Senegal: Seydina Sene Harnesses Tech for Art and Culture

By : Melchior Koba

Date : mardi, 16 juillet 2024 10:12

Driven by a passion for both art and culture, he sees technology as a powerful tool to tackle challenges.  He has created a platform that connects African artists across the continent.

Seydina Mouhamed Sene (photo), a Senegalese tech entrepreneur and passionate artist, is the founder of Welfin Sarl, a tech startup specializing in event communication.

Launched in 2022, Welfin aims to simplify and speed up the organization of professional events using artificial intelligence to offer unique, personalized experiences tailored to each company's budget.

One of Welfin's flagship solutions is Teralma, a platform dedicated to the cultural and creative industries. The platform lists and networks engaged artists across Africa, encouraging them to participate in sustainable development programs initiated by non-governmental organizations and associations on the continent.

Prior to founding Welfin, Sene co-founded Circus Morocco in 2016, a startup dedicated to recycling electronic waste from businesses, households, and rural communities. In 2019, he also co-founded Bsensei, a fintech startup developing solutions for financial institutions.

Sene graduated from the Faculty of Legal, Economic, and Social Sciences (FSJES) Ain Chock in Casablanca, where he earned a bachelor's degree in management economics. Since 2016, he has been a member of the international MakeSense community, which helps social entrepreneurs tackle their challenges.

His entrepreneurial efforts have been recognized with several awards. With Circus Morocco, he won the Orange Social Entrepreneur Award in Africa and the Middle East in 2018 in Morocco. With Bsensei, he received first prize in the Open Innovation organized by BNP Paribas in Africa in 2018 and first prize at the Africa Blockchain Summit organized by Bank Al-Maghrib and Paris Europlace in 2019. In 2021, he secured second place in the Free Innovation Xperience Challenge launched by the telecom operator Free.

Melchior Koba

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