Advisory · Engineering · Talent — Built in Kenya
We design, build and staff the systems African institutions run on.
Senior engineering and design for financial infrastructure, utilities, data and AI. It's backed by an academy that trains the engineers who keep those systems running.
How we're built
One lab. Three ways in.
Most firms sell hours. We also train the people and grow the community around the work, so what we build keeps working after we leave.
How we work
A clear process, every engagement.
Discover
Understand your goals, constraints, and the technology landscape. We map what exists and what needs to be built.
Design
Architecture and system specification. Every decision documented before any code is written.
Build
Development and delivery. Audited, tested, and production-ready from day one.
Scale
Optimization, monitoring, and ongoing iteration. We stay engaged as your system grows.
About
Engineers and designers who've worked inside the systems.
Nalla Labs started with one belief: the systems that move money, water and data in Africa deserve the same rigour as anywhere else. We take on a small number of engagements at a time, which is how we keep the work good.
We are a senior team across AI engineering, payments and product. We also train the next engineers ourselves, so the people who keep a system running are as strong as the people who built it.
“Fewer clients. Deeper work.”
At a glance
- Based
- Nairobi · Kisumu
- Practices
- Financial infrastructure, product + design, data + AI
- Academy
- 26-week Zero to Hero engineering
- Programmes
- Tech for Media 2026
- Philosophy
- Precision over speed
Insights
Thinking out loud.
Industries
We go deep in three verticals.
Fintech
Financial Infrastructure
The systems that move money: payment rails, settlement, digital wallets and blockchain infrastructure, built to meet regulators' requirements from day one.
- Payments and settlement
- Digital wallets and mobile money
- Compliance automation
Utilities
Water and Public Services
Tools that help utilities see their networks and serve customers: GIS mapping, metering and billing data, and field operations that work where connectivity doesn't.
- GIS and network mapping
- Metering and billing
- Field operations
Data & AI
Data and Applied AI
Analytics and AI features that institutions can trust: assistants grounded in your own data, tested with evaluations before they ship and monitored for cost and quality after.
- Analytics and dashboards
- AI assistants and automation
- Evaluation and guardrails
Get started
Ready to build?
We take on a limited number of engagements. Let's talk about yours.