Built for scale and speed
A modern, AI-native stack designed to deliver world-class education to every corner of Africa.
Performance-first
Sub-2s page loads on 3G. Videos stream adaptively. Every millisecond counts for learners on mobile.
Security by design
SOC 2-aligned, GDPR-ready, and locally compliant. Data never leaves the African region without consent.
Africa-optimised
Edge nodes in Nairobi, Lagos, and Johannesburg. M-Pesa-native payments. Low-bandwidth video mode.
AI-native architecture
AI isn't a bolt-on. Every data model, every API, and every UI was designed with AI augmentation in mind from day one.
Our technology stack
Every tool chosen for reliability, performance, and developer experience.
Frontend
Next.js 14
App Router, RSC, server actions
TypeScript
End-to-end type safety
Tailwind CSS
Utility-first styling system
Framer Motion
Fluid animations and transitions
Backend
NestJS
Modular, scalable Node.js framework
PostgreSQL
Relational DB with full-text search
Redis
Session caching and job queues
BullMQ
Background job processing
AI & ML
OpenAI GPT-4o
AI Tutor, grading, content generation
LangChain
Orchestration for AI pipelines
Pinecone
Vector DB for semantic search
Whisper
Transcription for live sessions
Payments & Auth
M-Pesa STK Push
Safaricom Daraja API integration
Stripe
International card payments
JWT + OAuth2
Secure authentication flows
Google OAuth
One-click social sign-in
Infrastructure
AWS ECS
Containerised microservices
CloudFront + S3
Global CDN for video & assets
GitHub Actions
CI/CD with automated testing
Datadog
Monitoring, APM, and alerting