Summary
Franck Nijimbere is an AI and ML engineer, entrepreneur, and founder with a decade of experience building production-grade systems and startups across fintech, healthtech, and enterprise automation. A Rhodes Scholar and Oxford PhD candidate in Computer Science, he specializes in resource-efficient neural networks, LLM compression, and scalable inference for constrained environments. He co-founded Jamii Finance (a Y Combinator finalist robo-advisor for East Africa) and now leads GoAgentic, applying AI agents to automate customer acquisition and conversion for businesses. His background spans Google, Goldman Sachs, Coursera and healthcare imaging projects, reflecting a rare mix of distributed systems, ML research, and hands-on software engineering. Comfortable moving between research and product, he focuses on practical, deployable AI that targets emerging-market impact and operational efficiency. An often-overlooked strength is his track record mentoring founders and building partnerships across academia and startups, helping bridge research insights to real-world ventures.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at Morehouse College
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science - Health Data Science CDT, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science - Health Data Science CDT at University of Oxford
High School, Mathematics, Physics, Biology and Chemistry, High School, Mathematics, Physics, Biology and Chemistry at Ecole Internationale de Bujumbura
English, French, kirundi