Funza AI · the offline AI access layer

AI is changing the world. Billions still can't reach it.

Funza changes that. If you can send an SMS, you can use AI on any phone. No app. No data. No internet.

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Funza AI

Available over SMS

Best time to plant maize?
Plant at the start of the rainy season, when the soil stays moist. Want a 3-step guide?
Yes please
Text a question…

The vision

Doing for AI access what mobile money did for financial inclusion.

How it works

Three steps. One text message.

01

Text your question

Send an SMS to Funza's short code, from any phone.

02

Funza's AI answers

It understands your question and works out a reply.

03

Get your answer

The response arrives straight back as an SMS.

Simple.

See it in action

Funza, in the real world.

A short product film, and a demo in a real classroom.

Product film
In a classroom

What is Funza

AI assistance from any phone, no internet required.

Ask questions, learn, solve problems and get AI help over plain SMS. No app to download, nothing to set up.

AI for people who are offline

No data plan, no Wi-Fi, no problem. Funza runs entirely over SMS.

AI for low-connectivity communities

Works on 2G and weak signals, where apps simply won't load.

AI from any phone

From the newest smartphone to the most basic feature phone.

What you can do

One number. Endless questions.

Learn anything
Grow your business
Farming advice
Health information
Public services
Ask AI anything
A student learning
A farmer in a field
A community
A market vendor

Why now

The internet is the bottleneck, not the intelligence.

AI is transforming education, business and public services, but millions remain excluded because today's AI assumes constant internet. Funza brings AI to the phones people already use every day.

2.6B+

without stable internet

1B+

feature phones in use

0

apps to install

A person in a rural community
2.6 Billion without internet

Why Funza

Built for the real world.

Works on any mobile phone
No internet required for users
Built in Africa, for the world
Telecom-ready architecture
Designed for emerging markets

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Get involved

Let's bring AI to the next billion, together.

Explore a partnership or bring Funza to your market. Live demos are coming soon.

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