A Kenya-based B2B software company building practical AI-assisted systems for property management, HR, hotels, government, and security education.
67 apartments powered · 17 HR-platform companies
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Abdi left Kenya’s military after two years, learned software engineering through a six-month boot camp, and entered technology through a junior developer role. He added cybersecurity and machine-learning skills, then built a multi-tenant security-training system that was used in Kenya, Rwanda, Botswana, and South Africa. That experience convinced him that practical B2B software could create serious value. He registered Nocturnals Intellisoft, obtained Kenyan company and data-protection credentials, and left employment to sell his own products. The first product was an HR, payroll, and employee-management platform with mobile and web apps. Abdi made more than 50 cold calls a day, scheduled in-person meetings, and closed four clients in his first week after resigning. The company later expanded to six products and a small office with several developers. Its frontier product, rendered in the transcript as Pulse Mana, is an AI-assisted property-management system that automates reports, financial information, and tenant messaging. Abdi reported powering 67 apartments after six months and nearly 800,000 in monthly recurring revenue from that product, with the currency not specified in the transcript.
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Join the Unicorn Club — $5/moCancel in one click · first payment refundable for 7 daysData credibility: Founder interview; the nearly 800,000 monthly recurring revenue figure, 67 apartments, 17 HR-platform companies, pricing, and product counts are founder-reported. The transcript does not specify the currency for the revenue and pricing figures, and the larger government revenue is described as confidential; no third-party verification is provided.