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Conversational AI startup, Botlhale AI wins Startup of the Year award

AdminBy AdminNovember 19, 2023Updated:November 19, 2023No Comments1 Min Read
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Botlhale AI, specialists in multilingual speech and text conversational AI for African languages, have won the Startup of the Year award at the just-concluded Africa Tech Festival, held in Cape Town, South Africa.

Founded by Sange Maxaku, Thapelo Nthite, and Xolisani Nkwentsha, the company is breaking language barriers for African businesses and their customers by unleashing the power of human language technologies in African languages. 

Team Botlhale AI

Simply put, Botlhale AI is redefining communication by helping organisations engage with customers in languages they trust and understand, using methods ranging from Multilingual Chatbots to Call Centre analytics.

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