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Ibrahim Kedir Bedru

@binasmartAddis Ababa, EthiopiaJoined October 2026

Founder of BinaSmart (bina.et) — building Amharic-first AI for Ethiopia.

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Founder of BinaSmart (https://bina.et), an Amharic-first app for everyday life in Ethiopia — rides, hotels, property, jobs and Bini, an AI assistant that answers questions about Ethiopian government services in Amharic, English and Afaan Oromoo. Try it: https://bina.et/ai

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IKIbrahim Kedir Bedrubinasmart.hashnode.dev2d ago · 5 min read

Why we lock the fare before the ride starts

Building a ride service for Addis Ababa where the price you see is the price you pay, and what it taught us about trust, drivers and slow internet. Anyone who has taken a taxi in Addis Ababa knows the

IKIbrahim Kedir Bedrubinasmart.hashnode.dev3d ago · 4 min read

Why our Amharic AI searches before it speaks

How we built Bini, an assistant that answers Ethiopians' everyday questions in Amharic, and what we learned about the real cost of the Ge'ez script. Ask a general-purpose AI assistant how much it cost

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Why we lock the fare before the ride starts

Why our Amharic AI searches before it speaks