Updated
Updated · Black Enterprise · Jul 7
Inkognito.AI Takes 3rd in Women in AI Accelerator as 27-Year-Old Founder Targets PR Pitches
Updated
Updated · Black Enterprise · Jul 7

Inkognito.AI Takes 3rd in Women in AI Accelerator as 27-Year-Old Founder Targets PR Pitches

1 articles · Updated · Black Enterprise · Jul 7

Summary

  • Inkognito.AI, built by Netochukwu Onuoha and co-founder Deepali Garg during a four-week Build Club program, placed third in the Women in AI accelerator’s final showcase.
  • The platform uses AI to help founders and business owners find relevant PR opportunities and automate hyper-personalized pitches, tackling a visibility problem Onuoha says she faced while building startups.
  • Onuoha, 27, said she launched Inkognito.AI despite no technical background by relying on transferable skills from law and science, plus no-code tools, AI tools and technical collaborators.
  • Her earlier startup, KB Matrix, connects textured-hair stylists with clients across Europe; she said lessons from that business pushed her to prioritize user validation, distribution and community earlier at Inkognito.AI.
  • Onuoha framed AI as a barrier-lowering tool for Black entrepreneurs, arguing it can expand access to building, scaling and owning culturally relevant technology products.

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