✦  Portfolio — 2026

Sabelo Thwala

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

I match the stack to the stage: prototype fast on Vercel and Supabase to get in front of users and investors, then architect for scale on Azure when it's earned. Ventura runs live with DTC founders; uni360, a university companion app, is live in prototype while I build out its full Azure platform.

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01 — About

Designer & developer working at the seam of art and engineering.

I'm a creative developer who treats the browser as a canvas. My work lives where rigorous front-end engineering meets motion design — shaders, physics, and typography composed into experiences that respond to the person using them.

That lens is what I build with. I turn the data a business already has into data-driven, AI-powered products — owning the pipeline, the analysis, the cloud, and the product end to end. I match the stack to the stage: prototype fast on Vercel and Supabase to get in front of users and investors, then architect for scale on Azure when it's earned. Ventura runs live with DTC founders; uni360, a university companion app, is live in prototype while I build out its full Azure platform — identity, AI services, and a POPIA-compliant data layer.

  • Data Analysis
  • Generative AI
  • Claude API
  • Next.js
  • Supabase
  • Azure
  • Cloud Architecture
  • Automation
6+
Years crafting for the web
40+
Shipped projects
Frames obsessed over

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 — Information Science University of Pretoria
  • 2021 — 24
    BIS — Information Science University of Pretoria

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