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For Startup Founders, Product Teams & Business Builders Across Africa Taking on 2 new builds for Q3

You've been carrying this idea long enough. It's time someone built it right.

You know what your product needs to do. You know who it's for. You've probably tried to get it built before — and something went wrong. A developer who vanished. A freelancer who delivered code that didn't work. A launch that never happened.

You're not the problem. You just haven't had the right team.

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04
Products shipped & live
10+
African businesses transformed
2 wks
Discovery to working prototype
100%
In-house team · zero outsourcing
2021
Founded · Lagos, Nigeria
You are not alone in this

We know what it feels like to have your vision let down.

You had a product idea that kept you up at night — in the best possible way. So you started looking for someone to build it.

Maybe you posted in a tech group and got flooded with responses, all promising the world. You picked the most convincing one. Three months and a significant amount of money later, you had a Figma file, a half-built backend, and a developer whose last message was "I'll get back to you by Friday." That was eight weeks ago.

Or maybe you found someone genuinely talented — but they were a solo developer juggling five other clients. Your project got attention when it suited them, not when it suited your business.

Or maybe the product launched. But it launched broken. It was slow. It crashed when more than twenty people used it at once. You spent your launch week doing damage control instead of celebrating.

We hear this story every week. It is not a rare experience. It is the norm for founders trying to build in Africa — because most developers are talented individuals, and talented individuals are not product studios.

You don't need a developer. You need a team — with a process, a track record, skin in the game, and a genuine stake in whether your product succeeds or fails.

That is the gap Techies Africa was built to close. And we have been closing it, one product at a time, since 2021.

What makes us different

This is not a freelance marketplace. This is a studio.

When you work with Techies Africa, you are not handed off to a contractor. You are not added to a queue. You are not assigned to whoever is available.

You work directly with a dedicated product team — assigned to your project, accountable to your timeline, and invested in your outcome.

We bring the same level of process rigour to a ₦2.5M MVP as we do to a ₦20M enterprise build. Because the founder betting their savings deserves the same professionalism as the corporate team with a large budget.

We are not the cheapest option. We are the option that actually delivers.

Your assigned team / day one

AO
Product Manager
Strategy · sprint governance · stakeholders
KE
Lead Engineer
Architecture · code reviews · build quality
TC
UI / UX Designer
Research · prototyping · usability
OA
QA Specialist
Acceptance · regression · launch readiness
What we build & manage

Two services. One mission. Your product, delivered.

SVC / 01

We design, build, and ship software that people actually use.

From the first wireframe to the day your first real user logs in — and everything in between. Our product development service is end-to-end, in-house, and built around your specific market, your specific users, and your specific definition of success.

Web applications

Custom platforms, SaaS products, internal tools, dashboards, customer portals. Built to scale from day one — not rebuilt at 1,000 users.

Mobile applications

iOS and Android. Native-grade performance. Built for the network conditions African users actually experience.

MVPs & proof-of-concept

Ruthless focus — building exactly what validates your thesis, nothing more — and getting it in front of real users fast.

Product rebuilds & rescues

We audit honestly, tell you what can be saved and what must go, and rebuild the right parts without breaking the rest.

API & systems integration

Payment gateways, auth, data pipelines, third-party integrations — architected properly the first time.

UI / UX design

Beautiful is not optional. Intuitive is not optional. Research, wireframes, prototyping, usability testing — before code is written.

Always included.
At no additional cost.

  • Dedicated product team assigned from day one
  • Shared project board · real-time visibility
  • Weekly live demo · working software every Friday
  • Milestone-based payment · you approve before you pay
  • Full documentation & code handover
  • 30-day post-launch support window
  • Honest communication · including when it's hard
  • Direct line to your PM · always open
SVC / 02

The difference between a good idea and a shipped product is execution. We manage execution.

Most founders are exceptional at vision. Most engineers are exceptional at building. The gap between vision and shipped product — the strategy, the prioritisation, the stakeholder management, the daily discipline of keeping a complex build on track — is where most products die. That gap is where our project management service lives.

Product strategy & roadmap

We sequence features by user value and business impact — not by founder enthusiasm. You leave knowing exactly what gets built first and why.

Requirements & specification

The most expensive mistake is building the wrong thing. We invest deeply in defining what gets built before any development begins.

Sprint planning & agile

Two-week cycles, each delivering testable software. No more "it'll be ready when it's ready."

Stakeholder management

Boards, investors, co-founders, corporate sponsors — we prepare the comms, manage expectations, and keep stakeholders out of the dev team's way.

Risk identification

Scope creep, technical debt, dependency risk, team bottlenecks. Identified early, they're manageable. At launch, they're catastrophic.

QA oversight

Every feature tested against defined acceptance criteria. Done means tested, documented, and approved — not merged into a branch.

PM-as-a-Service

For teams who already have developers.

We embed one of our senior PMs into your team — running your sprints, managing your backlog, and giving your product the strategic leadership it needs without the cost of a full-time hire. Monthly retainer · 3-month minimum.

Talk to us about PM retainer
How it works

You will always know exactly where your product stands.

The number one reason African founders dread working with development agencies is the black box. You hand over money, you wait, you get vague updates, and then you get a demo that does not resemble the product you described. Our entire process is designed as the antidote to that experience.

Phase 01
Discovery & Alignment
Before we touch a design tool or an IDE, we spend the first week entirely inside your world.
Week 1 · included in every engagement

Through structured workshops — in person in Lagos or remotely, whichever serves you better — we map your users, your market, your constraints, your technical requirements, and your definition of what success looks like at 30 days, 90 days, and 12 months after launch.

You leave Phase 1 with a product brief so specific and so clear that you could hand it to any development team in the world and receive consistent results. This is also where we align on timeline and investment — completely, with no surprises later.

Phase 02
Design & Prototype
Before a single line of production code is written, you see exactly what you are getting.
Weeks 2 – 3

We build high-fidelity interactive prototypes — designs you can click through, test with real users, share with investors, and use to pressure-test your assumptions.

Changes at the prototype stage cost conversation. Changes after the code is written cost weeks and money. You sign off on the prototype. Nothing proceeds until you do.

Phase 03
Development
Sprint-based development. Two-week cycles. A shared project board you have full visibility into at all times.
Weeks 4 – 10 for MVPs · longer for full builds

Every Friday: a live demo of working software. Not a progress update. Not a slide deck. Working software you can click, use, and provide feedback on.

The product evolves in front of you, not behind a curtain. Daily standups are internal. Weekly check-ins with you are mandatory. The lines of communication are always open.

Phase 04
Quality Assurance
We do not rush QA. We have seen what broken launches do to a product's reputation and to a founder's confidence.
Weeks 11 – 12

Every feature is tested against the acceptance criteria defined in Phase 1. Performance benchmarks are hit. Edge cases are documented. Security vulnerabilities are identified and resolved. Accessibility standards are applied.

You receive a QA report before launch — not as a formality, but as a genuine record of what was tested, what passed, and what was fixed.

Phase 05
Launch & Handover
We manage the deployment. We monitor the first 48 hours. We are actually available — not "drop us an email" available.
Launch day + week following

You receive full documentation, a trained internal team member (if applicable), all credentials and code repositories, and access to 30 days of post-launch support included in your engagement cost.

We do not consider a project complete until your product is live, stable, and you understand how to operate it.

Phase 06
Growth & Iteration
The best products are never finished. They are continuously improved in response to real user behaviour and real market feedback.
Ongoing · optional retainer

For teams that want us embedded for the long term, we offer monthly retainer arrangements covering ongoing development, product management, performance monitoring, and feature iteration.

Most of our strongest relationships started at launch.

Client results

Products that are live. Founders who made the call.

These are not testimonials from a generic contact form. These are founders who faced the same hesitation you are feeling right now — and made the decision to move forward.

Case · MVP Development

I had been trying to build this product for eighteen months. I'd spent money twice on people who didn't deliver. When I got on the first call, they asked me questions about my users that I hadn't even asked myself. Eight weeks later I had a live product. Within three months of launch, I had recovered the entire cost of the build in revenue.

PHOTO
[Founder Name] Founder & CEO, [Company] · Lagos, Nigeria
Live
Case · Product Rebuild

We had two thousand users and a codebase that was going to collapse at five thousand. Techies Africa did a codebase audit, told us exactly what was salvageable, and rebuilt the critical systems without a single minute of downtime. We are now at eleven thousand users.

PHOTO
[CTO Name] CTO, [Company] · Abuja, Nigeria
Live
Case · PM Retainer

I needed a PM partner I could present to my leadership team and board with genuine confidence. The documentation discipline, the stakeholder communication structure, the sprint governance — it matched the standard our board expected. The product launched on time.

PHOTO
[Head of Digital Products] [Corporate Org] · Lagos, Nigeria
Live
Case · SME Transformation

I was running a business turning over eight figures a month on WhatsApp voice notes and Excel sheets. Techies Africa built us an order management system in six weeks. Customer complaints dropped by 60%. Repeat orders went up 30% in the first quarter.

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[Business Owner] [Business Name] · Lagos, Nigeria
Live
04
Products built & shipped
10+
Businesses transformed
1,200+
Community members
100%
In-house team
What it costs

We will always be direct about money. No "request a quote" walls.

When a company hides their pricing behind a contact form, the price changes depending on how much you seem willing to spend. We do not operate that way. Every engagement is scoped precisely after the discovery call — these are honest starting points, not bait-and-switch minimums.

Tier 01 MVP

MVP Build

Starting from
₦2.5M+ scope

For founders with a validated idea who need to reach real users with a focused, functional product. Scoped tightly. Shipped in 8 – 12 weeks.

  • Discovery, design, development, QA
  • 30-day post-launch support
  • Full code & documentation handover

For: First-time founders. Validated ideas. Pre-seed. Need traction before raising.

Start the conversation
Tier 02 Most popular

Full Product Build

Starting from
₦7.5M+ scope

For teams building a complete product with multiple user types, complex workflows, third-party integrations, and production-grade architecture. Timeline 12 – 20 weeks.

  • Multi-role workflows & permissioning
  • Integrations · payments · auth · data
  • Production architecture for scale

For: Funded startups. Teams replacing a broken first version. Enterprises launching a new digital product line.

Start the conversation
Tier 03 Rescue

Product Rebuild / Rescue

Priced after
Audit5–7 days

We will not quote blind on a rescue. Every rebuild begins with a paid codebase audit. The audit cost is credited against the full engagement if you move forward.

  • Honest codebase & architecture audit
  • Salvageable vs. must-rebuild breakdown
  • Itemised quote · no surprises

For: Live products with technical debt, performance issues, or a developer who walked away.

Book a codebase audit
Tier 04 Retainer

PM-as-a-Service

From
₦800k/ month

A senior product manager embedded in your team. Sprint facilitation, backlog, stakeholder reporting, and strategic product leadership — without the cost of a full-time hire.

  • Senior PM embedded with your engineers
  • Sprint & backlog governance
  • Board / investor-grade reporting

For: Teams who already have developers but lack strategic product leadership. 3-month minimum.

Discuss retainer options
Milestone-based payment. You never pay a full tranche until you have seen, tested, and approved the work it covers. Payments are linked to delivery, not to calendar dates. For founders who require additional payment flexibility, we offer a structured payment plan — ask us about it on the discovery call.
Let's be honest

The doubts you have right now are completely valid.

Here are the honest answers.

How do I know you won't disappear or deprioritise my project?

This is the most important question you can ask any development partner, and the fact that you are asking it means you have been burned before.

We take on a deliberately limited number of engagements simultaneously so that every active client has a named, dedicated team. We do not run five projects on the same two developers.

Our milestone-based payment structure means the incentive runs both ways. You do not pay us the next tranche until you approve the work. If we deprioritise your project, we do not get paid. That alignment is intentional.

What if my idea changes during the build?

It will. That is not a problem — it is a sign that you are learning as you go, which is exactly what early-stage product development should look like.

Minor adjustments within a sprint are absorbed without conversation. When a change is significant enough to affect scope, timeline, or cost, we tell you before we action it, not after. You decide whether to proceed.

Who actually builds the product? Is anything outsourced?

Nothing is outsourced. Every product is built in-house by our Lagos-based engineering, design, and product management team. You will know the full names, roles, and direct contact details of every person building your product from day one of engagement.

We are a small startup. Will you take us seriously?

Yes. A first-time founder betting their savings on an MVP deserves the same process rigour and quality bar as a corporate team with a ₦50 million budget. The size of the engagement does not determine the quality of our attention.

Some of our most committed partnerships started as small MVP builds. We take them seriously because small products become large ones.

What happens if the product has problems after launch?

Every engagement includes a 30-day post-launch support window at no additional cost. Any bugs that emerge in the first 30 days that are attributable to our build are fixed at no charge.

After the 30-day window, we offer ongoing support retainers. We do not hand over a product and disappear. We have never done that.

Can you work with international clients or founders in the diaspora?

Yes. We have worked with founders based in the UK, the United States, Canada, and across Africa. Our project board is asynchronous-friendly, our communication practices are time-zone-aware, and our tools are accessible from anywhere.

One step. No pressure.

The best time to build was last year. The second best time is today.

The founder who books this call today is not smarter, more prepared, or more resourced than the one who waits another month. They are simply more tired of waiting.

Thirty minutes. Free. No pitch. No pressure. A genuine conversation between your vision and our experience. If we are not the right fit for your project, we will tell you — and we will try to point you toward who is.

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