About
A small senior team, built for clients anywhere
We're a Nairobi-based digital agency that believes small businesses deserve senior, transparent, fairly priced digital work.
Why we started Sahara Nova
Small and mid-sized businesses are stuck between two bad options. Onshore agencies charge more than they can afford. Freelance marketplaces leave them managing a string of individuals who don't talk to each other.
We started Sahara Nova in Nairobi to offer a third option: one small, senior team that covers design, engineering, SEO and automation, works on your hours, and prices fairly.
The name comes from two ideas. The Sahara stands for where we come from, a continent with one of the youngest and fastest-growing tech workforces in the world. A nova is a star that suddenly shines brighter, which is what we want every client's business to do online.
How we work
- Senior people on every project. The people you meet on the sales call do the work.
- Transparent by default. Published pricing, fixed quotes, weekly demos, and your code in your repository.
- Measured outcomes. We agree success metrics up front, such as leads, speed or hours saved, and report on them.
- Long-term thinking. We build things your team can maintain, and we stay available after launch.
Headquartered in Kenya's tech capital, serving clients worldwide.
Core hours 08:00–18:00 East Africa Time, Monday to Friday.
Invoiced in your currency.
How a typical website project runs
From first call to launch in about four weeks
Software and AI projects follow the same rhythm: a short discovery, a fixed plan, then weekly demos until launch.
Discovery call
30 minutes on goals, audience and budget. You get a fixed quote within two working days.
Strategy & design
Keyword research, sitemap and page designs, all approved before we write any code.
Build & content
Development with weekly demo links. SEO, analytics and schema are built in from day one.
Launch & grow
Go live, submit to Google, then optional monthly SEO and care plans.
See our work
AI agents our team has built for lending, ERP and CRM teams, with real results.
View case studies →Why a team in Kenya
Time zone overlap, English-first communication and fair rates.
Why Kenya →Based in East Africa?
Meet us in Nairobi. We build for M-Pesa, WhatsApp and mobile-first customers.
Kenya & East Africa →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.