Gummi is where skilled people prove what they can do. Take on real challenges, get your work reviewed by peers and experts, build with real teams, and let opportunity find you through your work.
Why Gummi
Across the continent, brilliant designers, developers, creators and marketers are doing real work that nobody sees. Hiring still runs on who you know, which school you went to, and a CV that says little about what you can actually do.
Sources: UN DESA World Population Prospects; African Development Bank.
Today
With Gummi
How it works
Every step leaves something others can check. Over time, that becomes a reputation no one can fake.
Real problems set by experts and organizations. Or share work you've already done.
Show the problem, your process and the outcome, with links to the real thing.
Peer and expert reviews verify your proof. Teammates rate how you work together.
Jobs, gigs, internships and funding open up because of what you've proven.
What's inside
Proof of work
Each proof tells the story of real work: the problem, the process, the outcome and the tools used. Reviews add up to a verification score anyone can check.
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Verified · 1 expert review
Challenges
Experts and organizations post briefs. Submissions become proof, ranked by review.
Projects
Join projects that need your role. When they ship, teammates rate reliability, contribution, communication and delivery.
Learn
Live workshops, critiques and mentorship from $1 to $10. Never a $300 course.
Opportunities
Each opportunity says what unlocks it: verified proofs, a collaboration score. No gatekeepers.
Who it's for
Designers, developers, creators and marketers who want their work to speak for them.
Professionals who want to give back and earn: review work, set challenges, teach.
Companies, startups and NGOs looking for people who can do the work.
Schools, hubs, foundations and programs that back young talent.
How it could go for Amani · an illustrative story
Amani, a self-taught designer in Kigali, answers a challenge from a local fintech: redesign a savings-group dashboard.
Two peers and an expert review her proof. It's verified with a score of 87. She joins a $2 live critique to sharpen it.
She joins a four-person team building SMS bookings for salons. When it ships, her teammates rate her 4.6 out of 5.
A junior product designer role unlocks for people with verified proof and a 4.0+ collaboration score. She applies with her work, not a CV.
“A real project says more than a perfect bio.”
What we believe
What you've built matters more than titles, followers or where you studied.
Technology works quietly in the background. Reviews, teams and mentors do the real work.
Priced for African realities. Joining is free and learning starts at a dollar.
Every requirement is visible. Reviews can't be changed after the fact. Nobody buys their way in.
For investors and partners
Gummi turns skill into a signal employers can rely on. Every challenge, review, project and session adds to a reputation network that grows more valuable with every person who joins.
Interested in backing Gummi or running a program with us?
Get in touchQuestions
Yes. Joining, sharing proof, getting reviews, joining projects and applying to opportunities are free. Live sessions cost between $1 and $10, set by the expert, and many are free.
Peers and experts review each proof against its problem, process and outcome. A proof is verified after one expert review, or three peer reviews, averaging 3.5 out of 5 or more.
No. Your proof of work, the reviews it earns and your teammates' ratings are what count.
We start with tech builders, creative designers, visual media creators, and content and digital marketers. More will follow.
We're starting in Kigali, Rwanda, and opening to talent across Africa. Anyone can join the waitlist from anywhere.
The core platform is built and we're preparing a pilot. Join the waitlist and we'll email you when your spot is ready.
Join us
We're opening Gummi to a first group soon. Tell us who you are and we'll email you when your spot is ready. Investors and partners: choose your role and we'll be in touch personally.
No spam. We never share your email.
We'll email when your spot is ready.