Press kit · § For journalistsUpdated 2026−05

The press kit.

Boilerplate, logos, and the founder portrait: everything you need in one place. For the story behind our KAFCON 2026 sponsorship and the platforms we’ve built, see what we build. Email a human if you need anything else.

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Ebenworks is an AI and technology company, founded in 2026 by Ebenezer Tarubinga (Ebstar). It builds software for the people the industry overlooks: its own products (Imali, a WhatsApp fintech for South Africa’s informal merchants; Chingu, a Korean voice AI for seniors living alone, both live in production) and platforms it builds for partners. Ebenworks is the official sponsor of KAFCON 2026 (the Korea–Africa Cup of Nations) and the Zimbabwe Warriors, and built the tournament’s digital platform with its strategic partner Statotech Systems, the same team behind the Zim–Korea Hub. Motto: Better Products. Better People. Better Tomorrow.

What
An AI and technology company, founded 2026 in Seoul
Founder
Ebenezer Tarubinga (Ebstar) · AI/ML engineer · MSc, Korea University · Forbes BLK 2024
Products
Imali (WhatsApp fintech, SA) · Chingu (voice AI for seniors, Korea), both live in production, both pre-seed
Sponsorship
Official sponsor of KAFCON 2026 and the Zimbabwe Warriors; built the tournament platform with Statotech Systems
Partner
Statotech Systems (Blessing Siwonde), strategic partner and co-builder
Contact
contact@ebstar.co