About
We build the tools we wish we'd had.
OLA Solutions was born in Cotonou from a simple frustration: digital tools weren't designed for our reality. So we built them, and kept going. Today we're a tech company: we publish our own products and design our clients' tools.
Our mission
Putting serious digital tools in the hands of entrepreneurs, SMEs and institutions, starting with Benin: tools designed here, for local realities (mobile payment, WhatsApp, delivery), rather than imported solutions adapted after the fact.
Our vision
A continent where digital innovation starts on the ground, not in a meeting room on the other side of the world. Where launching a store, tracking a tender or automating a task is as simple as sending a WhatsApp message. And where the tools we build today become the infrastructure of tomorrow's economy.
Our values
What guides us, concretely.
Real impact, not promises
What we build must change something concrete in the life of a merchant, an SME or an institution. No feature collecting dust in a drawer, no project that stops at the demo. We measure our success by what happens in the field.
Autonomy as our compass
We succeed when our clients no longer need us to move forward. We build tools that create independence, not services that create dependency. Training, documenting, transferring knowledge: that's as much our job as shipping code.
Rooted in Benin
We're in Benin, in Cotonou. We live the constraints: MTN MoMo payments, orders taken on WhatsApp, deliveries to neighbourhoods without street addresses. We talk to merchants face to face. Starting from here isn't a limit: it's what makes our tools useful elsewhere in Africa.
Scaling with ambition
We don't think of ourselves as a small local outfit doing its best. What we build in Benin should serve elsewhere in West Africa, where needs are similar and global tools fall short. We're giving ourselves the means to get there.
Our team
The faces behind OLA.
Yoan K.
He sees systems where others see problems. Yoan designed the ShopX architecture and maintains all services in production. Convinced that technology should disappear behind the user experience.
Tim B.
He thinks strategy and code at the same time. Tim drives the company direction while keeping his hands in the infrastructure. He's the one who turns ideas into systems that hold over time.
Marius S.
The link between OLA and the field. Marius orchestrates operations, represents the company in public institutions, and makes sure we keep our commitments — to clients and partners alike.
Koffi A.
He gave OLA a face. Creator of the visual identity, responsible for social presence: Koffi turns what we build into something people want to understand and be part of.
Our team is growing. Contact us if you'd like to join us.
Let's work together.
Merchant, SME or institution: if you're looking for tools built in Benin, by people who know the ground, the conversation starts here.
