About Philsoft
African businesses deserve world-class software
We are a Nairobi software company. We build custom software for our clients and run products of our own, and both make us better at the other.
Philsoft Corporation started with a simple belief: African businesses should not have to settle for software built somewhere else, for someone else's problems.
Our story
We began in Nairobi writing custom software for local businesses, and we kept running into the same problems: schools chasing fees on spreadsheets, law firms tracking court dates on paper, HR teams recalculating statutory deductions by hand, and businesses stitching together M-Pesa payments.
So alongside our client work we built products to solve them for good. SchoolPoint, LegalDesk, OfficeCUBE and PesaVista now run real organisations every day, and running them teaches us what it takes to keep software reliable, secure and simple to use.
Today we are a team of developers, designers and strategists who bring that experience to every client project, from a startup's first product to an enterprise replacing the system it runs on.
- Projects delivered
- 50+
- Years building software
- 5+
- Client satisfaction
- 98%
- Products in the market
- 4
What we stand for
How we work
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We know the market
M-Pesa, KRA, county rules and patchy networks are everyday design inputs for us, not surprises.
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We talk plainly
Regular demos, honest timelines and no jargon. You always know what we are building and why.
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Security comes first
Role-based access, encryption and audit trails are part of the plan from the first sprint.
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We use modern tools
Laravel, Vue, React, Flutter and cloud infrastructure, chosen for what lasts rather than what is fashionable.
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We ship in small steps
Short agile sprints with working software at the end of each, so feedback shapes the product early.
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We stay after launch
Support, monitoring and improvements long after go-live, because software is never really finished.
Built by Philsoft
Products we run every day
Our own products are the clearest proof of how we build. Each one started as a problem we saw again and again in Kenyan organisations, and each one runs on the same engineering we bring to client work.
Education
SchoolPoint
The school platform that brings academics, fees, administration and parent communication together. Head teachers and bursars see enrolment, fee revenue and collections the moment they sign in.
Fee invoicing with real-time M-Pesa reconciliation
Exams, grading and branded report cards
Bulk SMS and a parent portal
HR and payroll
OfficeCUBE
HR and payroll built for Kenya. Payroll runs in minutes with every statutory deduction calculated for you, and the dashboard shows headcount, attendance, leave and approvals at a glance.
PAYE, NSSF, Housing Levy and health insurance deductions
Leave, attendance and approvals in one place
Payslips, bank files and M-Pesa payouts
Legal
LegalDesk
Practice management for law firms, from first enquiry to final invoice. Partners see active cases, billable hours, revenue and collections the moment they sign in.
Cases, hearings and automatic court deadlines
Time tracking, invoicing and trust accounting
Conflict checks, compliance and a research library
Payments
PesaVista
The payments platform for Kenyan businesses. Collect by M-Pesa and card, pay out to phones and banks, and send invoices that reconcile themselves, all through one dashboard and API.
Working with us
What to expect from first call to go-live
Every engagement follows the same rhythm, whether it is a two-month build or a long-term partnership.
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Introductory call
A conversation about your goals, users and constraints. We tell you honestly whether we are the right fit.
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Discovery and proposal
Workshops with your team, then a written proposal with scope, milestones, timeline and cost.
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Design and prototype
Wireframes and clickable prototypes you can test with real users before development starts.
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Build in sprints
Short sprints, each ending in a demo, so you see progress and give feedback as we go.
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Launch
Testing, data migration, training for your staff and a carefully planned go-live.
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Support and growth
Monitoring, fixes and new features on a support plan, as your product and customers grow.
Leadership
The people behind Philsoft
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Phillip Mwaniki
Founder and CEO
Leads product and engineering across SchoolPoint, LegalDesk, OfficeCUBE and PesaVista.
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Solomon Nzioki
Head of Product
Turns customer problems into clear product plans, and keeps every release focused on what users need most.
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William Mwendwa
Lead Engineer
Owns architecture and code quality, from payroll engines to payment integrations.
Let's build something together
Tell us about your business and where you want to take it. We reply within one working day.