Chief Executive Officer
Praise Mafeni
Sets vision, leads sales and partnerships, drives customer discovery. Brings a deep operator network from Mera Travels.
- Vision & strategy
- Sales & partnerships
- Customer discovery
- Fundraising
About Mera
We're not a software agency. A hospitality technology company.
Every product we build must solve a real business problem. We don't chase trends. We don't build software because it's cool. We build it because it saves time, earns money or delights guests and we do it exclusively for the hospitality industry.
Our mission
To solve operational problems in hospitality through AI, automation and scalable software.
Not more tools. Fewer, better tools designed for the way African hospitality actually works. We operate on a Hybrid Model: our technology services generate cash flow and industry insight, while our SaaS products build scalable, recurring value.
Five-year vision
Mera becomes the operating system for hospitality businesses across Africa.
One connected ecosystem covering bookings, guest experience, operations, revenue and staff, accessible to independent operators, not just international chains.
Philosophy
We never build technology because it's cool.
We build it because it pays.
Before a single line of code, we ask one question: what operational problem is costing this business time, money or customers? Then we build the solution and only the solution.
Principles we work by
Six rules that shape
every decision we make.
01
Solve real problems before writing code.
Every product must earn its place by removing a real cost of time, money or guest experience.
02
Learn from service work.
Building for clients teaches us the industry. Cash flow and insight arrive together.
03
Standardize what repeats.
If three or more clients ask for the same thing, we consider turning it into a product.
04
Ship one product well.
We build one thing brilliantly before starting the next. No feature graveyards.
05
Recurring revenue over one-offs.
Subscriptions align our incentives with our clients' long-term success.
06
Stay in hospitality.
We don't chase every industry. Depth beats breadth.
How we choose what to build
Five questions.
Every yes gets us closer.
Before we build anything new, we run it through these questions. If we can't answer yes to all five, we don't build it, no matter how exciting the idea is.
01
Is this a real problem?
02
How many businesses experience it?
03
Are businesses already paying to solve it?
04
Can one solution serve many customers?
05
Can we charge monthly?
All five yes?
Then it's a strong SaaS opportunity and we start building.
The people behind Mera
A small team with
a long view.
Chief Technology Officer
Johnpaul Eyibra
Owns software architecture, product engineering and infrastructure. Ensures every product plugs into one shared platform.
- Software architecture
- Product engineering
- Infrastructure & security
- Engineering team
Work with us
Whether you run one property or a growing group —
we'd love to hear what you're solving for. Every conversation starts with your business, not our product.