South Africa - Startup under 3 years old

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Silvertung is an app inspired by human creativity powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), on Silvertung users will be able to create short and long text-based content then have AI voices, or their own voice read the text.

01.01 Describe your startup in more detail

On Silvertung users will have the option to create a short tung which is similar to a tweet (twitter) however users will be able to add an AI voice or use their own voice to read the text for other users effectively creating audio posts to share with others on the platform, also on Silvertung users will be able to create long tungs which are similar to writing your own story or your own book, however on Silvertung users will have the ability to add their own voice or AI voices to read the entire passage, or have separate AI voices read separate paragraphs, effectively creating audio books/ audio comics to share with others on the platform. Silvertung will also strive to the number one online bookshop around the world as users will have the ability to purchase already existing books and have the ability to turn them into Audio books.

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

With the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in the world, a common trend we here at Silvertung have noticed how AI has begun to take creativity away from people leaving artists worrying about the future especially writers/authors who have also had to contend with their form of media being viewed as less entertaining than visual based media, which will inevitably lead to future generations being less interested in text-based media resulting in less authors/writers in the future. Silvertung seeks to modernize text-based media by giving people the option to read text-media or to listen to text-based media resulting in a new platform one never seen before that will look to give creativity back to people and use AI to enhance their creations putting an emphasis on text-based media in order for to grow and inspire the writers, authors and readers of the future.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your startup provides (at least 3).

The major benefits of using Silvertung is having the option to both read or to listen posts/ books or comics allowing you to no longer be limited to looking at a screen or reading the text to understand/consume the context, now you will spend time doing other things such as cooking whilst listening to others' opinions or other books/ stories or comics. Silvertung will also benefit writers as its easy-to-use voice altering AI will allow them to bring their stories more to life as they will be able to assign certain voices to the characters within their story, another benefit users will have when using Silvertung is the voice to text feature we plan to implement which allow users to longer spend typing their thoughts they can just speak into the microphone and the text will write itself.

01.04 Please describe who exactly your startup’s product/service is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

Our app is mainly targeted to the youth of the world as we understand that they are the future of our generation and we would to inspire the next generation to be more inspired by text based media (mainly reading) as this medium has the capability to both educate as well as entertain the masses, our app will also allow for the spread of current affairs( news) around the world as well as others reaction to the news with the added advantage to listen to or to read the news and others reactions.

01.05 When was your company established?

2023-01-04

01.06 Are you already selling your product/service?

Yes

01.07 How many other owners are there within your startup?

2

01.08 Among the other owners, how many are female?

0

01.09 Please describe the profile of the other owners within your startup (skills, experience, etc.)

I am the founder of Silvertung (Mogau Moses Sadike), I have a bachelor's degree in social science however i had double majored in both Psychology and business studies, I also have relevant knowledge regarding software development, I have experience both volunteering as well as a stock controller. The next owner is Tshekegelo Toolo who has extensive knowledge and expertise in the field of digital marketing and is in charge of marketing as he has an eye to entrance people with his brand designs, and the third owner is Lihle Njabulo Matobela and he is app development expert as he has extensive knowledge regarding UI/ Ux designs and coding language, he and our other employee were able to create the prototype of our app which will soon available on the Play store.

01.10 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link(s) here:

https://silvertung.site/

01.11 Which industry best describes your project?

i) Communication services (telecommunications, media, interactive services)

02.01.01 My startup contributes to the No poverty goal

3

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification for my startup

02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal

3

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup

02.03.01 My startup contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

4

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification for my startup

02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup

Silvertung will ensure that everyone on the platform has the opportunity to access quality learning information as well as enhance the quality of that learning information. Silvertung seeks to be one of the biggest digital book stores around the globe with educational text books within our catalogue, which for a price users will be able to purchase already established books in the world and convert them to audio books or enjoy free books created by others on the platform.

02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal

6

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup

Gender equality is something that we champion here at Silvertung as it aligns with our core values of respect each and every single person regardless of their gender/ non gender/ race or background, which is why great importance will be placed on gender equality both on our platform and within our business, as we believe that everyone should be given equal opportunities to succeed as well as be rewarded based on the effort they put in, furthermore on our platform a special badge would be placed on books/ audiobooks that focus on women empowerment and gender equality thus making them more distinct to other creations, placing more emphasis on promoting gender equality to our young audience as empowering women around the world.

02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

3

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup

02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

2

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup

02.08.01 My startup contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

6

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification for my startup

We here at Silvertung are looking to become major contributors to not only our economy but to a number of economies around the globe as we plan on compensating creators on our platform as they are helping us achieve our goal to inspire the youth to enjoy text-based media with users being to count their compensation as their form of income, furthermore we would also look into partnering with publishers in order allow creators on our platform to be recognized as published authors which kick start or boost their career as an author.

02.09.01 My startup contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

4

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification for my startup

02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

5

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup

Our platform will allow users to bring awareness to the inequalities they experience or they may have witness within the world with our audience, brining it into the public eye which will encite some form of change in order to promote equality amongst all.

02.11.01 My startup contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

2

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification for my startup

02.12.01 My startup contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

3

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification for my startup

02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal

4

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup

02.14.01 My startup contributes to the Life below water goal

2

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification for my startup

02.15.01 My startup contributes to the Life on land goal

3

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification for my startup

02.16.01 My startup contributes to the Peace Justice and Strong Institutions goal

4

02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup

02.17.01 My startup contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

2

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification for my startup

06.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

4

06.02 The product/service represents an entirely new type of product/service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.03 The product/service could be described as a new technology.

6

06.04 The product/service is an improvement on an existing product or service.

6

06.05 The product/service could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.06 The product/service responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

4

06.07 The product/service is a new version of an old product/service.

2

06.08 Justification for my startup

When looking at Silvertung the first thing that comes to mind is how unique the app as there is no app like it in the world, whilst their apps that are similar to Silvertung, but are not exactly the same as Silvertung is an improvement on the apps that are similar which are Twitter and Wattpad. Whilst Silvertung main purpose is for the sharing of people's opinions and the stories they create there are many uses to our services that we did focus on such as the app being used promote one's business or other businesses.

06.09 Competitive Analysis

Silvertung has been inspired by combining two separate apps into one and adding Artificial Intelligence to the finished product, these two apps are Twitter and Wattpad, as our Short tung format is similar to the format of a tweet and Long Tungs is similar to the main purpose of Wattpad which is stories created by people. Whilst Silvertung takes inspiration from these two apps what makes us stand is the ability for users to listen to others "tweets" and long stories as they will be able to add their own voice to read the text or opt to use a AI voice, furthermore our app will use a speech to text feature which is not avaliable on either twitter or Wattpad, which results in less time spent time typing the text.

11.05 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?