Nigeria’s growing artificial intelligence sector has recorded a major milestone after local startup Decide secured a top global ranking for spreadsheet-based AI performance, placing the company among some of the world’s leading technology innovators.
The achievement has drawn attention across Africa’s technology ecosystem, with industry observers describing it as a strong signal of Nigeria’s increasing influence in global artificial intelligence development. The ranking was based on SpreadsheetBench, an internationally recognised benchmark that evaluates how AI systems handle complex real-world spreadsheet tasks, including formula generation, data cleaning and multi-sheet reasoning.
Brandspur Technology News reports that Decide, founded by Nigerian software engineer and former Flutterwave developer Abiodun Adetona, ranked fourth globally with an accuracy score of 82.5 per cent after successfully solving 330 out of 400 verified spreadsheet tasks. The performance placed the startup ahead of several larger international competitors despite operating with a lean team and no external venture capital funding.
The company, which launched publicly only months ago, has experienced rapid growth in user adoption. Industry reports show that Decide attracted more than 1,000 users within 24 days of launch and has since expanded to over 3,000 users, including paying customers across multiple markets.
Founded in Nigeria, Decide focuses on helping businesses, analysts and professionals automate complex spreadsheet workflows using artificial intelligence. The platform enables users to analyse datasets, generate dashboards, clean data and perform advanced spreadsheet operations through natural language commands rather than manual processes.
Technology analysts say the ranking highlights the increasing capacity of African startups to compete globally in specialised AI solutions. While many of the companies on the benchmark leaderboard operate with significantly larger teams and substantial funding, Decide’s performance has reinforced conversations around the strength of local engineering talent and innovation emerging from Nigeria’s technology sector.
The recognition is expected to further strengthen investor and industry interest in African-built AI products as startups across the continent continue developing solutions aimed at solving practical business and enterprise challenges on a global scale.
