A lean studio. A fleet of AI agents.
The Journey
Twelve years building software products across fintech, logistics, e-commerce, and developer tools. I founded a startup acquired by Sky.Garden, spoke at TEDx, and have spent my career shipping products people rely on. Today I run Kaara Works as a lean studio in Nanyuki with a fleet of AI agents alongside a small human team. We build custom software for operators in Kenya and across Africa.
The Origin
His third name is Gakaara. In Kikuyu, it means builder. It is also his father's name.
When it came time to name the consultancy, he didn't reach for something clever. He took the heart of Gakaara and called it Kaara Works. Not a brand. His father's meaning on a foundation.
That's the whole story, really. Some people build because it's a career. Isaac builds because it's in the name.
How we ship
Kaara Works is a small studio. A handful of people, a fleet of AI agents, and a running backlog across every active engagement. We build custom software for operators in Kenya and across Africa. CRMs, compliance platforms, ordering systems, member apps, tourism sites.
The AI agents are not a marketing line. They are how two people ship like twenty. We run a handful of Claude Code instances in parallel on every project, each one working on a feature or fix or research question while the human team reviews, directs, and merges. You get the throughput of a larger shop at the price of a studio.
What We Build
Custom platforms with AI agents baked in. Internal automation systems that let a 3-person team do the work of 30. Products engineered so your leanness becomes your advantage, not a constraint. TypeScript, Next.js, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Laravel, Filament. The standard tools, used through a different process.
Values
Radical Transparency
You see the agents working. You see the code. You see the process. No black boxes.
Full Ownership
Your code, your agents, your IP. No vendor lock-in. We hand over everything.
One Direct Line
You work directly with the people building your software. No account managers, no handoffs, no layers between you and the work.
Leanness Over Headcount
We'd rather build you a system that removes the need for 10 hires than staff up a team of 10.
Book a call with me
Thirty minutes, free, no deck. We'll map out what to build and how to ship it. Direct line, no sales team.