✦  Portfolio · 2026

Sabelo Thwala

I build data & AI products that turn business problems into decisions.

I build in two speeds: fast prototypes to prove an idea works, then production infrastructure on leading cloud technologies once it's earned the investment. Same discipline either way, different stakes. Ventura is live with DTC founders today.

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01 · About

A developer building data and AI products, end to end.

I build data and AI products. I take the data a business already has and turn it into something it can use: a pipeline that runs on its own, analysis people actually trust, a product that earns its keep. The work ships, and it stays shipped.

I use what the stage calls for. Early on, that's Vercel and Supabase: fast to deploy, fast to iterate, something real in front of users before anything is over-built. When the product earns the complexity, I move to cloud infrastructure for the full architecture: identity, API management, data layers built to scale. I work across AWS, GCP, and Azure, Azure being my current home. The AI layer runs on Claude's API. The front end depends on what the product needs. Right tool, right moment.

  • Data Analysis
  • Generative AI
  • Claude API
  • Next.js
  • Supabase
  • Azure
  • Cloud Architecture
  • Automation
3+
Years building products
10+
Shipped projects
6
Live products shipped

02 · What I do

01

Data & Analysis

Turning the data a business already has into clear signal: pipelines, analysis, and the metrics that actually drive decisions.

02

Product Development

Taking an idea from prototype to live product, with generative AI and the Claude API doing real work under the hood. Applied with judgement, not hype.

03

Cloud Architecture

Architecting for scale and compliance, from lean prototypes to full Azure platforms with identity, AI services, and a clean data layer.

03 · Credentials

The formal bit, for the record.

A snapshot of where I've studied and worked.

Experience

  • 2025–Now
    Founder Ventura Decision Systems · Pretoria

    Building data & AI products end to end, live with DTC e-commerce founders.

  • 2024–25
    Sales Agent VX Media Group

Education

  • 2025
    BIS Honours in Information Science University of Pretoria
  • 2021–24
    BIS in Information Science University of Pretoria

04 · Selected Work

Things I've designed, built, and broken.

More in the works, including a university platform currently in development.

05 · Contact

Let's build something worth remembering.

I'm open to roles, collaborations, and the occasional ambitious build. If you're working on something where data, AI, and product meet, let's talk.

sabeloethwala@gmail.com