Lagos-Based Techpreneur Uche Heritage Builds AI Polymarket Bot

Tolulope Oke

In a remarkable blend of artificial intelligence, predictive markets, and quantitative finance, 23-year-old techpreneur Uche Heritage, currently based in Lagos State, has developed an AI-powered Polymarket trading bot designed to help users execute smarter trades automatically even while they sleep.

The innovation combines advanced AI assistance with disciplined risk management strategies, leveraging the Kelly Criterion model to optimize position sizing and reduce unnecessary exposure to losses. By integrating AI-driven market analysis with mathematical probability frameworks, the bot is designed to identify high-conviction opportunities while maintaining calculated risk controls.

According to Heritage, the project was built with significant support from Claude, Anthropic’s AI assistant, which helped accelerate research, strategy development, and system architecture during the bot’s creation process. The system focuses on helping traders navigate the rapidly growing prediction market ecosystem more efficiently through automation and data-backed decision-making.

The bot operates within the Polymarket ecosystem, allowing users to engage with prediction markets using AI-enhanced insights and automated execution models.

As interest in AI-powered financial tools continues to rise globally, Heritage’s work reflects a growing wave of young African innovators exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence, decentralized finance, and algorithmic trading.