Awarri comes from the Yoruba word Awari - “to seek and find”. That spirit of curiosity and discovery drives everything we do. We believe Africa’s greatest strength lies in its people - brimming with creativity, resilience, and untapped ingenuity.

Awarri comes from the Yoruba word Awari - “to seek and find”. That spirit of curiosity and discovery drives everything we do. We believe Africa’s greatest strength lies in its people - brimming with creativity, resilience, and untapped ingenuity.

Awarri comes from the Yoruba word Awari - “to seek and find”. That spirit of curiosity and discovery drives everything we do. We believe Africa’s greatest strength lies in its people - brimming with creativity, resilience, and untapped ingenuity.

Awarri comes from the Yoruba word Awari - “to seek and find”. That spirit of curiosity and discovery drives everything we do. We believe Africa’s greatest strength lies in its people - brimming with creativity, resilience, and untapped ingenuity.

Our mission is to enable the development and adoption of frontier technology on the African continent, starting in Nigeria, by building lasting solutions that create a brighter, more equitable future. 

Our Story

We envision an Africa where technology is not just consumed, but created. Where innovation is homegrown, tailored for Africa, and celebrated worldwide. Awarri was founded to turn this vision into reality by pioneering locally trained AI models, robotics platforms, and data services designed for impact at scale.

2019 – Awarri is Founded

Born to drive frontier technology adoption in Africa, starting with robotics education in Nigeria

2021 – Next Robotics Legends (2.0)

Expanded the program after the success of the first edition, inspiring even more young innovators.

2024 – Launch of Langeasy

Introduced Langeasy, Nigeria’s first nationwide data collection platform for local languages, crowdsourcing linguistic data at scale.

2024 – National AI Leadership

Announced a landmark partnership with the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy to develop and launch Nigeria’s first multilingual LLM.

2020 – Next Robotics Legends (1.0)

With Union Bank, we launched Nigeria’s first robotics training, mentoring, and competition program for students aged 11–16.

2023 – First AI Research Lab

With SAIL Innovation Lab Ikorodu, we launched our first AI Research Lab in Lagos, training and hiring 150+ young tech talents as future pioneers.

2024 – Partnership with 3MTT Nigeria

Partnered with the 3MTT programme to engage 4000+ fellows in structured data gathering and training, building an evergreen pipeline of technical and data talent.

2025 – Scaling AI Talent

We’ve successfully trained and hired over 4200 Data Operators and Engineers - empowering Nigeria’s AI workforce at scale.

2019 – Awarri is Founded

Born to drive frontier technology adoption in Africa, starting with robotics education in Nigeria

2021 – Next Robotics Legends (2.0)

Expanded the program after the success of the first edition, inspiring even more young innovators.

2024 – Launch of Langeasy

Introduced Langeasy, Nigeria’s first nationwide data collection platform for local languages, crowdsourcing linguistic data at scale.

2024 – National AI Leadership

Announced a landmark partnership with the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy to develop and launch Nigeria’s first multilingual LLM.

2020 – Next Robotics Legends (1.0)

With Union Bank, we launched Nigeria’s first robotics training, mentoring, and competition program for students aged 11–16.

2023 – First AI Research Lab

With SAIL Innovation Lab Ikorodu, we launched our first AI Research Lab in Lagos, training and hiring 150+ young tech talents as future pioneers.

2024 – Partnership with 3MTT Nigeria

Partnered with the 3MTT programme to engage 4000+ fellows in structured data gathering and training, building an evergreen pipeline of technical and data talent.

2025 – Scaling AI Talent

We’ve successfully trained and hired over 4200 Data Operators and Engineers - empowering Nigeria’s AI workforce at scale.

2019 – Awarri is Founded

Born to drive frontier technology adoption in Africa, starting with robotics education in Nigeria

2021 – Next Robotics Legends (2.0)

Expanded the program after the success of the first edition, inspiring even more young innovators.

2024 – Launch of Langeasy

Introduced Langeasy, Nigeria’s first nationwide data collection platform for local languages, crowdsourcing linguistic data at scale.

2024 – National AI Leadership

Announced a landmark partnership with the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy to develop and launch Nigeria’s first multilingual LLM.

2020 – Next Robotics Legends (1.0)

With Union Bank, we launched Nigeria’s first robotics training, mentoring, and competition program for students aged 11–16.

2023 – First AI Research Lab

With SAIL Innovation Lab Ikorodu, we launched our first AI Research Lab in Lagos, training and hiring 150+ young tech talents as future pioneers.

2024 – Partnership with 3MTT Nigeria

Partnered with the 3MTT programme to engage 4000+ fellows in structured data gathering and training, building an evergreen pipeline of technical and data talent.

2025 – Scaling AI Talent

We’ve successfully trained and hired over 4200 Data Operators and Engineers - empowering Nigeria’s AI workforce at scale.

2019 – Awarri is Founded

Born to drive frontier technology adoption in Africa, starting with robotics education in Nigeria

2021 – Next Robotics Legends (2.0)

Expanded the program after the success of the first edition, inspiring even more young innovators.

2024 – Launch of Langeasy

Introduced Langeasy, Nigeria’s first nationwide data collection platform for local languages, crowdsourcing linguistic data at scale.

2024 – National AI Leadership

Announced a landmark partnership with the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy to develop and launch Nigeria’s first multilingual LLM.

2020 – Next Robotics Legends (1.0)

With Union Bank, we launched Nigeria’s first robotics training, mentoring, and competition program for students aged 11–16.

2023 – First AI Research Lab

With SAIL Innovation Lab Ikorodu, we launched our first AI Research Lab in Lagos, training and hiring 150+ young tech talents as future pioneers.

2024 – Partnership with 3MTT Nigeria

Partnered with the 3MTT programme to engage 4000+ fellows in structured data gathering and training, building an evergreen pipeline of technical and data talent.

2025 – Scaling AI Talent

We’ve successfully trained and hired over 4200 Data Operators and Engineers - empowering Nigeria’s AI workforce at scale.

Meet Our Founders

Meet the visionaries driving frontier technology adoption and shaping Africa’s future.

Silas Adekunle

Co-Founder & CEO

A robotics entrepreneur and engineer, Silas has spent his career at the intersection of technology and creativity. Known globally for creating MekaMon, the world’s first intelligent gaming robot, Silas is driven by the mission of empowering Africans not just to adopt but build frontier technologies. At Awarri, he leads vision, innovation, and strategy - bringing bold ideas to life.

Eniola Edun

Co-Founder & COO

Eniola is a leader at the nexus of business, technology, and operations. With a track record of building scalable teams and systems, she ensures that Awarri’s ambitious vision translates into lasting, real-world impact. As COO, she drives execution, partnerships, and the development of sustainable growth pathways for frontier technology across Africa.

Meet Our Founders

Meet the visionaries driving frontier technology adoption and shaping Africa’s future.

Silas Adekunle

Co-Founder & CEO

A robotics entrepreneur and engineer, Silas has spent his career at the intersection of technology and creativity. Known globally for creating MekaMon, the world’s first intelligent gaming robot, Silas is driven by the mission of empowering Africans not just to adopt but build frontier technologies. At Awarri, he leads vision, innovation, and strategy - bringing bold ideas to life.

Eniola Edun

Co-Founder & COO

Eniola is a leader at the nexus of business, technology, and operations. With a track record of building scalable teams and systems, she ensures that Awarri’s ambitious vision translates into lasting, real-world impact. As COO, she drives execution, partnerships, and the development of sustainable growth pathways for frontier technology across Africa.

Meet Our Founders

Meet the visionaries driving frontier technology adoption and shaping Africa’s future.

Silas Adekunle

Co-Founder & CEO

A robotics entrepreneur and engineer, Silas has spent his career at the intersection of technology and creativity. Known globally for creating MekaMon, the world’s first intelligent gaming robot, Silas is driven by the mission of empowering Africans not just to adopt but build frontier technologies. At Awarri, he leads vision, innovation, and strategy - bringing bold ideas to life.

Eniola Edun

Co-Founder & COO

Eniola is a leader at the nexus of business, technology, and operations. With a track record of building scalable teams and systems, she ensures that Awarri’s ambitious vision translates into lasting, real-world impact. As COO, she drives execution, partnerships, and the development of sustainable growth pathways for frontier technology across Africa.

Meet Our Founders

Meet the visionaries driving frontier technology adoption and shaping Africa’s future.

Silas Adekunle

Co-Founder & CEO

A robotics entrepreneur and engineer, Silas has spent his career at the intersection of technology and creativity. Known globally for creating MekaMon, the world’s first intelligent gaming robot, Silas is driven by the mission of empowering Africans not just to adopt but build frontier technologies. At Awarri, he leads vision, innovation, and strategy - bringing bold ideas to life.

Eniola Edun

Co-Founder & COO

Eniola is a leader at the nexus of business, technology, and operations. With a track record of building scalable teams and systems, she ensures that Awarri’s ambitious vision translates into lasting, real-world impact. As COO, she drives execution, partnerships, and the development of sustainable growth pathways for frontier technology across Africa.

At Awarri, we are guided by four principles:

People First

Technology must serve people and improve lives.

Technology must serve people and improve lives.

Lasting Impact

We build with the long-term in mind—solutions that endure.

We build with the long-term in mind—solutions that endure.

Seek & Find

Curiosity fuels innovation; we see challenges as opportunities.

Curiosity fuels innovation; we see challenges as opportunities.

Cultivating Tech Pioneers

We’re nurturing the next generation of African talent to lead in AI and robotics.

We’re nurturing the next generation of African talent to lead in AI and robotics.

Join Us as We Turn Africa's Potential into a Reality

Join Us as We Turn Africa's Potential into a Reality

Join Us as We Turn Africa's Potential into a Reality

We invite builders, researchers, developers, and dreamers to join us. Together, we can turn curiosity into solutions, ideas into impact, and Africa’s potential into a global reality.

We invite builders, researchers, developers, and dreamers to join us. Together, we can turn curiosity into solutions, ideas into impact, and Africa’s potential into a global reality.

We invite builders, researchers, developers, and dreamers to join us. Together, we can turn curiosity into solutions, ideas into impact, and Africa’s potential into a global reality.

We invite builders, researchers, developers, and dreamers to join us. Together, we can turn curiosity into solutions, ideas into impact, and Africa’s potential into a global reality.

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Join our community and get the latest updates on Awarri projects, beta access, and AI insights. Sign up now to stay in the loop! We respect your privacy.

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Stay ahead with Awarri

Join our community and get the latest updates on Awarri projects, beta access, and AI insights. Sign up now to stay in the loop! We respect your privacy.

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