Release notes · Phin Mpofu-Masamba II · Current build v0.44 (2026)

Same smile.
Several versions.

Fractional co-founder and AI-native builder, 44 versions in. Founder of V.ONE, and the builder in the room for other founders. Still in active development.

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+ A growing portfolio of digital assets at V.ONE
+ 620 Startup Grind chapters, 125 countries
~ Cheshire, UK

Phin smiling in a blue quarter-zip against a brick wall — New: beard. Unchanged: smile.

+ addedFounded V.ONE, an AI-native venture studio. A growing portfolio of digital assets.
+ addedJoins other teams as a fractional co-founder, product or growth lead.
~ changedNow ships with AI agents. Still answers messages personally.

The journey over the years

v0.01 to v0.44. circled = the one you're viewing

$ phin --list-installed

What this release runs.

A growing portfolio of digital assets out of V.ONE. Same recipe each time: take data nobody's tidied up, grade it, and make it useful to people and their agents.

dazzle.africa

Dazzle Africa● building

Trust and intelligence for the continent's startups and scaleups. Named after a dazzle of zebras.

homesplace.co.uk

Homesplace● live

Find and compare care homes, graded independently on CQC open data.

liqui.uk

LIQUI● live

UK insolvency notices from the London Gazette, turned into intelligence creditors can act on.

maratto.africa

MARATTO● live

Africa's outsourced technology transfer office. Universities commercialise research without building the team in-house.

sezafrica.com

SEZ Africa● live

Every special economic zone on the continent. Tracked, indexed, verified.

tollfair.com

Tollfair● pilot

Rated data, fair tolls. A graded data exchange where AI agents pay per call.

truveri.co.uk

TRUVERI● lab

Ranks UK property professionals by verified transaction history.

ugenie.ai

Ugenie● live

Your AI chief of staff. Works across whichever AI tools you use and keeps the top three things you should be working on right now in front of you.

vovs.co.uk

V.ONE● live

The AI-native venture studio behind the portfolio.

Full portfolio, client builds included →

$ phin --join your-team

A builder in the room. Without the full-time hire.

I plug into teams as a fractional co-founder, product lead or growth lead. Hands-on, shipping with AI agents from week one, and honest when an idea needs a rethink.

--fractionalEmbedded, part-timeA few days a month in your team. Product, growth or community, whichever is on fire.
--projectScoped build or sprintA product, platform or growth sprint with a clear brief, a clear finish line and a contract to match.
--ventureFractional co-founderFor founders I really believe in: a longer stint, paid in a blend of fees and equity.

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