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SaaS & Platform Development

A SaaS platform is a long-term commitment, covering auth, billing, data models, infrastructure, and ongoing feature velocity that all compound over years. We build platforms that are shippable on day one and still maintainable on day one thousand.

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Typical engagement · 10 to 20 weeks to v1 · ongoing retainer

The approach.

We start with a product architecture that accounts for multi-tenancy, row-level security, background jobs, webhooks, and observability from the first commit. These are not features you bolt on later. They are assumptions the entire codebase needs to be built around.

Billing, authentication, email, queues, and feature flags are all wired up before shipping. Stripe for international customers, Paynow and EcoCash for local. You get a platform that can take a paying customer the day it goes live.

Post-launch, we stay involved. Monitoring, alerting, incident response, and feature iteration are covered under a retainer. A SaaS platform that is not actively maintained is a liability.

What you end up with.

01

Production on day one

Live, paying-user-ready infrastructure at launch, not a prototype you need to re-platform in six months.

02

Built to scale

Postgres with proper indexing, caching layers, background jobs, and autoscaling infrastructure.

03

Multi-tenant secure

Row-level security, tenant-scoped queries, audit logs, and RBAC wired in from the start.

04

Monitored & observable

Error tracking, uptime monitoring, structured logs, and performance dashboards included.

What we ship.

  • Product discovery, user flows, and technical architecture doc
  • Figma designs and a production design system
  • Full-stack application with auth, billing, admin, and multi-tenancy
  • Payment integration across Stripe, Paynow, EcoCash, or bank rails
  • CI/CD pipeline, staging environment, error tracking
  • Launch support, monitoring, and a 90-day runway for iteration

Built with.

Next.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLPrisma / DrizzleStripe / Paynow / EcoCashAWS / Fly / RailwaySentryCloudflare

Typical clients.

01Founders launching a new SaaS product
02Established businesses productising an internal tool
03Agencies and consultancies adding a software arm
04Corporates spinning out a digital product line

Common questions.

Do you take equity?

Generally no. We charge fixed-price for the build and a monthly retainer post-launch. Equity arrangements are considered case-by-case for strategic opportunities.

Can I start with an MVP and scale?

Yes. We scope MVPs deliberately: production-grade on day one, but focused on core user flows. Scale comes through iteration, not rebuild.

What if I already have a product?

We take over existing codebases, audit them, stabilise what's broken, and accelerate what's stuck. A rescue engagement is often faster than a rewrite.

Which payment rails are supported?

Stripe for card and international, Paynow for Zimbabwean ZWL and USD, EcoCash for mobile money, and direct bank integration where volume justifies it.

Related services.

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