About Us

We wear odd shoes
on purpose.

We're a startup studio that does things differently — building tech products for Christian founders who believe business can be a vehicle for Kingdom impact.

Our Story

Born from a calling,
not a business plan.

Odd Shoes started in a small office in Kampala with a simple conviction: the best startups are built by people who are driven by something bigger than profit.

We kept meeting brilliant Christian founders with incredible ideas — but they were stuck. They couldn't find developers who understood their vision. They couldn't afford the big agencies. They couldn't bridge the gap between their calling and a working product.

So we built a studio specifically for them. A place where faith isn't a footnote — it's the foundation. Where every sprint starts with prayer and every product is built to serve.

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What Drives Us

Our values

Faith First

Every decision, every product, every partnership starts with prayer. We build for an audience of One.

Radical Generosity

We give 50% of our profits to Kingdom work. Not because we have to — because we get to.

Ship It

Ideas are cheap. Execution is everything. We move fast, build lean, and get products into users' hands.

Excellence

If it has our name on it, it's going to be world-class. We don't do "good enough for a startup."

Africa Rising

We're proudly Ugandan, fiercely Pan-African, and globally minded. The next tech revolution starts here.

Odd is Good

We don't fit the mould and we don't want to. The best ideas come from people who see the world differently.

The Players

Meet the team

A small but mighty crew of designers, developers, and dreamers based in Kampala.

JK
John Katumba
Founder & Lead
AN
Amara Nalubega
Creative Director
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Samuel Ochieng
Lead Developer
RN
Ruth Nakato
UI/UX Designer
DM
Daniel Mugisha
Full-Stack Dev
FS
Faith Ssebunya
Growth & Strategy
PK
Paul Kigozi
Backend Engineer
Simba
Office Dog

Odd Shoes by Numbers

The fun stats

247,832
Lines of code written
1,847
Cups of Ugandan coffee
12
Laptops that survived
∞
Worship songs played during sprints
27
Average age of the team

Our Journey

The timeline

2021
Started freelancing — building websites and apps for local businesses in Kampala. Began tithing 50% of every project.
2022
Launched "Odd Shoes" as a registered company. First Christian-founder client. Team grows to 3. First MVP shipped in 6 weeks.
2023
10 MVPs launched. First client secures $250K seed round. "Give Him 50" initiative officially named. Team grows to 5.
2024
25+ products shipped. Expanded to serve founders across East Africa. First church planted through Give Him 50 profits.
2025
40+ projects. Team of 8. Multiple clients receive VC funding. Give Him 50 supports 5 missionaries and 3 church plants.
2026
The year of scale. New office in Kampala. Launching our first accelerator cohort. God is faithful.

Our Partners

Who we work with

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"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."

— Ephesians 2:10

Want to join us?

We're always looking for talented people who love Jesus and love building things. Reach out.

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