What we do

Ubundi is a Cape Town–born venture studio turning cutting-edge AI into products that keep humans at the center. Our first bet is TooToo: a “personal codex” engine that lets people own their data and voice. Every line of code aims for global relevance and local equity: talent, IP, and upside stay rooted here first, then ripple outward.

Why Work For Us

As our founding engineer you’ll stand at the 0->1 frontier, shipping green-field products with real autonomy, backed by a founder who’s taken companies from garage to global (WooCommerce, Conversio and Cogsy). Expect meaningful equity, a bias for shipping over slide-decks, and a front-row seat in writing South Africa’s AI chapter. We’re well-connected enough to open doors worldwide, small enough that your decisions shape the entire studio.

Our Culture

We live the Ubuntu idea: “I am because we are.” That means high trust, radical candor, and respect for life outside the terminal—build great things without becoming the product. We prize craft, curiosity, and constructive provocation; we’d rather experiment and learn in daylight than polish in secrecy. Bring your whole self, pull up a chair, and let’s make technology that makes humanity more human.

Our Engineering Processes

As long as it includes some vibe coding, you get to shape this as a founding engineer in the studio.

Our Hiring Process

Scrappy AF. No frills, no fuss. Just a bias for action, authenticity and deep alignment with the story that we'd like to write for AI forged in South Africa.