Our Story

We're Builders.
We're Dreamers.
We're Orateki.

Founded in 2017 out of a small office in Kampala with a big belief: that African businesses deserve world-class technology, built locally, with global standards. Seven years on, we've delivered over 200 projects across 12 countries.

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Pan-African Roots.
Global Ambitions.

We believe Africa's tech revolution is just beginning. Orateki is here to build the infrastructure, products, and platforms that will define this continent's digital decade β€” and take African innovation to the world.

2020
Founded
15+
Team Members
5
Countries
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Our Mission

To empower African and global businesses with technology that is not only powerful and scalable, but also deeply human β€” solving real problems for real people. We build with purpose, ship with precision, and measure success by the impact we create for our clients.

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Our Vision

To be the most trusted technology partner on the African continent β€” the company people call when they need something transformative built, not just something functional. A world where any entrepreneur, anywhere, can build world-class technology with the right team beside them.

What Drives Us

Our Core Values

These aren't posters on a wall. They're decisions we make every day.

Relentless Craft

We hold ourselves to a standard that most people wouldn't even know to look for. Pixel precision, millisecond performance, clean architecture β€” always.

Client Obsession

Your success is the only metric that matters. We don't call a project done until the outcome matches the promise.

Build for Tomorrow

Every line of code we write is designed to evolve. We think in systems, not features, and scalability is non-negotiable.

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Radical Transparency

No sugarcoating. We tell clients what we see β€” the good, the challenging, and the opportunity. Trust is built on honesty.

Bias Toward Action

Perfect is the enemy of shipped. We move fast, test early, learn continuously, and iterate with intention.

Africa-Centered Pride

We celebrate African talent, mentor young local developers, and commit 5% of every project to tech education in our communities.

The Humans Behind Orateki

Meet Our Leadership

Experienced, diverse, and deeply committed to building something that matters.

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David Kato

CEO & Co-Founder

10+ years in enterprise software. Former engineering lead at a Big 4 consultancy.

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Grace Wambui

CTO & Co-Founder

Ex-Google engineer. Architect behind 3 unicorn-stage platforms in Africa.

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Juma Mwalimu

Head of Design

Award-winning UX designer. 8 years crafting products used by millions.

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Ama Owusu

VP of Engineering

Full-stack expert. Passionate about mentoring the next generation of African devs.

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Eric Mugisha

Head of Cloud & DevOps

AWS Certified Solutions Architect. Built infra for 50M+ user systems.

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Temi Adeyemi

AI & Data Lead

PhD in Machine Learning from UCL. Building AI tools for African markets.

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Siyanda Dlamini

Head of Sales

Helped scale three African SaaS companies from $0 to $10M ARR.

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Mekdes Haile

Head of Client Success

Operations expert ensuring every client relationship exceeds expectations.