About Ontap · Est. 2025

Building world-class HR for Africa and beyond

Ontap is an AI-powered HR and workforce management platform for fast-growing organisations across Africa, the GCC and global markets, combining enterprise-grade power with the simplicity every team deserves.

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128 employees

Amina Otieno
Finance Lead · Finance
Active
Brian Kamau
Software Engineer · Product
Active
Faith Wanjiru
Store Manager · Retail
On leave
Kevin Mutua
Field Sales · Sales
Probation

Founded: 2025
Headquarters: Nairobi
Markets: Africa · GCC
Products: 22

Our story

Built for the world, designed to scale

Founded in 2025, Ontap was born from a simple realisation: every business deserves HR tools built for its real challenges. We saw the gap between complex legacy systems and the needs of modern, growing organisations.

Starting with deep market research, we built a platform that understands diverse labour laws, adapts to different operating models and respects organisational culture, so professional HR is within reach of every business, from startups to established enterprises.

Mobile-first, offline-capable architecture
Cultural calendars and multi-language support
AI-powered analytics in every module
Kenyan statutory compliance at the core

Why we exist

Mission, vision and approach

Our mission
To replace the ten-plus disconnected tools that growing businesses juggle for HR, payroll and operations with one intelligent, AI-driven platform: cutting operational cost, reducing compliance risk and giving leadership real-time visibility into their workforce.
Our vision
Build Africa's most trusted workforce operating system for SMEs.
Our approach
Build locally relevant, globally scalable products. Partner with businesses to understand their needs, then deliver tools that respect culture, comply with local law and work in any environment.

Awards & recognition

Recognised for building HR technology in East Africa

Proud winner

Best HRTech & Enterprise Software Consultancy 2026 – East Africa

Awarded by MEA Business Awards 2026

Recognising Belfor Tech Consultants and OnTap Global Workspace for delivering HR, payroll, compliance and workforce technology to businesses across the region.

One subscription

Every people process, one platform

Ontap replaces separate payroll, HR, hiring and attendance tools with one connected workspace.

What we stand for

Our values

Global-first innovation
Building for the real challenges of modern businesses everywhere, not just Silicon Valley.
Local partnership
Working closely with businesses to deeply understand each region's HR challenges.
Cultural intelligence
Respecting diverse workplace cultures: compliance, holidays, languages and norms.
Excellence in simplicity
Making complex HR simple and accessible for businesses of every size.

Founders

The people behind Ontap

Founder

Thaddeus Onindi

CEO & Founder

Thaddeus Onindi is a tech entrepreneur and Founder of Belfor Tech Consultants, OnTap Global Workspace, and The Bold East Africa. With extensive experience across Africa, the UAE, and North America, he identified the critical need for HR solutions that truly serve modern businesses. His vision combines deep understanding of diverse workplace dynamics with cutting-edge technology.

8 Years
Accounting Experience: 5 Years
Software Development: 3 Products
Successfully Launched

“Every business deserves HR tools that work with their unique challenges, not against them. OnTap is our answer to that.”

Co-Founder

John Thuku

Co-Founder & CTO

John Thuku is a software engineer and Co-Founder of OnTap Global Workspace, leading product engineering and technical architecture. He has designed and scaled full-stack systems across HR tech and fintech, and drives OnTap's cloud infrastructure, security posture, and engineering culture.

6+ Years
Software Engineering: Lead
Engineering Team: 3 Products
Shipped to Production