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Builder Spotlights5 min read

How Amina Turned a Side Project into a Funded AI Startup

She walked in with a spreadsheet and an idea. Eight weeks later, she walked out with a working prototype that landed her first round of funding. Here is how she did it.

28 Feb 2026Read the full story
From the Workshop8 min read

Building an AI Crop Advisor in 3 Days: A Workshop Breakdown

Step by step through the process. What worked, what broke, and what we learned building a tool that now serves 2,000 farmers in East Africa.

21 Feb 2026Read more
Field Notes4 min read

Why We Stopped Teaching Theory and Started Breaking Things

Most AI courses teach you to watch. We teach you to build. Here is the philosophy behind VisionForge, straight from the workshop floor.

14 Feb 2026Read more
Builder Spotlights6 min read

"I Automated 40 Hours of Work in My First Week Back"

Thabo came from a corporate finance team. No coding background. Within days of finishing the programme, he built three internal tools his team now uses daily.

7 Feb 2026Read more
From the Workshop6 min read

The Tools Our Builders Actually Use (2026 Edition)

Forget the hype lists. These are the AI tools our graduates reach for every day, picked because they actually solve problems, not because they trend on X.

31 Jan 2026Read more
Field Notes7 min read

What Cape Town Gets Right About AI Education

Small classes. Real problems. No slides. A look at why hands-on, in-person AI training produces better builders than any online course ever could.

24 Jan 2026Read more

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