Blackpaw Innovations · Nairobi, Kenya

Built in Nairobi.
For Nairobi.

We are a Kenyan technology company on a mission to give every Kenyan business owner the clarity and tools they need to grow with confidence.

Our mission

Why we built Hakiqa

01
Honesty at the counter

Too many Kenyan business owners don’t know their real profit because their systems lie to them. Hakiqa gives you the truth about your business, every day.

02
Built for how Kenya pays

M-Pesa isn’t an integration. It’s the backbone. KRA compliance isn’t an add-on. It’s built in. We designed Hakiqa around how Kenyan business actually works.

03
Simple enough for one shop, powerful enough for many

Start with one branch. Grow to ten. Hakiqa scales with you without changing your system, your workflow, or your team’s habits.

How we work

Our principles

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Clarity over complexity

Every feature we ship must make something clearer, not more complicated.

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Kenya-first design

We design for Kenyan infrastructure, payments, and business culture — not adapted for it.

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Privacy by default

Your business data is yours. We don’t sell it, share it, or train models on it.

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Honest accountability

If Hakiqa makes a mistake, we own it, fix it, and tell you what happened.

Our story

From a Nairobi spreadsheet
to a Kenyan platform

2022
The problem becomes personal

Our founder watches Nairobi shop owners lose hours every night to manual stock counts and M-Pesa reconciliation errors. The idea for Hakiqa starts here.

2023
First pilot in Kilimani

Blackpaw Innovations is founded. The first version of Hakiqa goes live in a Kilimani retail shop. POS, inventory, and M-Pesa reconciliation in one screen.

2024
Multi-branch & accounting

Early customers push into multi-branch operations. Hakiqa adds full accounting, bank reconciliation, and the first version of Duka Reports — the daily feed for business owners.

2025
KRA compliance & ETR

KRA ETR integration lands. Hakiqa becomes one of the first ERP platforms to support e-invoice generation and VAT reporting natively for Kenyan SMEs.

2026
Hakiqa goes public

The full platform launches publicly. POS, inventory, accounting, M-Pesa, multi-branch, KRA compliance, and Duka Reports — all in one subscription. Built in Nairobi, for Nairobi.

Privacy & compliance

Your data is protected under Kenyan law.

Blackpaw Innovations complies with Kenya’s Data Protection Act 2019 and the Computer Misuse & Cybercrimes Act 2018. We process your data only to deliver Hakiqa’s services.

Work with us

Let’s build something real, together.

Whether you’re a shop owner or a developer, we’d love to hear from you.