The legal and
compliance partner for
Africa's technology companies.
Embedded legal and compliance for technology businesses; we operate inside your team to deliver the legal infrastructure that lets you build, scale, and raise.
Businesses that have trusted us
Advisory as a function,
not a favour.
Traditional external counsel answers questions. We operate as your in-house legal department — proactively, continuously, and built for the pace of a technology business.
Faster decisions
Legal questions answered in your workflow, not in a billing queue. Decisions happen at the speed your business moves.
Lower risk
Proactive regulatory monitoring, structured legal operations, and documented policies — eliminating exposure before it becomes a crisis.
Commercial outcomes
We understand your business model. Our work makes you compliant, investor-ready, and structurally sound for growth and fundraising.
Discover.Embed Deliver.
Most clients have a clear legal roadmap and running embeded engagement within two to three weeks
Understand and Audit
We audit your existing contracts, regulatory gaps, corporate structure, and current procedures to map your custom legal infrastructure path.
Integrate inside your team
We join your Slack workspace, set up automated document intakes, coordinate directly with product leads, and join leadership syncs.
Continuous execution
We handle your ongoing legal tasks — from commercial agreements and regulatory filings to board meetings and cap table updates.
Specialized Expertise for Modern Business
A single integrated service stream of embedded legal & compliance advisory, delivered across specialized practice areas.
Legal & Compliance Assessment
Before we build anything, we map everything. Our assessment identifies every legal and compliance requirement your technology business faces. This is the required first step and foundation for every engagement we run.
Compliance as a Service
We design, build, and operate your compliance function. From AML/KYC framework creation to data protection programmes and ongoing monitoring, fully managed, not just advised.
Legal Structuring & Governance
The legal architecture your technology business runs on. We build the structures that attract investors, protect founders, and enable your company to scale with confidence from pre-seed to Series B.
Licensing & Regulatory Navigation
Nigeria's regulatory landscape is complex and fast-moving. We manage your relationships with regulators from initial advisory through to applications, correspondence, and filings.
Contracts, Platform Docs & Employment
Every document your business needs, drafted properly and maintained as you grow. We manage your contract library, platform documentation, SaaS agreements, and employment frameworks as a living, evolving system.
Training, Recruitment & Verification
We build legal capacity inside organisations and source the talent to run it. From bespoke corporate training to legal talent placement and background verification.
Transparent. Predictable.
No hourly billing.
Choose the tier that matches your company's stage. Switch, scale, or cancel at any time.
Fractional Embedded Counsel
Ideal for early-stage technology companies building their legal foundation.
- Legal & Compliance Assessment
- Dedicated legal associate
- Contract drafting & review
- Monthly compliance report
- Core policy documentation
Embedded Advisory Team
Built for funded technology businesses and scaling teams.
- Everything in Tier 1
- Multiple legal associates
- AML/KYC compliance system
- NDPR data protection framework
- Regulatory filing & CBN/SEC
- Monthly work plan + SLAs
Full Embedded Counsel
A complete outsourced legal function for Series A+ technology companies.
- Everything in Tier 2
- Senior cousel supervision
- Board & investor attendance
- Full compliance management
- Cross-border legal advisory
What technology founders
say about working with us.
Having an embedded legal team completely changed our speed of execution. Instead of waiting weeks for external contract reviews, we get legal approvals within hours directly in Slack.
Babatope Adewoye
CEO, Paylode
They helped us navigate complex regulatory licensing in multiple West African markets. Their proactive advice saved us months of delays with regulators.
Nonso Odili
COO, Drug-IT
The cap table audit and compliance reports they structured were absolutely critical for our recent bridge round. They made us completely investor-ready.
Onyinye Olisah
Founder, Matrix-36
Resources
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Your legal foundation
starts with one call.
A free 45-minute consultation. We'll listen, assess your business, and tell you exactly what legal infrastructure you need.
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