About

Four cofounders, one standard

Software engineering, artificial intelligence, finance and marketing: complementary backgrounds, brought together to build world-class digital products in Africa.

Our story

Born in Dakar, built to last

Senova was founded in 2026 in Senegal on one conviction: African businesses deserve digital products that keep their promises — technically and financially.

We started by building our own platform, Thiabi. Mobile money payments, identity checks, automated payouts: every problem we solved there became expertise we now bring to our clients.

We also use AI in how we work, moving faster on repetitive tasks and keeping our time for what matters: architecture, security and product decisions.

The team

The cofounders

Ismaila Traware

Cofounder · Financial expert

Business plans, financial models and financial structuring for Senova and its clients.

Ibrahima Kemi Diop

Cofounder & managing director · AI engineer

AI agents, language-model integration and process automation.

Assane Barry

Cofounder · Marketing

Positioning, communication and business development for Senova and its products.

Abdoul Mbenga

Cofounder · Full-stack developer

Web and mobile apps end to end: interfaces, APIs, databases and deployment.

Our mission

Give the continent’s talent their shot

Give a first yes

We hand real responsibility to young talent, often their very first experience. We judge potential, not just résumés.

Train for excellence

Code review, mentoring, production standards: we pass on a demanding craft so everyone grows fast and well.

Keep value here

Skills, revenue and product ownership stay on the continent. We’re building an industry, not outsourcing.

Prove it through product

The best proof that an African team ships world-class work is a product that runs. We build those.

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A project to launch, a partnership, or the urge to join the adventure: get in touch.

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