Engineering
March 2026
Why We Built StayVia with Escrow-First Architecture
Trust is the biggest barrier in Africa's short-term rental market. Here's how we solved it with a wallet-based escrow system.
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Building from Lagos, for Africa
Building Technology for Africa's Next Billion
We build products that solve real problems — in hospitality, mobility, and payments. Production-ready. Africa-first.
Our Products
Three products. Three problems solved.
Each built for African realities — local payment rails, trust infrastructure, and mobile-first design.
Built to scale. Shipped to production.
Not mockups. Not prototypes. Real products with real infrastructure.
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Our Story
We build what Africa needs
Between world-class technology and African infrastructure, there is a gap. Global platforms don't work here — not because Africa isn't ready, but because the products weren't built for African realities.
We started Byte & Bits to close that gap. Every product we build starts with a real problem experienced by real people in Lagos, Nairobi, Accra, and beyond. We ship production-ready software with local payment rails, trust infrastructure, and designs that work on the devices and networks people actually use.
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Product
February 2026
The CoRide Thesis: Passenger-Led Ride Sharing
Every ride-sharing platform gives control to drivers or algorithms. We asked: what if passengers decided?
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Engineering
January 2026
Building for African Internet: Lessons from Lagos
Low bandwidth, intermittent connectivity, and mobile-first users. How we design software that actually works.
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