Lagos, Nigeria — Two Nigerian brothers have stepped into the spotlight of Africa’s nascent AI industry with a product and a company aimed at changing how the world learns.
In March 2025, multimedia graduates and software engineers Jesse Chinekezi and Ted Chinekezi formally launched Avatar & Qantum AI Technologies Ltd., headquartered in Nigeria. Their flagship product, AIProfessor, is an AI learning companion designed to teach learners at every level — “from nursery to tertiary,” the brothers say — and to provide specialised support for students with learning differences.
“Education should meet each learner where they are — different ages, languages, and learning styles,” Jesse Chinekezi, the company’s chief executive officer, said in a statement. “With AIProfessor, we’re building tools that give every student a fair chance to thrive, and we’re doing it from Africa, for the world.”
AIProfessor combines several features the brothers describe as critical for worldwide classrooms and homes: vision-based OCR (optical character recognition) that lets students scan printed or handwritten homework and receive step-by-step explanations; tailored Dyslexic and ADHD learning modes; voice-based conversational tutoring; multilingual interfaces; and a design meant to perform in low-bandwidth and intermittent-connection environments.
The product also includes tools for families and schools: a Family Plan with shared accounts and parental monitoring, teacher dashboards and progress-report exports, and analytics designed to track mastery over time. The company says the design priorities were accessibility, data privacy and adaptability to local curricula.
The Chinekezi brothers are not new to AI work. According to the company, they previously developed early AI chat assistants on the continent and have now moved to scale that work into education and broader AI services. Jesse leads product strategy and partnerships as CEO; Ted serves as chief operating officer and technical director, overseeing engineering, machine-learning pipelines, and hardware efforts such as digital camera engineering.
Avatar & Qantum AI Technologies also produces FreePressNews — Essential Global Intelligence, a daily report the company distributes on international developments, and offers a suite of commercial services: web and app design, bespoke machine-learning solutions, embedded systems and camera engineering, plus multimedia production and post-production services.
Beyond commercial products, the brothers say they plan to establish Africa’s first dedicated AI research institute, an ambitious initiative they describe as a vehicle for “rivaling and surpassing existing global institutions.” The proposal, according to company materials, envisages partnerships with universities, PhD programs, and research labs to build local capacity in applied and fundamental AI.
Both founders have formal training tied to the U.S. and international institutions: they completed Brigham Young University’s software technology program and hold postgraduate qualifications in computer programming and information systems management from the African American International Research Institute, the company notes.
Practical response to local needs
The brothers position AIProfessor as a pragmatic response to conditions that limit learning on the continent: uneven internet access, language diversity and a lack of accessible tutoring for learners with special needs. By combining on-device processing, compressed OCR pipelines and downloadable lesson packs, the company aims to make AI-assisted learning feasible even on lower-cost devices and weak networks.
“We want technology that doesn’t require perfect conditions,” Ted Chinekezi said, outlining the engineering challenge the team has prioritised. “If a student in a small town can point their phone at a workbook and get the help they need, that’s powerful.”
Avatar & Qantum’s launch arrives as interest in locally developed AI tools grows across Africa. If AIProfessor gains traction in schools and homes, it could become a model for how regionally built AI products address local curricula and languages while foregrounding inclusion for neurodivergent learners.
The company is positioning itself to pursue multiple revenue channels: consumer subscriptions (including family plans), school and district licenses, and commercial services for businesses and media producers. It also cites plans to pursue telco partnerships and pilot programs with schools as part of its go-to-market strategy.
For now, AIProfessor is being promoted as a freemium product with premium tiers for families and schools; Avatar & Qantum is running pilot programs and preparing the research institute roadmap. The brothers say their immediate goals are localization (adding more African languages), deepening teacher and school integrations, and scaling across the world.
Journalists or organisations seeking interviews or more information can contact Avatar & Qantum AI Technologies Ltd. via the company’s public communications channels. (qantumai.dev@gmail.com).
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