LyRise

What they do:

LyRise assesses and matches A.I. talent with global companies while providing an efficient infrastructure for work

LyRise is the platform for companies to achieve AI ROI easier & faster. They use generative AI to help companies find their highest ROI AI use case, match & work with AI-Data experts from their network of 3000+ engineers at half the time & cost. Companies can build AI teams and hire from their expert network that has worked before with companies like Microsoft, Google, Tesla, and many others from Africa and beyond.

Why we invested:

Lyrise unlocks Egypt's untapped AI/ML talent pool, enabling corporates to access affordable local expertise and deploy AI solutions effectively. This not only enhances corporate capabilities but also provides local talent with lucrative opportunities for skill development and global exposure.Why we invested

The Founder:

Marc Banoub is Founder and CEO of LyRise, a marketplace for employers to hire top AI talent easier and faster. LyRise was founded to solve the mismatch in AI & Data jobs and talent by assessing, up-skilling and placing Africa’s top AI, Data engineers & scientists in global technology companies.
Marc participated in the first MIT Deep Technology Bootcamp at Massachusetts soon after LyRise launched the first AI and Data Science Bootcamp in Africa at the AI for Good panel Rise-Up Summit.

Marc bootstrapped going all in with his savings of $8K, pioneered numerous advanced AI training programs to up-skill over 150+ engineers, co-certify 60+ (majority of which in partnership with Microsoft) and place 20+ in jobs in the US, UK, Germany and Egypt. Since then LyRise was able to generate >$200K in ARR and have >1.3k AI talents join the LyRise network.

Marc has been was recently selected amongst the Forbes 30 under 30 recipients in the Middle East, to be part of Meet Silicon Valley program, to host Egypt’s first virtual meet-up of the NeurIPS 2020 conference. It was covered as well at the first virtual AI Festival (alongside Google, Microsoft, Amazon and others);  the World AI Summit, and AI for Sustainable Development Goals co-organized by Circle of Sustainable Europe Circle and AI Governance International. It has also sponsored events such as Women in AI Netherlands.

Active in:

Egypt, the UK and the USA