Nigerian startup Kofounda has launched a revolutionary voice-powered website builder, enabling users to create websites through simple spoken commands. Developed by Zeustek Global and ICT Solutions, the innovation follows a $250,000 grant from Microsoft’s Generative AI Challenge, aimed at supporting startups leveraging AI for inclusion and digital empowerment.
With Kofounda, users no longer need coding or design experience to bring their ideas online. Instead, they can describe the kind of website they want, from blogs and portfolios to full e-commerce stores, and the AI instantly generates a fully functional, responsive site within minutes. The platform is built to listen, understand, and execute natural voice commands, marking a major leap in AI-driven web creation.
According to co-founder and CEO Timothy Dake, Kofounda was designed to remove the barriers many African entrepreneurs face when trying to build an online presence. “Many people have ideas but are held back by the complexity or cost of web design,” Dake explained. “Kofounda lets anyone, regardless of skill, create their digital space just by talking to the platform.”
The innovation also reflects a strong commitment to localisation and accessibility. Kofounda supports multiple languages, including English, Pidgin, Yoruba, and Hausa, allowing users to communicate with the platform in their preferred tongue. It uses advanced speech recognition and natural language processing (NLP) to interpret voice prompts and generate web structures, content, and layouts in real time.
Co-founder Uduma Glory, who leads the design and frontend efforts, describes the project as a movement toward inclusive tech. “We want every voice to be heard, literally. If you can speak, you can build,” she said.
Kofounda builds on Zeustek’s earlier project, Jummai, the first GPT-based language model trained in Hausa. That success paved the way for more culturally relevant AI tools, aligning with Microsoft’s mission to promote AI solutions built for local contexts.
As Nigeria’s digital economy continues to grow, contributing over $18 billion to the country’s GDP in 2023, Kofounda aims to empower thousands of small businesses to join the online marketplace.
The platform will officially go live in November 2025 at kofounda.com.ng, with expansion plans across West Africa already underway. Glory summarises it best: “This is more than a tech launch, it’s the sound of Africa building its future.”
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