Summary
Fabrice Zapfack is a data and AI leader with a decade of experience building high-performing teams and products across Côte d'Ivoire and pan-African ventures. As Partner at Artefact Côte d'Ivoire and former CEO & CTO of data354, he has a track record of growing data capabilities from scratch and turning analytics into inclusive, business-driving solutions. His background spans hands-on data science, teaching machine learning, and early-stage SaaS founding, giving him both technical depth and entrepreneurial instinct. Educated in data science and technological innovation, he blends applied mathematics with product-minded engineering to solve real-world problems. Known for a tagline “Black meets data,” he also brings an uncommon focus on talent development in West Africa’s data ecosystem.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Msc. Technological Innovation Engineering and Entrepreneurship, Msc. Technological Innovation Engineering and Entrepreneurship at University of California, Berkeley
Msc. Data Science & Big Data Applied mathematics, Msc. Data Science & Big Data Applied mathematics at École Polytechnique