Software consulting

Software done right, and we'll show you how.

We help your team build, ship and run software, from architecture and cloud costs to SEO and AI deployment. We've done all of it on our own products first.

4 products of our own130,000 users on Oark LibraryBased in Nairobi

Our own products

What we've built.

We build and run these ourselves, with real users. What we show your team, we learned here first.

iTax Help

iTax Help

Kenyan tax, made simple

Tax made simple for everyone in Kenya, from your first payslip to your company's monthly return.

Open iTax Help
Blober

Blober

The safest, easiest way to move cloud files

Moves your cloud files between providers. Live and in use today.

Open Blober
ToKnow.ai

ToKnow.ai

Information to knowledge

Our research publication. Clear breakdowns of frontier AI, data, security and software, with about 390 posts published so far.

Read ToKnow.ai
Oark Library

Oark Library

A digital library for academic & educational resources

Proof we scale: we grew it to 130,000 users and 400,000 materials before retiring it in 2024.

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What we do

How we can help.

We look at how your team builds and runs software, then show you how to do it better.

  • Architecture reviews

    A close look at your architecture and tech stack, and what to change before it holds you back.

  • AI deployment & agent workflows

    Get AI and agents running in the workflows your team already has.

  • SEO & web performance

    Find out why your site is slow or hard to find, and fix what pays off first.

  • Cloud cost reviews

    Find out where your cloud bill goes, and stop paying for what you don't use.

  • Engineering practice

    Tests, CI/CD, releases and code review that fit how your team works.

  • Security reviews

    Find the gaps in your code, cloud and access before someone else does.

  • Product & MVP planning

    Decide what to build first, what can wait, and how to get it in front of users.

  • Hiring & team setup

    Hire the right engineers, and set up how your team plans, builds and ships.

How we work

What working with us looks like.

Step 1

30 minutes

A call to look at the problem together and agree what to do first.

Step 2

Hands-on

We work in your real code and systems, next to your team.

Step 3

Yours

Your team keeps the know-how, so you don't need us for the next one.

First call

Tell us where you're stuck.

Pick a time for a 30-minute call. Bring the problem and we'll walk you through what we'd do.