Bontu Kebede
@bontukebede
AI start-up fellow supporting early-stage founders through AI tools, training, and coordination.
What I'm looking for
I’m an AI Start-up Fellow at the Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute, based in Addis Ababa. I help translate AI capabilities into practical, founder-friendly support that moves ideas toward more organized startup building.
Through my AI Tool support and Training Facilitation Intern role at ADMAS Chatbot, I represented and explained how the chatbot supports early-stage startup founders. I also helped facilitate founder training sessions—supporting coordination, participant engagement, and day-to-day delivery.
Alongside my AI-focused work, I’ve built complementary experience through internships in Accounting and Finance and research. At Efuye Gela, I supported daily transaction recordkeeping, VAT-related documentation and compliance support, and basic accounting operations in a management consultancy and startup incubation environment.
My research leadership and community experience sharpen my ability to organize, analyze, and communicate. I served as a Research Department Head at MY ETHIOPIA, leading a five-member team and conducting policy-focused analysis, interviews, and questionnaire-based research—plus contributing to education and community programming through roles with GDG AAU.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Served as an AI Start-up Fellow at Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute.
- Support financial recordkeeping by recording daily transactions and maintaining organized financial documentation.
- Assist with VAT-related tasks, including document preparation, record review, and compliance support.
- Contribute to basic accounting operations within a management consultancy and startup incubation environment.
- Participate in financial literacy training focused on budgeting,
- Represented and explained the use of Admas Chatbot, an AI-powered tool designed to help early-stage startup founders' structure, refine, and develop their business ideas.
- Supported founders in understanding how to use Admas Chatbot as a guided tool for moving from idea development to a more organized startup-building process.
- Assisted in the facilitation of a training program for early-stage
AI Tool Support Intern
ADMAS Chatbot
Feb 2026 - Present (5 months)
Provided support for the Admas Chatbot and helped facilitate training sessions for early-stage founders using the tool to structure and refine startup ideas.
- Help identify and invite expert speakers to lead sessions on relevant technology topics.
- Collaborate with the team to brainstorm session themes based on student interests and emerging tech trends.
- Support speaker coordination, event planning, documentation and session preparation.
- Contribute to student developer community-building through practical learning and knowledge-sharing events.
Session Organiser
GDG AAU
Nov 2025 - Present (8 months)
Organized education team sessions by inviting expert speakers, planning session themes, and supporting event coordination and documentation for the developer community.
- Supported the school counselor in guiding students through college application processes.
- Assisted students with application preparation, document organization, and general college admissions guidance.
- Contributed to the development of the school’s first official school profile to support student applications and institutional representation.
- Helped prepare and organize content for the sch
- Led a 5-member research team focused on youth-led research and community engagement.
- Mentored community members on AU Agenda 2063 and “The Africa We Want.”
- Developed research plans based on the seven aspirations of Agenda 2063.
- Conducted research on political factors affecting peace and security in Ethiopia.
- Prepared questionnaires and conducted interviews to gather research insights.
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Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Addis Ababa University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Systems
2024 - 2028
Addis Ababa University
Bachelor of Science, Information Systems
2024 - 2028
Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems at Addis Ababa University from 2024 to 2028.
Lideta Catholic Cathedral School
High School Diploma, Student
2018 - 2023
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