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Tech & Innovation: The Youth-led Ai Startup Transforming Consumer Insight

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South Africa’s youth economy is bursting with innovation — and few stories capture that energy better than that of Kamogelo Selepe. At just 22, she built an AI platform that predicts consumer behaviour. Kamogelo is the CEO and Founder of ArcaneEdge, an AI‑powered marketing technology company operating at the intersection of artificial intelligence, consumer behaviour and digital strategy. Her flagship innovation, the Digital Doppelgänger Platform, among other things has propelled her to award-winning entrepreneur status. She joins today's Tech & Innovation feature to unpack her journey, her technology, and her message for South Africa’s young entrepreneurs.
16 Jun 12PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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