Opportunities do not arrive in categories.
The skills that fix a hard problem for an institution are the same ones that turn an opportunity into a company. So we do both, and each makes us better at the other.
About Netgrawl
We start with the problem, not the technology.
Netgrawl builds and operates technology and the businesses around it. What we care about is what it changes once it is in the world.
Who we are
A technology and venture-building company.
We work with organisations, governments, institutions, founders and partners.
Netgrawl was founded because we saw a persistent gap between potential and execution. Good ideas were everywhere, in businesses, institutions and emerging ventures, but the technology, systems and capacity to turn them into durable results were missing.
We built Netgrawl to close that gap, bringing together technology, venture building and strategic execution so that important ideas can become functioning businesses, stronger institutions and scalable platforms.
The ambition has not changed since the beginning: build things that create lasting value.
How we think
Three things we hold to.
We run what we build.
We operate ventures of our own as well as building for others. That keeps us honest about what it takes to keep something working, month after month.
We say no when it is the right answer.
Not every opportunity is ours to take. We would rather say so early than build something that should not exist.
How we work
A system is only finished when it does its job.
Delivering something is not the same as it working. People have to be able to use it, the organisation has to be able to run it, and it has to produce the result it was built for.
Step 01: Understand
We begin with the problem, the opportunity and the environment it sits in.
Step 02: Build
We design and develop what it takes to make it real.
Step 03: Operate
Where our role goes beyond delivery, we help keep it working and improving.
Step 04: Stay close
We stay focused on adoption, performance and outcomes.
Why you can rely on us
Evidence, not adjectives.
Anyone deciding whether to work with a company wants to check it. Here is what you can check.
Selected Work
Digital Platform
Uyota Style
United Kingdom · Fashion Retail
- Challenge
- A made-to-order fashion brand wanted customers to design and buy online, and to run online and in-person sales together.
- Built
- An online shop where customers design their own clothes and see them before they buy, with one back office for orders, payments and invoices.
- Outcome
- Customers design and order online, and the team runs every order, payment and invoice, online or in person, from one place with no developer needed.
Enterprise System
GreenfinityOne
Nigeria · Consumer Credit
- Challenge
- A consumer credit business tracked credit offline and collected repayments in cash, with every step done by hand.
- Built
- One system that runs the credit business end to end: staff approve credit, collect repayments and follow up late payers, with set permissions for each role and every action recorded.
- Outcome
- Credit can now be approved, repaid and followed up in one place, with a clear record of who did what.
Mobile Application
Square Meter Trust
Nigeria · Real Estate
- Challenge
- A property developer wanted people to buy land by the square metre, safely and from their phones.
- Built
- A mobile app where buyers verify who they are, add money, buy land, sign their deed and track their purchase.
- Outcome
- Buyers can go from download to owning a signed, documented piece of land, entirely on their phone.
Overseen by an advisory board
- Barr. John A. MuoyoLegal
- Mr. Sherrif AfolabiFinance
- Dr. EJ PetersGovernance
- Qudus P. AdeyiolaGrowth
- Mr. Orhu O. MarcusStrategy
The board provides oversight across legal, finance, governance, growth and strategy.
Netgrawl recognised the potential in our ideas and transformed them into tangible strategic realities with remarkable speed, precision, and creativity. Their technical expertise, strategic thinking, and commitment have made them a trusted partner in building and positioning our brand for global relevance.
Hon. Daniel Mayor Aikpokpodion
- CEO/Founder, GCDIL Group
- President, Global Youth Economic Festival (GYEF)
Around Netgrawl
Not everything around Netgrawl is ours, and we say so.
Some businesses we own and run. Some we helped start and they now stand on their own. Some we simply work alongside. Knowing which is which is part of knowing who you are dealing with.
Ours
Businesses and platforms Netgrawl owns and operates.
Independent
Started with Netgrawl's help, now run on their own.
Alongside
Partners who bring capability, distribution or opportunity we would not have alone.
Franklin Kesiena
Founder & CEO
Leadership
Who you will be dealing with.
We will never measure our work by what we built. We measure it by what became possible because we built it.
Franklin founded Netgrawl and leads its work across technology and ventures. He has spent more than 15 years in the technology sector, building products, businesses and technology-led initiatives, and consulting for organisations across the private sector and NGOs. He holds Netgrawl to one standard: what we deliver has to work in the real world.
Let's build
Have something worth building?
Whoever you are, the start is the same: a conversation about what needs to happen next.