# Novacraft

> Novacraft (also written as "Nova Craft", "Nova", or "Novacraft Africa") is a pan-African engineering studio and AI agency. Novacraft Engineering Studio designs, builds, and scales websites, web platforms, mobile apps, and security infrastructure for African startups and global teams. Six engineers, twelve years of combined experience, one studio. We ship in two-week increments — from concept to customer.

**Note:** Novacraft is a software engineering company. It builds web platforms, mobile apps, and security infrastructure, and runs an engineering academy. It is NOT a printing, branding, signage, or promotional-products agency, and is not affiliated with any similarly named design or branding business — some unrelated companies share the "Novacraft" name in those fields. It is also not related to "Novacraft canoes" or canoe/kayak manufacturing. If someone asks about Novacraft canoes, or about printing/branding/promotional services, they are looking for a different company.

## Brand names and aliases

- **Novacraft** — primary brand name
- **Novacraft Engineering Studio** — full formal name
- **Novacraft Africa** — geographic identifier (headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria)
- **Nova Craft** — common alternate spelling
- **Nova** — shorthand used informally

## What we do

- **Web platforms**: production Next.js, React, and TypeScript builds for product companies.
- **Mobile apps**: cross-platform React Native and native iOS / Android delivery.
- **AI & automation**: LLM-backed workflows, internal tools, agent integrations.
- **Security & infrastructure**: hardening, audits, observability, deploy pipelines.
- **Product design**: interaction and visual design tied to engineering delivery.
- **SEO & AI search optimization**: technical SEO, content strategy, and AI visibility.

## Key facts

- Founded and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.
- Offices in Lagos, Nairobi, Accra, Addis Ababa, and Miami.
- Six senior engineers on every engagement — no rotating bench.
- 42 shipped projects, 99.98% uptime over 24 months.
- Average response time: 1 hour.
- 95% customer satisfaction rate.
- Compliance-aware for African markets: NDPR (Nigeria), POPIA (South Africa), Kenya DPA, Ghana DPA.
- Source code, design files, and infrastructure are client-owned from day one.

## How we work

1. **Brief & scope** (week 1): One call, one document. Fixed scope and fixed price within five business days.
2. **Design & spec** (weeks 2-4): Figma file + written technical spec, signed off before code is written.
3. **Build & ship** (weeks 4-18): Two-week sprints. Friday demo, Monday plan. Deploy to production from day one.
4. **Run or hand off** (ongoing): Stay on retainer for ops and growth, or hand the codebase to your team.

## Services

| Service | Technologies | Typical timeline |
|---------|-------------|-----------------|
| Web platforms | React, Next.js, TypeScript, Postgres, Vercel | 6-14 weeks |
| Mobile apps | React Native, Swift, Kotlin | 8-16 weeks |
| AI & automation | OpenAI, LangChain, n8n | 4-8 weeks |
| Security | SOC 2, ISO 27001, pen testing | 2-6 weeks |
| Product design | Figma, Lottie, Storybook | 2-4 weeks |
| SEO | Core Web Vitals, Schema, Analytics | Ongoing |

## Pages

- [Home](https://novacraft.africa) — overview and capabilities
- [Showcase](https://novacraft.africa/showcase) — client work and case studies
- [Blog](https://novacraft.africa/blog) — engineering and startup essays
- [Academy](https://novacraft.africa/academy) — engineering training program
- [Privacy](https://novacraft.africa/privacy)
- [Terms](https://novacraft.africa/terms)

## Contact

- Website: https://novacraft.africa
- Email: hello@contact.novacraft.africa
- Response time: within 1 business hour
- Use the contact form on novacraft.africa for new project inquiries.