A Physical AI Academy · Africa

Africa's best AI engineers start here.

Train in-person. Ship real systems. Get plugged into the startups building Africa's future.

AfroGuru is a physical AI academy in Africa where you learn to build production-grade AI systems alongside real operators — not watch videos, not read slides.

Two tracks. Application-based. Limited seats.

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Four things that make this different

In-person cohorts — not online, not self-paced

Human + AI mentorship — expert instructors and real-time AI feedback

Real startup pipeline — top graduates introduced to hiring partners

Application-based intake — we select for builders, not just payers

Why AfroGuru

See what makes this different.

02 — Dual learning system

How you learn at AfroGuru

Every student trains with both expert human instruction and AI-powered acceleration — because that's exactly how you'll work at any AI-native company.

Human trainer mentoring students — Human trainers
In-person instructors who have shipped AI products in the real world. They guide your work week by week, review your code, and tell you the things textbooks won't.

AI assistant interface — AI trainers
AI assistants give you immediate feedback on every project — code reviews, prompt critiques, test failures explained in plain language. You get the equivalent of a senior engineer available 24 hours a day.

The combination means you learn faster, build more, and graduate with both the skill and the instinct.

03 — Programmes

Two tracks. That's it.

We cut eight tracks down to two. Not because we couldn't teach more — because being excellent at two things is worth more to you than being mediocre at eight.

Track 01

AI Engineering

Build, deploy and evaluate AI systems

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You will leave able to build RAG pipelines, wire agents, write evals, and deploy to production. This is the skill set that commands ₦150,000–₦300,000/month at a Nigerian startup on day one.

What you build across 12 weeks

A working knowledge base chatbot. An autonomous research agent. A multi-agent customer support pipeline. A production API with observability and cost tracking. A WhatsApp AI assistant. Your own capstone product, demoed live to startup operators.

You'll graduate able to

—Call and stream any major LLM API
—Build and evaluate RAG systems
—Build and deploy AI agents with tool use
—Write evals to measure and improve AI quality
—Serve AI systems via FastAPI
—Integrate into WhatsApp and Telegram
—Monitor cost, latency, and safety in production

Track 02

Vibe Coding

Ship AI-assisted products from idea to live URL

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Not a coding course. You'll use Cursor, Claude Code, and v0 to go from an idea in your head to a deployed product with a real URL — without needing years of prior engineering experience. For founders who need to prototype fast, operators who want to build internal tools, and anyone who has an idea and no technical co-founder.

What you build across 10 weeks

Three shipped portfolio products. One of them is your own idea, scoped and launched with 1-on-1 support in the Elite tier.

You'll graduate able to

—Scope a buildable MVP and strip it to the essential
—Use AI-assisted tools to ship a full-stack product
—Deploy live and iterate based on real feedback
—Communicate technically with engineers
—Present a product to investors or clients

04 — Opportunity pipeline

From training to real-world opportunity.

We do not just teach you and wish you luck. AfroGuru runs an active opportunity pipeline that connects top graduates to the startups, operators, and investors we work with.

Step 01

Learn

Cohort-based training. In-person. Human and AI mentors together.

Step 02

Build

Ship real projects across your track. Every project is evaluated by working operators — not just your instructor.

Step 03

Get matched

Top performers are introduced to our partner startup network. Not a job board. A direct warm introduction.

Step 04

Get hired or funded

Internships, freelance briefs, full-time roles, and — for the standout capstone builds — ecosystem exposure to early investors.

Top-performing graduates from the AI Engineering track are introduced to partner companies within 30 days of completing the capstone. Outstanding Vibe Coding builds have entered the AfroGuru startup pipeline for funding conversations.

05 — Student work

Built by AfroGuru graduates

Apps, agents, prototypes and systems shipped during real cohorts — not toy exercises.

Vibe Coding
Lagos Logistics App
(route optimisation tool for a real Lagos courier)

AI Engineering
Customer Support Agent
(multi-agent pipeline handling 3 query types with human escalation)

AI Engineering
Sales Analytics Dashboard
(RAG system over 6 months of CRM data)

Vibe Coding
Smart Inventory Manager
(Nigerian SMB stock tracking tool, shipped in 9 days)

Every cohort adds to this list. Your capstone could be next.

06 — The space

A physical environment built for builders

AfroGuru is not a Zoom call. It is a physical space designed for the kind of focus, collaboration, and intensity that producing real work requires.

Fast internet. Dedicated build stations. A room that takes the work seriously — because the work is serious.

07 — Cohort investment

Selective, application-based intake

A junior AI engineer in Lagos earns ₦150,000–₦300,000/month. Your cohort fee pays back before month two.

Track 01 · AI Engineering

Standard

₦150,000

Foundation skills. APIs, prompting, RAG basics. Ship your first AI app.

—8 weeks · 3× per week
—LLM APIs, prompt engineering, embeddings
—1 portfolio project
—Community access

Pays back in month 1.

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Advanced

Most chosen

₦300,000

Full 12-week track. RAG, agents, evals, production deployment.

—12 weeks · full curriculum
—RAG, agents, multi-agent, evals, deploy
—12 weekly projects + capstone
—Hiring pipeline access
—Everything in Standard

₦50,000/month over 6 months. ₦20,000 off if paid upfront.

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Elite

₦500,000

Systems-level. For builders targeting founding engineer or startup roles.

—12 weeks + 4-week mentorship extension
—Weekly 1-on-1 mentor sessions
—Direct partner startup introductions
—Funding-readiness review
—Everything in Advanced

Limited to 3 seats per cohort. Offered at application review to standout candidates.

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Track 02 · Vibe Coding

Standard

₦100,000

Learn the tools. Ship your first product. No prior coding experience needed.

—6 weeks · 3× per week
—Cursor, Claude Code, v0 toolchain
—1 shipped MVP
—Community access

Pays back in your first freelance project.

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Advanced

Most chosen

₦200,000

Full product builder track. Scope, ship, iterate, get hired.

—10 weeks · full curriculum
—Full AI-assisted development stack
—3 shipped portfolio products
—Freelance client prep and portfolio
—Everything in Standard

₦50,000/month over 4 months. ₦20,000 off if paid upfront.

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Elite

₦350,000

For founders and operators building their own AI product.

—10 weeks + 6-week 1-on-1 build sprint
—Weekly session with an AI engineer mentor
—Build your own product — not just exercises
—GTM and launch support
—Everything in Advanced

You graduate with a live product, not just a portfolio.

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Limited seats per cohort. All selection is application-based. Payment plans available on both Advanced tiers at ₦50,000/month.

08 — Outcomes

What graduates say

"Built my first AI agent and landed a freelance contract within six weeks of graduating."

— Adaeze O., AI Engineering graduate

"Joined an early-stage Lagos startup as their first AI engineer after the Elite track. They found me through the AfroGuru pipeline."

— Kwame A., AI Engineering Elite graduate

"I had an idea and no technical co-founder. Ten weeks later I had a live product with paying users."

— Tomi B., Vibe Coding Advanced graduate

Cohort 04 — Now open

The builders shaping Africa's AI economy are starting now.

Limited physical intake. Applications reviewed monthly. We select for ambition, not just ability to pay.

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