Mogadishu, Somalia
We build software that connects your operations and finances.
We help businesses and organisations in Somalia turn everyday activity into clear management information.
HornBridge at a glance
- What we do
- Build business systems, strengthen financial management and deliver technical work for programmes.
- Who we serve
- Businesses, healthcare providers, institutions, NGOs and international organisations working in Somalia.
- What we solve
- Operations, payments, stock and reporting held in separate places, with no reliable view of performance.
- How to engage
- A project, a defined work package within a programme, or a joint proposal. Start with an email.
What we do
From operational problems to working systems.
We help organisations turn complex operational challenges into practical systems, stronger financial management and measurable delivery.
- 01Technology and Systems EngineeringCustom business systems for organisations whose work does not fit off-the-shelf software: ERP and CRM, healthcare information systems, financial integration, automation and dashboards.Custom ERP and CRM developmentHealthcare information systemsFinancial systems integration
- 02Financial Management and AdvisoryAccounting and reporting systems, internal controls, cash-flow analysis, budgeting and management reporting, so that leaders can see what their figures mean and act on them.Accounting and financial reporting systemsInternal controls and financial governanceCash-flow and liquidity analysis
- 03Development Implementation and PartnershipsLocal technical delivery for international programmes in Somalia: digital transformation, data and research systems, monitoring and reporting infrastructure, joint proposals and capacity building.Local technical implementationDigital transformation for programmesResearch technology and data systems
How it connects
One record, from the first transaction to the management report.
We design financial workflows that connect billing, payments, inventory and management reporting, so that what happens at reception, in the store or at an approval is the same thing that appears in the accounts.
Control point
- 1
Applications
Where work is recorded
- Registration and intake
- Orders, services and cases
- Billing and payments
- 2
Workflows
How work moves
- Approvals and handovers (control point)
- Payment and service status
- Roles and permissions (control point)
- 3
Data
What is kept and shared
- One record per customer, patient or case
- Integrations with existing tools
- Validation and audit trail (control point)
- 4
Finance
What it means financially
- Postings and reconciliation
- Revenue, cost and balances
- Management reports traced to source
Decisions based on one consistent record of what actually happened.
Our story
It started with a conversation at a clinic in Mogadishu.
A doctor’s difficulty keeping patient records, laboratory requests and inventory connected led our co-founders to build a complete clinic management system together, and then to establish HornBridge to carry that work forward.
Leadership
Finance and engineering, led by practitioners.
Abukar Ahmed
Director
Leads HornBridge’s financial management and business systems work, and coordinates technology and financial-systems projects.
Sakariya Mahamud
Co-Founder and Technical Lead
Leads software development and systems architecture, and coordinates technical delivery across HornBridge’s projects.
Namakau Muchana
Finance expertise
Brings senior finance experience to HornBridge’s financial management, reporting and governance work.
Delivery approach
A delivery approach built for adoption.
Whether we are building an application or supporting a partner’s programme, the work follows the same sequence. Each stage ends with something the client can review.
- 01
Understand
We start with the work itself: how the organisation operates, who does what, where information is recorded and where it breaks down.
- 02
Define
We agree the scope, the first release, responsibilities on both sides and how acceptance will be judged, in writing.
- 03
Build
We develop or configure in short cycles, reviewing working software with the people who will use it.
- 04
Introduce
We prepare data, train users by role and support the organisation through the first period of use.
- 05
Sustain
We hand over documentation and ownership, and agree how continued support and improvement will work.
International partnerships
A technical delivery partner for programmes in Somalia.
For consulting firms, development organisations, research institutions and technology companies, we take on defined work packages: systems, financial and operational processes, data and monitoring, training and support.
- 01RequirementThe partner shares the programme objective, the technical requirement or the call for proposals, and what it needs from a local partner.
- 02Agreed scopeTogether we define the work package: what will be built, adapted or supported, for whom, by when and within which budget.
- 03ResponsibilitiesWe set out who leads each activity, who approves and who is consulted, with named contacts and reporting lines on both sides.
- 04DeliverablesEach deliverable has a description, acceptance criteria and a date, so progress can be reviewed without ambiguity.
- 05HandoverSource code, documentation, training records and support arrangements are handed to the partner or the end client as agreed.
Contact
Tell us what you need to connect.
Describe the process, the system or the programme you are planning. We will reply by email with a suggested first step.