About 9jaLingo

African voices deserve AI that truly understands them

9jaLingo is Africa's voice intelligence platform, building accurate, expressive speech technology for how Africans speak, and how the world listens.

Founded

October 2025

Headquarters

Abuja, Nigeria

Company type

Voice AI Infrastructure / AI SaaS

Our infrastructure

A full-stack voice AI platform — from model inference to developer APIs — engineered for accuracy, speed, and production reliability.

GPU-accelerated inference

Neural text-to-speech runs on high-performance GPU infrastructure for fast generation and studio-grade audio quality at scale.

Multi-language voice engine

Purpose-built models for Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, and Pidgin English, tuned for pronunciation, tone, and natural rhythm.

Production-ready API

REST endpoints with streaming audio output, voice selection, and developer-friendly integration for apps and products.

Voice cloning pipeline

Create custom voices that preserve speaker character — ideal for brands, creators, and localized product experiences.

Secure, reliable cloud stack

Encrypted transport, authenticated access, and resilient hosting designed for real-world production workloads.

End-to-end ML pipeline

From text normalization and linguistic processing to neural synthesis — a full stack built for African voice AI.

Leadership

Leadership Team

The team behind 9jaLingo, a voice intelligence platform that combines voice AI, data engineering, and machine learning to build technology rooted in African languages.

Chukwuka (Albert) Okolie
Founder

Chukwuka (Albert) Okolie

AI/ML Engineer | LLM Systems | Chatbot | Voice AI | Speech | Data Science

Muhammad (King) Yakub
Co-founder

Muhammad (King) Yakub

Data Engineer (Cloud Platforms Certified) | ML Engineer | Graduate Engineering

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