Governed Operational AI for Africa — a funding-round pitch deck built for the Google Africa Applied AI Lab submission, centred on business model, TAM/SAM/SOM and demo-led platform proof.
# NKYMERA — Google Africa Applied AI Lab · Pitch Deck
> **Governed Operational AI for Africa** — a funding-round pitch deck built for the Google Africa Applied AI Lab submission, centred on business model, TAM/SAM/SOM and demo-led platform proof.
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## 🌍 About
**NKYMERA** is Africa's first governed operational AI platform — translating multilingual requests into structured, authority-controlled workflows for institutions across the continent.
This repository contains the **standalone HTML pitch deck** (`deck.nkymera.com`) submitted to the Google Africa Applied AI Lab. It is intentionally separate from the live product demo platform (`demo.nkymera.com`).
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| **Deck platform** | deck.nkymera.com |
| **Demo platform** | demo.nkymera.com |
| **Google AI Stack** | Gemini · Vertex AI · Google Cloud |
| **Beachhead market** | Ghana → 7-market Africa expansion |
| **TAM hypothesis** | $6–10B / yr governed operational AI |
| **SOM ARR target** | $30–50M (five-year planning range) |
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## ✨ What This Deck Covers
| Slide | Topic |
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| **About** | Hero landing — mission, pillars, Google partnership |
| **Thesis** | Investment narrative & market metrics (TAM / SAM / SOM) |
| **Gap** | The market problem: AI entering African operations faster than institutions can govern it |
| **Product** | WorkGraph — 8-stage governed execution lifecycle |
| **Model** | Enterprise revenue architecture (licence + usage + managed ops) |
| **Market** | Explicit, conservative, testable TAM/SAM/SOM sizing |
| **Expansion** | Ghana beachhead → 7-country priority map |
| **Commercial** | Land → expand → platform commercial motion |
| **Moat** | Africa-native governance as competitive differentiator |
| **Google** | How Gemini + Vertex AI become material inside the governed path |
| **Ask** | 30 / 60 / 90-day funding narrative and submission strategy |
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## 🏗️ Architecture & Design
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nkymera-html-deck-AI/
├── index.html # Single-file pitch deck (all slid …