Mohau Mbangela’s dream was to become a professional soccer player or work in the world of construction and engineering. But life steered him away from soccer fields and building sites and led him to entrepreneurship and technology. Today, Mohau, 30, is the founder and chief executive of Thuto AI, an education technology platform that uses artificial intelligence to provide personalised, multilingual maths tutoring for students in Africa. His mission is clear — to unlock better futures for young people through accessible, locally relevant education. Mohau’s entrepreneurial journey has been recognised on both the continent and the global stage. Thuto AI has secured awards from the Emakhaya Tech Incubation Programme, the Tony Elumelu Foundation and support from accelerators in London, San Francisco and South Africa. He also founded AGA Talent, a recruitment platform for Africa’s construction sector and was selected for the African Impact Initiative backed by the University of Toronto and Mastercard Foundation. He is also a Young African Leaders Initiative alumnus and has been named one of Africa’s Top 50 Most Impactful Young Leaders.