August 25, 2026. A company founded by former Google Africa executive Max (Bunmi) Banjo has been acquired by Birthright Ventures, the enterprise-building arm of the Birthright Project.
The acquisition brings Remote Deputy, a provider of remote operational and administrative support, under the Birthright umbrella, where it will now operate as part of the DearHelpdesk initiative.
The bigger picture
Remote Deputy was launched in 2022 to help growing organisations extend their capacity without building larger permanent teams. Its team brings deep experience supporting people and organisations across Africa, including work that has helped train more than one million people in technology.
Birthright Ventures said the acquisition closes a critical gap: “African culture and context are hard to code, and most technology still has a long way to go.”
“We’re building a helpdesk that understands not just what people are saying, but where they’re coming from. That’s what puts the ‘dear’ in DearHelpdesk.”
Cultured human support, AI amplified
The new direction centres on trained humans leading teams of AI helpdesk agents to scale culturally grounded, on-demand support for social enterprises and nonprofits across Africa and the Americas.
The service now supports multiple languages, including Nigerian Pidgin, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Swahili, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Haitian Creole and Jamaican Patois, moving from generic AI responses to culturally fluent, on-demand help.
From Google Africa to a major exit
Max Banjo’s trajectory, from Google Africa executive to founder of several technology and professional services companies, now adds a significant exit to his track record. Remote Deputy was created to provide remote operational and administrative support to growing organisations. Under Birthright, that work is being integrated into a broader mission of digital enterprise access for under-resourced communities.
The Birthright Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that builds practical pathways into digital enterprise, technology and community wellbeing for under-resourced communities across Africa and the Americas.
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