SOLOMON KASSA
Technology strategist · Author · TV host
I make science, technology and AI simple for millions. I host TechTalk With Solomon, I write books in Amharic and I build startups in Ethiopia.
At a glance
About me
I’m Solomon Mulugeta Kassa, known as Solo Kassa.
I’m a technology strategist, author, television personality and entrepreneur. My mission is to bring science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) education to millions of people across Africa.
I started as a software developer for six years, then spent more than a decade at Deloitte in the United States as a technology consulting manager and senior consultant, leading large corporate technology implementations. In 2012 I also started TechTalk With Solomon, so Ethiopians could learn about technology in Amharic.
Today I write, speak and build. I founded 1888 EC, a startup studio in Addis Ababa, and I run companies that bring technology to businesses and health care. I believe Africa should be a rule shaper in the AI era, not only a rule taker.
Companies I founded
1888 ECA tech startup studio and innovation co-working hub in Addis Ababa that empowers local creators and tech disruptors.
Kote HealthA connected health platform I co-founded: your health information and your care team in one place.On TV
TechTalk With SolomonMy weekly show on EBS TV, which launched in 2012. Over 250 episodes and more than 85 guests, with hands-on reports from NASA, Boeing, Microsoft, the US State Department and the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.Learn more 
Exclusives with Prime Minister Abiy AhmedMulti-part sit-downs at the National Palace about science, technology policy and Ethiopia’s digital economy.Learn more Guests I’ve interviewed
Books
ግርምተ ሳይቴክ · The Wonder of SciTechMy first book, from 2018: 400 pages, 4 sections and 21 chapters on human civilization and Africa’s place in the 4th Industrial Revolution. It was endorsed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and over 30,000 copies have sold.
Artificial Intelligence: The Last Invention, or the End of Invention?My second book, launched on September 22, 2026 at the Addis Ababa Science Museum. It’s the first complete Amharic book that demystifies AI, and the result of two years of research.Learn more My philosophy of AI
“Use AI like a gym, not like a forklift. A forklift lifts the weight for you; a gym makes you stronger.”
My journey
- 1Software developerSix years of building software before I moved into consulting.
- 2Deloitte · 2012 to 2023Technology consulting manager and senior consultant on multi-million dollar technology projects in the United States.
- 3TechTalk With Solomon · 2012I launched my weekly show to make science and technology accessible in Amharic.
- 4Recognition · 2016 to 2018SEED award in 2016, Science and Technology Ambassador in 2017, and a nomination to the MIPAD Global 100 in 2018.
- 5The Wonder of SciTech · 2018My first book, the first of its kind in Amharic.
- 61888 EC and beyondMy startup studio in Addis Ababa, Soltech, Kote Health and Triopia.
- 7The AI book · 2026Launched at the Addis Ababa Science Museum.
