Technology Leader · Platform Builder · Industry Transformer
I design and build integrated technology ecosystems that transform vehicle ownership and insurance in emerging markets.
Across multiple companies, I lead both product and technology strategy, architecting platforms that are scalable, auditable, and AI-enabled. My work connects assessments, traceability, warranties, and underwriting into a unified system, creating transparency, trust, and operational efficiency across the automotive ecosystem.
Vehicle ownership today is fragmented, opaque, and inefficient. Most people don't understand what they are paying for in insurance, and claims processes are slow, error-prone, and prone to fraud. I am building technology that redefines this experiencemaking ownership and insurance predictable, transparent, and reliable. Our platforms standardize vehicle assessments, valuations, and inspections, automate complex processes, and provide insurers with auditable systems that scale.
AutoAudit Group (Q360 · Axios · Dotify · OLAB)
I lead technology across four core companies: Q360 (vehicle assessment and valuation), Axios (extended warranty and affinity schemes for insurers), Dotify (asset marking and traceability with microdot technology), and OLAB (technology backbone and platform orchestration across all companies). I connect data, processes, and teams, building platforms that operate seamlessly together.
POA Internet
Led product strategy and execution at POA Internet, driving product development and user experience for connectivity and digital services in East Africa.
Next Billion Users Studios. UX research and program management; program efficiency improvements and large-scale product adoption in emerging markets.
Sub-Saharan Africa multiple roles
Startup engagement programs, cloud solutions for agriculture including deployments reaching 598,000+ farmers, and digital transformation initiatives across Sub-Saharan Africa. This experience shaped my ability to design systems at scale, bridge product and technology strategy, and build human-centered solutions that transform industries.
Making vehicle ownership and insurance predictable, transparent, and reliable. Standardized assessments, valuations, and inspections; automated processes; auditable systems that scale. Connecting technology with human behavior to reduce inefficiencies, mitigate fraud, and improve trust.
Version 2 platform: in-house, modular, scalable. AI-powered remote inspections and damage detection. Fraud and pre-existing damage detection at scale. On panels for 9 of the largest insurers in East Africa; contracts with two of the large ride hailing companies.
Q360, Axios, Dotify, OLAB data, processes, and teams connected. Platforms that operate seamlessly together while driving measurable impact across the ecosystem.
Technology that others thought impossible. Addressing industry-wide inefficiencies, scaling across countries and millions of users. AI, human-centered design, and operational discipline: transparency, reduced fraud, real revenue from day one.
I build technology that others thought impossibleaddressing industry-wide inefficiencies and creating platforms that scale across countries, companies, and millions of users. By combining AI, human-centered design, and operational discipline, I'm building infrastructure that fundamentally changes the experience of vehicle ownership and insurance.
Somet Kipchilat Technology Leader · Platform Builder · Industry Transformer