UK-Africa Tech Immersion: AI Training South Africa Cohort — And Why We Said Yes

A Week That Opens New Doors

We are bringing AI training South Africa into focus through a week-long immersion in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Our founder and CEO, Alisa Patotskaya, is on the ground right now. This is a moment we are proud to share with you.

The programme is the inaugural UK–Africa Tech Immersion: South Africa cohort. It is funded by the UK South Africa Tech Hub, an initiative of the UK Government. As a result, doors are opening that we could not have walked through alone.

V54 Open Impact, the non-profit arm of Ventures 54, delivers the programme. Grow London and Startup Club ZA collaborate on the ground. Together, they shape a week of real conversations and real introductions.

Why AI Training South Africa Matters To Us

South Africa has a vibrant tech ecosystem with strong corporate demand. For example, learning and development teams here need scalable, multilingual content. This is why AI training South Africa fits our mission so well.

Immersive Fox is an AI video generation platform for personalised multilingual content. We help corporate trainers create video at scale, in many languages. So this market feels like a natural next step for us.

In addition, the cultural and language diversity of South Africa pushes our product forward. Because every learner deserves training in their own language, we listen closely. Then we build with that feedback in mind.

The Cohort And The Bigger Picture

We are honoured to walk this week alongside other UK scaleups. The cohort includes SaaScada, CLOWD9, Swoop, Sumsub, CyberQ Group, Algomarketing, and Kinhub. Together, eight of us are exploring commercial partnerships across the region.

Meanwhile, the week is packed with meetings. We are sitting down with corporates, investors, and ecosystem leaders. This means every day brings fresh insight into the local market.

The programme is part of the UK Africa Sandbox, a broader initiative. It strengthens the UK–Africa innovation corridor. Therefore, our work here connects to something much bigger than one trip.

Grateful, And Open To Connect

First, thank you to the UK South Africa Tech Hub for the invitation. Also, thank you to V54 Open Impact, Grow London, and Startup Club ZA. Finally, thank you to every founder and partner who has shared their time this week.

We are still learning, and we are still listening. So if you build, buy, or shape corporate training in South Africa, we would love to talk. Reach out to us and let us start a conversation about what AI training South Africa needs next.