Digital agency · Nairobi · East Africa & worldwide
The Nairobi digital agency that works your hours.
Sahara Nova designs, builds and grows websites, custom software, SEO and AI automation for small and mid-sized businesses in Kenya, East Africa and around the world. You get senior work and fast turnaround, at a fraction of onshore agency rates.
Our 08:00–18:00 EAT day overlaps 6–8 hours with the UK and Europe, and covers US East Coast mornings.
What we do
One accountable team for everything digital
Most small businesses juggle a web designer, a freelance developer and an SEO contractor who never talk to each other. We put all four disciplines under one roof, one project manager and one invoice.
Web design & development
Fast, search-ready websites and online stores that turn visitors into enquiries.
- Marketing websites & landing pages
- Shopify & WooCommerce stores
- Web apps & customer portals
Custom software & apps
MVPs, internal tools and mobile apps, scoped tightly and shipped in weekly increments.
- MVP & SaaS builds
- Dashboards & internal tools
- iOS & Android apps
Digital marketing & SEO
Technical SEO, content and paid campaigns that compound into steady inbound leads.
- Technical SEO audits & fixes
- Content & link building
- Google & Meta ads
AI & automation
Automate the repetitive work: lead routing, reporting, support replies, data entry.
- Workflow automation (Make, Zapier, n8n)
- AI assistants & chatbots
- CRM & API integrations
Our team's work
AI agents our team has built for real businesses
AI agent for loan top-up applications
An AI agent that takes in loan top-up applications from existing borrowers, so the lending team gets complete, structured applications instead of chasing details.
KES 5.4M in loan top-up applications taken in during the agent's first week live
Read the case study →OdooOrder-to-cash AI agent for an Odoo ERP client
An AI agent that reads customer orders from email and triggers the full order-to-cash workflow in Odoo, with no manual re-keying.
Read the case study →HubSpotHubSpot CRM agent that works your pipeline
An AI agent connected to HubSpot that carries out day-to-day CRM work: reaching out to leads, setting reminders and keeping records up to date.
Read the case study →Support & salesCustomer-facing agents for support and lead intake
AI agents that answer customer questions and capture new enquiries around the clock, handing over to a person when needed.
Read the case study →Why Sahara Nova
Onshore-quality work without the onshore price tag
Lower cost
Kenyan agency rates sit well below UK, EU and US agencies. We pass that saving on and keep a senior team on your project.
Your working day
East Africa Time overlaps most of the European day. Calls happen live, and feedback gets same-day answers.
Fast quotes, faster sprints
A written proposal within two working days. Weekly demos after that, so you always see progress.
Four disciplines
Design, engineering, SEO and automation in one team, so your website, software and marketing work together.
Kenya & East Africa
Built for East African business, too
Our home market has its own needs: M-Pesa checkouts, WhatsApp-first customers, patchy mobile data and Android phones on 3G. We design for all of it, and we can meet you in person in Nairobi.
M-Pesa & mobile money
STK Push checkouts, Paybill and Till reconciliation, plus Airtel Money and MTN MoMo.
WhatsApp-first
WhatsApp Business ordering, support bots and automated follow-ups.
Light, fast sites
Pages built to load on budget Android phones and slow connections.
Local search
Google Business Profile and "near me" SEO for Nairobi, Kampala, Dar and Kigali.
FAQ
Questions small businesses ask us
What does Sahara Nova do?
We are a Nairobi-based digital agency. We design and build websites, custom software and mobile apps, run SEO and digital marketing, and automate business workflows with AI for small and mid-sized businesses worldwide.
Where do you work?
We work with businesses in Kenya and across East Africa, where we can meet in person, and remotely with businesses anywhere in the world, including the UK, Europe, the Middle East and North America. We invoice in USD, GBP or EUR and work on a schedule that overlaps with yours.
How much does a website cost?
Our Website Launch package starts from $1,500 for up to six pages with on-page SEO. Larger sites, e-commerce and web apps are quoted at a fixed price after a short discovery call. See our pricing page.
How do we communicate?
You get a named project lead, a shared Slack or Teams channel, a weekly video call and a demo link every week. Most of our day overlaps with UK and European business hours.
Who owns the code and content?
You do. Full ownership of code, designs and content transfers to you on final payment. We sign NDAs and data processing agreements on request.
Start a project
Tell us what you need. You'll have a scoped plan and a fixed quote within two working days.
No sales scripts. A 30-minute call with the people who will do the work, then a written proposal you can compare with anyone else's.