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Emmanuel Onwukwe

Software and product engineer building Clipifai, a documents-to-audiobook app

@coder_zi287 followersAI BuildersSaaS Founders

Emmanuel Onwukwe at a glance

Known for
Clipifai and Ascend
Active products
Clipifai and Ascend

Facts checked 2026-10-08

About Emmanuel Onwukwe

Emmanuel Onwukwe, known online as coder_zi, is a software and product engineer who designs and builds websites, web apps, mobile apps and custom software end to end. Emmanuel works as a web and mobile developer at Starlabs and takes on client projects for startups and businesses.

Alongside client work Emmanuel builds personal products. Clipifai turns PDFs, docs and essays into natural-sounding audio using text-to-speech, sold on pay-as-you-go credits, and Ascend is an AI-powered analytics tool that unifies social media performance data for content creators. The stated stack includes Next.js, React, React Native, TypeScript, Node.js, Firebase and Supabase.

Products by Emmanuel Onwukwe

Clipifai logo

Clipifai

clipifai.xyz

Converts PDFs, docs and essays into natural-sounding audiobooks with AI text-to-speech.

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Ascend

ascendai-beta.vercel.app

AI-powered analytics tool that unifies social media performance across platforms for content creators.

Timeline

  1. 2026 — Built Clipifai, a documents-to-audio web app.

Emmanuel Onwukwe FAQ

Who is Emmanuel Onwukwe?

Emmanuel Onwukwe, known online as coder_zi, is a software and product engineer who designs and builds websites, web apps, mobile apps and custom software end to end.

What is Clipifai?

Clipifai is a web app by Emmanuel Onwukwe that converts written documents such as PDFs and essays into human-sounding audio, priced with pay-as-you-go credits.

What does Emmanuel Onwukwe do?

Emmanuel is a software and product engineer who builds web and mobile apps for clients and works on their own products, including Clipifai and Ascend.

What is Emmanuel Onwukwe known for?

Emmanuel Onwukwe is best known for Clipifai (2026) and Ascend.

What is Emmanuel Onwukwe doing now?

As of October 2026, Emmanuel Onwukwe's active products include Clipifai and Ascend.

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