked what he would say if he met Elon Musk?
“I will say Elon Musk: Take part in Ai to do good for the world.”
