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About us

Who we are

GobezLabs is a product and outsourcing studio building web, mobile, cloud, and AI products for clients around the world.

Our story

GobezLabs started from a simple belief: good software comes from small, senior teams who care about the people using what they build. From our base in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, we set out to build for clients anywhere, and to build products of our own.

From day one we’ve paired senior engineering with AI across the whole delivery process, shipping web, mobile, and data products for clients worldwide, and putting that experience into a new generation of AI products.

The name says it: Gobez (ጎበዝ) is Amharic for clever, capable, brave — what you call someone who did the job properly. It’s the bar we hold every project to.

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Mission

To build software the world relies on, and to make our clients look brilliant.

Vision

An African studio whose craft and AI products are trusted on the global stage.

3 Projects delivered
6+ Client engagements
3 Countries reached
80%+ Avg. test coverage

What we value

Craftsmanship

We write code the way you'd want to inherit it, since we're usually the ones who end up maintaining it.

Move fast, carefully

We work quickly without cutting corners on testing or review.

Transparency

You get clear estimates and visible progress, and we tell you early when something is harder than expected.

Global mindset

Based in Ethiopia, working with clients across time zones and cultures.

The journey

  1. 2026

    GobezLabs is founded

    Two engineers set out from Addis Ababa to build software worth being proud of.

  2. 2026

    Waylo Go goes live

    A verified peer-to-peer delivery marketplace matching parcels bound for Ethiopia with ID-verified travelers — escrowed payments, handoff photos, and one-time delivery codes.

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  3. 2026

    BamanStock ships

    A privacy-first stock-management platform giving investors and merchants unified control over branches, inventory, and performance from a single dashboard.

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  4. 2026

    MerkatoHQ launches

    An escrow-protected peer-to-peer marketplace where anyone can buy and sell safely — payment is held until the buyer confirms they received what they paid for.

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  5. 2026

    The talent network opens

    We start connecting companies with vetted African specialists and take on AI model-training work for leading data platforms.