14-04-2025
Vinsighte CEO Oluwatomisin Kolawole Is Building Tech That Sees Beyond Sight
Marrakech – On the first day of GITEX Africa 2025, Oluwatomisin Kolawole was amongst the semi finalist startups pulling out all the stops of the Supernova Challenge, representing his company CEO of Vinsighte.
When I met Oluwatomisin Kolawole on Day One of GITEX Africa 2025, he didn't introduce himself like your typical tech founder.
There was no jargon, no rehearsed script — just sincerity.
Kolawole attended the tech event as CEO of Vinsighte .
And just like that, you could tell — this wasn't someone building tech for the hype. He was building it with heart and looking forward to sharing his insights with Morocco World News.
'At Vinsighte we make use of artificial intelligence technology to stop the visually impaired to read and navigate the environment independently,' he explained.
Kolawole's journey into tech wasn't paved in pitch decks and seed rounds — it started with something personal.
'I started Vinsighte after seeing lots of visionary persons around me when I was in medical school drop out of college because they could not read and navigate the environment independently,' he shared.
'So I took it upon myself to start building a solution that can actually help them to gain access to inclusive education and job opportunities.'
There it was again: that word. Visionary. And not just in the metaphorical, startup-speak kind of way.
For Oluwatomisin, the people Vinsighte serves are nothing short of extraordinary.
Apparently, visually impaired persons, after they use their product, 'they become more confident, they feel more included and they feel they have more convenience and happy life.'
The mobile app available on iOS and Android. But it doesn't stop there.
'We also have eyeglasses which is upcoming at the moment and will be launched in a couple of months from now,' he added — almost as if he were sharing a secret he couldn't wait for the world to see.
The tech behind it might sound complicated — OCR, text-to-speech, AI — but the intention behind it is heartbreakingly simple: inclusion.
'One thing we try to do is keep our costs low while making and producing our solution,' he mentioned.
'And one thing we try to do in that way is working with local developers and also trying to upskill ourselves to be able to build and build effectively.'
But like any good story, there were plot twists.
'One of the major challenges we faced while building Vinsighte was the fact that it was difficult to get access to local producing materials within Africa,' he expressed.
'Also, AI technology was not really advanced in Africa at that point in time. So we had to take upon ourselves to upskill ourselves and, you know, put in more effort and resources to be able to build what we have today.'
Some founders build apps. Others build empires.
Oluwatomisin is building confidence. He's building access.
He's building the future. And when asked what he'd say if he met Elon Musk?
'I'll tell Elon Musk: join us using AI to do good for the world.' Tags: GITEX AFRICAGITEX Africa 2025techTechnology
