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Product news, practical guides and lessons from the work — straight from the team that builds and runs WAONA.

FEATUREDNewsNovember 2026 · 3 min readIntroducing WAONAA technology company built in Kenya — making our own products and engineering custom solutions for businesses that want to move forward.Read the announcement →
What WAONA does

Technology that moves businesses forward.

Our own products and the custom work we do for businesses — tap any of them to see more.

WAONA TicketsEvent discovery, ticketing and QR check-in for events across Kenya.Learn more →WAONA IdentityOne secure account and sign-in across every WAONA product — your profile and privacy in one place.Learn more →Gate check-inFast, fraud-proof ticket scanning for organizers on any phone.Learn more →Payouts, transfers & refundsReliable payouts for organizers; safe transfers and fair refunds for fans.Learn more →Custom softwareSystems engineered around how your business actually works — then kept running and improving.Learn more →Automation & AILess copy-paste and busywork, with people always in charge of decisions.Learn more →Co-built productsYou bring the industry knowledge; we design, build and run the product with you.Learn more →

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Product updates4 min readWAONA Tickets: ticketing built for events across Kenya
Behind the scenes4 min readHow we decide what to build next
Guides6 min readDo you actually need custom software?
Guides4 min readSpreadsheets aren’t the problem. Copy-paste is.
Engineering7 min readBuilding for patchy networks: what “works offline” really means
Guides5 min readHow to brief a software team in one page
Behind the scenes3 min readWhy we build our own products
AI6 min readAI that helps, not hype: three practical uses for small businesses

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