Kidus Yared

Engineer turned entrepreneur | CEO @HasabAI | Building Africa’s voice in AI

[Kidus Yared @YaKidus]

Ethiopia’s Kidus Yared Builds AI Platform to Simplify Text and Voice Processing - We are Tech https://t.co/cq0SpULmWq

@WeAreTechAfrica @Hasab_AI @AIHub4SD

[France in Ethiopia @AmbafranceET]

🇫🇷🇪🇹 Kidus Yared, founder of Hasab AI joined African and French innovators in Nairobi for the opening day of the #AfricaForward Summit.

Discussions focused on AI, innovation, entrepreneurship and the future of Africa-France partnerships.

#AfricaForward #Ethiopia #AI #Innovation

[Kidus Yared @YaKidus]

We’re launching Orion-1, our latest Multilingual ASR model at @Hasab_AI

-Auto-detects & transcribes 6 languages
-Zero configuration needed
-Built 4 multilingual environments

Grateful to our partners for making this possible!
@NvidiaInception @Cineca1969 @AIHub4SD

[Hasab AI @Hasab_AI]

Announcing #Orion1 by Hasab AI:
One model. 6 languages. No flags

Current ASR workflow:
Guess language → Check → Retry
#Orion1 : Send audio → Get transcript
Our new multilingual model detects 6 languages automatically

Building Speech AI 4 Africa.
#AIAfrica #AI4Good #HasabAI

[Kidus Yared @YaKidus]

@Hasab_AI @ebczena @EthiopianNewsA @MOJEthiopia @AlJazeera @BBCWorld

[Hasab AI @Hasab_AI]

Introducing 'HoPR Explorer', built by @Hasab_AI.

Every word spoken in the Ethiopian Parliament is now searchable, readable, and understandable by anyone, anywhere.

Translate debates → English, French, Arabic, Afaan Oromo, Tigrigna

https://t.co/uEjvFsrtCR

[Africa Fintech Summit @AfriFintech]

#AddisAbaba are you ready?! Here’s how the Addis AI Forum is shaping up 👇

Opening Keynote: by Emmanuel Lubanzadio, Africa Lead at @OpenAI

��� Fireside Chat: OpenAI, Africa &, What the Future Holds
The global frontier meets African ambition.
Emmanuel Lubanzadio, Africa Lead at OpenAI
Zekarias Amsalu Dubale, FCCA Amsalu, Cofounder, Africa Fintech Summit

🔥Fireside Chat: Africa’s AI Leapfrog
How Africa can move straight into AI-native growth.
Emmanuel Lubanzadio, Africa Lead, OpenAI
@FredSwaniker , Founder & CEO, Sand Technologies
Zekarias Amsalu Dubale, FCCA Amsalu, Cofounder, Africa Fintech Summit

🔥Fireside Chat: AI Impact in Africa & the Talent Behind It
Who’s building the next generation of African AI operators?
Mirafe Gebriel Marcos, Country Manager Ethiopia, Sand Technologies, @alx_ethiopia .
Zekarias Amsalu Dubale, FCCA, Cofounder, Africa Fintech Summit

🎤Panel Discussion: Compute, Renewable Power & Data Ethiopia’s AI Advantage
Mikael Alemu Gorsky, AI Researcher, Holon Institute of Technology
Firew Beyene, CEO, Bamacon Real Estate
Tigest Damtie PMP®, CMO, WebSprix
@KalKassa , Founder, https://t.co/EKcuYb1Jmc
Mikiyas Tamerat, Marketing & Digital Lead, Africa Fintech Summit

🤖Showcase: Ethiopia’s AI Innovators & Use Cases
Real builders. Real products. Real momentum.
Kidus Yared, Cofounder of Hasab AI
Betelhem Girma, Product Lead, @
Manahat Thomas, Co-Founder, Cronos EdX
Nigist Goytom & Or Feldman Salem, Cofounders, Bee Educate (by Ha:Hu::)
Biniyam Daniel, Founder, Addis AI
Mahlet Seyoum, Founder, Learning Cloud ET

Ecosystem leaders. Builders. Operators. Founders.

All in one room.

See you in Addis.

[Hasab AI @Hasab_AI]

We were at #EnkopaSummit2025!

@YaKidus , joined a panel exploring Africa’s AI journey and the question of data alongside @maxosba
A great exchange of ideas, insights, and connections shaping the future of AI, data, and innovation in Africa.
#AIinAfrica #EnkopaSummit

[Hasab AI @Hasab_AI]

We’re excited to share that @Hasab_AI has joined the NVIDIA Inception Program.

This support helps us scale speech intelligence for African and other less digitally-served languages.

Grateful to @nvidiaAI & congrats to the Hasab AI team!

#NVIDIAInception #AIforAfrica

[Hasab AI @Hasab_AI]

🚀 New Beta: Afaan Oromoo is now on Hasab AI! 🇪🇹

No more manual typing.

Built for journalists, researchers, media houses & anyone working in local languages.
-Fast, accurate transcription
-Save time & effort
-Multilingual AI for Africa
📌 Try it now → https://t.co/pBpN4gA10A

[ብሩክ ታዬ Brook Taye @btaye]

The Startup Proclamation (not an Act!) making its final rounds at HPR & close to becoming the law- 🤞🏿before the recesses. 2018FY will be a watershed moment for thousands of startups seeking support & investors chasing a diversified investment opportunity. https://t.co/b5s0Lla5db

[Sam Altman @sama]

Somewhere in the world, an unknown young person is probably starting a company now that will eventually be as big as today's tech giants.

[Hasab AI @Hasab_AI]

Huge thanks to the organizers of #ETEX2025 and everyone who visited our booth. Your support means the world. This is just the beginning.

@PMEthiopia @MinistryofInno2 @ETEX_Ethiopia @INSAEthio @EIHEthiopia

Website: https://t.co/HU5dILTFkb
LinkedIn: https://t.co/koxpa6gO7w

[Hasab AI @Hasab_AI]

We showcased our solutions in speech-to-text, translation & time-stamping—designed for African and low resource languages.
We’re building tools that break language barriers.

@MinistryofInno2 @InstituteGC
#SpeechTech #LanguageAI #TechForGood

[Shega Media @shegamedia]

With 97% accuracy in Amharic speech recognition, Hasab AI is blending open-source frameworks with proprietary models tailored to local dialects to unlock a new stage for Ethiopian speech technology.

https://t.co/S9hFI3KI89

[Kidus Yared @YaKidus]

Happening now. Alibaba Global Initiative reunion summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia @ Skylight Hotel. Also marking official launch of Global Digital Talent Academy.

@AlibabaGroup @BaheruZeyenu @dagmawit_abebe @MinistryofInno2