AboutVol. 01 — The Company

Built in Africa. Engineered for the world.

OKIKE exists because the gap between world-class engineering and African opportunity is closing — and we want to help close it faster.

Founded
2023
Headquarters
Lagos, NG
Disciplines
Build · Teach
Cohort size
≤ 20

I started OKIKE because I kept seeing the same pattern: brilliant builders without the infrastructure to ship, and capable people without a clear path into the craft.

By day, I build software for businesses that need it. By night and weekend, I teach the people who'll build the next decade of African tech. OKIKE is the home for both.

We're small on purpose. Every project gets a senior builder. Every student gets a real mentor.

Quality is not a marketing word — it's the only thing that compounds.

— Founder, OKIKE

What we believe

Three principles that guide every line of code and every lesson.

01
Quality compounds.

Cheap work has to be done twice. We do it right the first time.

02
Teach what you ship.

Our curriculum is the same stack we ship to clients. No toy examples.

03
People over platforms.

Software is a means. The team behind it is the product that lasts.

Two practices, one mission

A software house and an academy under one roof.

Build

Software house

Senior builders shipping web, mobile, and custom software for ambitious teams. Fixed scope. Fixed timeline.

See services
Teach

Academy

A 12-week cohort taking students from beginner to industry-ready engineer — taught by the same builders.

See the academy
A short history

From a single project to a practice.

  1. 2023
    Founded

    First clients. First shipped product.

  2. 2024
    Academy launch

    Inaugural cohort graduates and ships.

  3. 2025
    Scaled delivery

    Cross-border projects, four tracks.

  4. 2026
    Today

    Building and teaching in parallel.

Want to work with us — or learn from us?