About Me
Kate is a technologist who has received global acclaim for her impact work, most notably for advancing technology access across Africa. She was named TIME 100 Most Influential People in AI, World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer and One Young World Entrepreneur of the Year 2024. Kate is the Founder & CEO of Amini, a leading AI startup building the data infrastructure for Africa and the Global South.
Before Amini, her career spanned leadership positions at global tech companies including NVIDIA, where she led global developer relations and expansion into emerging markets, and Arm, where she was a pivotal figure in the Tiny Machine Learning (TinyML) movement. At Intel, she led the development of the world’s first AI development kit in a USB form factor, the Neural Compute Stick bringing computer vision and Al to IoT and edge devices to millions for the first time.