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Software, AI & cybersecurity · Nairobi, Kenya

We engineer the systems modern businesses run on.

We build the software that takes your payments, runs your product and automates manual work, and we keep it secure, for businesses across East Africa and beyond.

Recent clients include CarStrel and Clyfft Events.

Good systems are built for the day things go wrong.

Here's a checkout, one kind of system we build. Pick a failure and watch how it copes.

Running…

A simulation for illustration. The log shows what your engineers would see.

    What we can do
    for your business.

    Everything we build is ready for real customers from day one, with secure logins, monitoring and documentation included.

    Payments & subscriptions

    Failed payments? Money you can't match to an order? We connect your product to M-Pesa, cards, mobile money and banks, and give your team a dashboard to track it all.

    See everything we do for payments
    • Paystack · Stripe · Flutterwave
    • M-Pesa · Airtel · MTN
    • Paying out to sellers and partners
    • Subscriptions and billing

    Backend systems

    Product slowing down, or nervous about your next big launch? We build the part of your software customers never see, so it stays fast and online as you grow.

    See everything we do for backends
    • Accounts, logins and permissions
    • One product for many customers
    • Handling busy periods
    • Safe, automatic releases

    Automations & integrations

    Copying data between tabs? Sending the same message again and again? We connect your tools so that work happens by itself.

    See everything we automate
    • WhatsApp Business API
    • Email & SMS delivery
    • Data pipelines
    • Webhook management

    AI agents & automation

    Tired of AI demos that never reach your customers? We build AI agents that do real work in your product, and get your systems ready for agents to use safely.

    See what we do with AI
    • AI agents that complete tasks
    • Agent-ready systems and APIs
    • MCP servers for your tools
    • Limits, approvals and action logs
    “The AI automation they built for us cut our ops team's manual workload by 60%.” Priya R., Operations Lead, SaaS Startup

    Cybersecurity

    Not sure what an attacker would find in your systems? Our in-house security engineers test your apps, APIs, cloud and payment flows the way real attackers do, and help you fix what matters first.

    See our cybersecurity services
    • Penetration testing
    • Secure code review
    • Payment and M-Pesa security
    • Data Protection Act compliance

    You talk to the people writing the code.

    No account managers and no outsourcing. Senior engineers build your project and answer for it.

    Built for real customers, not demos.

    Security, error handling and monitoring are part of the job, not extras you discover you need later.

    We already know African payments.

    We've built on Paystack, M-Pesa, Flutterwave, Airtel, MTN and bank APIs, so you don't pay for our learning curve.

    Tools we work with

    Payments
    Paystack M-Pesa Daraja Stripe Flutterwave Airtel Money MTN MoMo Pesapal Cybersource
    Messaging
    WhatsApp Business API
    AI
    OpenAI Claude
    Infrastructure
    AWS

    Recent work.

    CarStrel

    Car rental · Payments · Fleet management

    One system for a car rental business to take bookings, collect payments by card or M-Pesa, and manage its fleet.

    • Online bookings
    • Fleet dashboard
    • Automatic invoices
    • Live car availability

    Paystack · M-Pesa · Node.js · PostgreSQL · React

    “Clean, well-documented, and went live without a single hiccup.”CTO, CarStrel

    Clyfft Events

    Event management · Ticketing · QR validation

    A platform for event organisers to sell tickets, check guests in and keep everyone informed.

    • Online ticket sales
    • QR code check-in
    • Email and SMS updates
    • Sales analytics

    Paystack · M-Pesa · Node.js · MongoDB · Next.js

    “Lineard delivered in weeks, not months, and the code quality is excellent.”Founder, Clyfft Events
    All work and client stories

    What working with us looks like.

    Four steps with agreed milestones, so you always know what's being built and when it will be ready.

    1. 01

      Discovery

      We learn your business, requirements and goals, so we build what you need and not what we assume.

      You get a written plan before any code
    2. 02

      Prototype & review

      You see a prototype or detailed plan, give feedback, and we refine it together.

      You approve it before we build
    3. 03

      Build & deliver

      Clean, scalable code, with regular check-ins throughout.

      You see working progress every week
    4. 04

      Test & deploy

      We test, deploy to production and hand over documentation.

      You keep support after launch
    How we work, in detail

    Before you book.

    Most payment integrations take 1–3 weeks depending on complexity. Full backend systems typically run 4–12 weeks. You get a detailed timeline during the discovery call.

    We quote per project based on scope, with transparent costs upfront and no hidden fees. For ongoing work, we offer monthly retainers.

    Paystack, Stripe, Flutterwave, M-Pesa (Daraja API), Airtel Money, MTN Mobile Money, MPGS, Cybersource and bank-direct APIs. If it has an API, we can integrate it.

    AI agents are software that can act for someone, like comparing options or placing an order. Agent-ready means they can use your systems safely: clear APIs, strict permissions, limits, human approval where it matters, and a record of what happened. If an agent retries a payment, your customer still gets charged once.

    All questions

    Tell us what has to work.

    In a free 20-minute call, we'll talk through what you need and give you a clear timeline and estimate.

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