Software · 01 / 08Digital transformation
Modernise how your organisation runs: processes redesigned, old systems replaced, everything connected.
Digital transformation,
built for how Africa works.
We help businesses, governments and institutions modernise how they run, with strategy, software, AI and data shaped by the people who use them.
Trusted by organisations across Africa
About Esoteric Strats
Esoteric Strats brings strategy, engineering, AI and innovation together, so businesses, governments and institutions across Africa can run smarter, build resilient systems and grow.
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Strategy
Pick the right problem before you spend on it. We help leaders decide what to fix first, and what to leave alone.
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Technology
Websites, web apps, dashboards and platforms that fit the process you already run, not the other way round.
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Advisory
Straight answers on digital and AI, from the first pilot to the policy that keeps it safe.
Powering tools from
- Anthropic
- OpenAI
- Gemini
- Meta
- AWS
- Azure
- Stripe
- Supabase
- Laravel
- Vercel
What we do
Eight ways we move organisations forward.
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Software · 02 / 08Software engineering
Enterprise software, web and mobile apps, platforms and integrations, built around how your team works.
Software · 03 / 08Technology strategy and advisory
IT strategy, roadmaps, governance and due diligence, so you decide well before you spend.
Software · 04 / 08Data and analytics
Data strategy, business intelligence and executive dashboards that turn your numbers into decisions.
Software · 05 / 08Cybersecurity and resilience
Risk assessments, data protection, backups and recovery, so your systems and data stay safe.
AIVERSE · 06 / 08AI and intelligent automation
AI strategy, assistants, agents and automation that take repetitive work off your team, safely.
AIVERSE · 07 / 08Capacity building and digital skills
Leadership training, AI literacy and change management, so new tools actually get used.
Strat Labs · 08 / 08Digital experience and growth
UX design, digital brand, CRM and marketing automation that help the right people find and choose you.
02Selected work
Out in the world, doing the job.
Climate and public safetyMafuriko
Nairobi's flood awareness map.
55,000+visits since launch
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GovernmentMinistry of Finance, Somalia
The official website of Somalia's Ministry of Finance.
716publications in one library
View case study
03How we build
First, we watch the work.
Sit with the team
We watch the work as it really happens, before anyone writes code.
Map the process
Every step, handover and exception on one page, until everyone agrees it’s right.
Build the smallest useful version
Live in weeks. Your team uses it for real and tells us what’s missing.
Train, hand over, improve
In person training, clear documentation and support that doesn’t vanish after go live.
Founders’ note
Built by the people who use it.
Est. 2023 · Nairobi
“ Founder and Managing DirectorAhmed Siyad
We didn't build this to chase trends. We built it to give African ambition the infrastructure it deserves: premium, principled, and ours.
04How we are organised
We don’t just implement technology. We engineer transformation.
Transformation, engineering and data
Software
Digital transformation, software engineering, technology strategy, data and cybersecurity for businesses, governments and institutions across Africa.
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AI, automation and digital skills
AIVERSE
AIVERSE is our AI and digital skills practice. We train teams first, then build AI and automation into the tools they already use, across Kenya and Somalia.
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Digital experience and growth
Strat Labs
Strat Labs is our digital experience and growth practice: UX, brand, CRM and marketing for organisations that want to be taken seriously.
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What’s slowing your team down?
Walk us through it. We’ll come back with what a fix could look like, and what it would take.