We're building the future of AI in Africa.

Our Story

In 2024, three visionary minds Niyibizi Schadrack, Hirwa Gael, and Murwanashyaka Philbert came together with a shared ambition: to build the first Kinyarwanda foundational model (FM) entirely from scratch. We were Frustrated by the lack of AI tools that truly understood the nuances of our local context in Kinyarwanda language, we set out to change the landscape of AI for Kinyarwanda language. This path lead us to build custom tools to pave path to our goal. We combined our expertise spans artificial intelligence, data management, Business and software engineering.

After identified a critical gap in the AI landscape: existing language models failed to capture the intricate linguistic patterns and cultural nuances of Kinyarwanda. This limitation inspired us to develop proprietary solutions that would serve the specific needs of Kinyarwanda speakers and set new standards for AI development in African languages.

At the heart of 'Yali Labs' innovation is the Alta Tokenizer a tokenization tool designed to convert kinyarwanda text into tokens with unprecedented accuracy. This increases the model's ability to resonate with kinywarwanda language.

Alta Model is a foundational model specifically engineered for Kinyarwanda. This model is built on transformer architecture and it build to understand kinyarwanda unique linguistic patterns.

We existed to bridge the gap but we have evolved beyond its initial mission of creating a single language model. The company now stands at the forefront of a broader technological revolution, focused on democratizing AI access and enabling local talents to create solutions that address specific regional needs. Our work exemplifies how targeted technological innovation can drive meaningful progress in linguistic inclusion and digital advancement across Africa.