Bonaventure Ogeto

About

I'm Bonaventure Ogeto (Bona). I'm the founder of Mctaba Labs, an Africa-First technology company based in Nairobi, Kenya. I build products on the African Stack — M-Pesa Daraja, Paystack, WhatsApp Business API, USSD — and I teach the next generation of African builders to ship on it.

25,000+

Students reached

50+

Workshops

130+

Countries

4.9/5

Udemy rating

Portrait of Bonaventure Ogeto

Experience

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    Founder & CEO

    Mctaba Labs (Bonaogeto Limited) · Nairobi, Kenya

    2024 — Present

    • Building Africa-First software products: Mctaba Academy, TabFlow, Lipapi, Maoni, itinerary.africa.
    • Custom software, AI agents, payment infrastructure, and automations for African businesses.
    • Shipping on the African Stack: M-Pesa Daraja, Paystack, WhatsApp Business API, USSD, Africa's Talking.
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    Senior Facilitator

    HyperionDev · South Africa · Remote

    2025-08 — Present

    • Leading facilitation for software and data programs across partner universities.
    • Mentoring learners with outcomes-focused guidance and code reviews.
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    Lecturer

    HyperionDev · South Africa · Remote

    2024-02 — 2025-08

    • Delivered lectures and labs across AI, Computer Science, and Software Engineering.
    • Contributed to bootcamps co-created with top global universities.
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    Lecturer

    CoGrammar · United Kingdom · Remote

    2024-02 — Present

    • Teaching software engineering fundamentals and advanced topics.
    • Supporting learners with structured feedback and career guidance.
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    Software Engineering Lead

    Zindua School · Remote

    2023-01 — 2024-02

    • Mentored 1000+ students; increased student retention by 40%.
    • Led code reviews and capstones; boosted graduate placement by 30%+.
    • Built data processing/visualization solutions, improving decision velocity by 25%.
    • Designed personalized learning plans; improved engagement and outcomes by 60%.
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    Software Engineer

    VTF University · California, United States · Remote

    2021-09 — 2023-01

    • Built dynamic React components and optimized performance; +15% faster loads.
    • Automated versioning and publishing with GitHub Actions & Lerna; -25% deployment time.
    • Developed modular design system with Storybook; boosted dev velocity and consistency.
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    Software Engineer

    Novcart Technologies · Remote

    2019-06 — 2021-09

    • Led feature development; +20% user engagement and satisfaction.
    • Built a commerce platform powering 100,000+ shops across Africa.
    • Integrated OpenAI-powered automations; +15% decision quality.

Education

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    Bachelor's degree, Mathematics and Computer Science

    Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) · 2017–2022

    Mathematics and Computer Science • Sep 2017 – Dec 2022