• Hamet Sow’s startup Intersip International uses AI and voice tech to deliver services via mobile
• The platform offers real-time, localized info through SMS, voice calls, and APIs across West Africa
• Sow combines tech, data collection, and youth training to drive digital inclusion and social impact

Senegalese entrepreneur Hamet Sow (pictured) is using artificial intelligence to improve access to information in West Africa, with a focus on making mobile technology a tool for daily life and development. He sees strong potential in these everyday digital habits to structure access to services and data across the region.

Sow is the CEO and founder of Intersip International, a company he launched in 2023 to focus on AI and natural language processing with a strong social impact mission. The company develops tools that promote digital inclusion, open access to information, and help train young Africans in digital skills.

One of Intersip’s main innovations is a platform that delivers real-time, personalized services through SMS, voice calls, and APIs. It is designed to reach West African communities and supports multiple local languages through a conversational AI called FatimAI, which is accessible via voice calls.

In addition to information delivery, the platform supports field data collection, tracks indicators, monitors surveyor activity, geolocates responses, and performs real-time quality checks.

Hamet Sow holds a PhD in international development from Paris Dauphine University in France. He began teaching numerical analysis in 2015 at Gaston Berger University and later joined the UN Population Fund in Senegal in 2019, where he led monitoring, evaluation, and learning efforts. Between 2021 and 2024, he worked as a research analyst at the International Food Policy Research Institute and later at the World Bank.

A former participant in the Orange Corners Senegal startup incubator, Sow won second prize at the 2024 Dakar Innovation Days for his work with Intersip International.