Custom technology for specialised work.

390 Labs builds internal tools, portals, integrations, dashboards, and specialised systems for organisations whose work does not fit packaged software.

Custom engineering for African organisations.

A system built around one workflowIn use
New requests received18 today
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Approved this week41
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A request-and-approval portal, built by 390 Labs

Not every serious workflow fits ready-made software.

Packaged software works when the problem is common. Some work is too specific, too internal, or too important to force into generic tools.

Packaged software fits
Common sales and stock workflows
Everyday money and expense records
Standard staff and task management
Customer records most businesses keep
Reports most businesses read
Labs is for
A workflow that is yours alone
Internal tools for your team
Systems that need to talk to each other
Portals for the people you serve
Reporting no standard tool provides

Systems built around real operational needs.

Internal tools

Admin panels, approval systems, and staff tools for teams that need better control.

Specialised workflows

Systems for organisations with their own way of receiving, processing, and delivering work.

Integrations

Websites, payment systems, databases, and business tools — finally talking to each other.

Portals

Customer, member, student, patient, and partner portals — with controlled access.

Dashboards & reporting

Clear management views across people, locations, records, and operations.

Operational systems

Deeper coordination, tracking, and control around the work that matters most.

Is Labs right for you?

For problems worth engineering properly.

A Labs project should improve how important work is seen, handled, or delivered — not just be an idea for an app.

Labs fits if…

Your workflow is too specific for standard software
Important work runs on spreadsheets, forms, and manual handoffs
Different systems need to talk to each other
The people you serve need a portal
You need reports standard tools cannot produce

Maybe not if…

You only need a simple website
You only need small design changes
The operational problem is not clear yet
A standard 390 Work setup already solves it

We start with the work, not the screens.

A Labs project begins with discovery — the workflow, the users, the records, and what success should look like after launch.

Understand

We study the problem, the people, and the pressure behind the request.

Map

We define how the work moves from start to finish.

Design

We turn the workflow into screens, roles, and reports.

Build

We engineer for reliability, security, and the long term.

Test

We test with real work scenarios, not perfect demo cases.

Launch

We support rollout, training, and early improvements.

Have a workflow that needs its own system?

Tell us about it. We will help you think it through.

Labs and 390 Work

Standard where possible. Custom where it counts.

Sometimes the answer is 390 Work. Sometimes it is a custom Labs system. Sometimes it is both.

The kind of work Labs takes on.

University

A student, guardian and admin portal connected to internal records.

Hospital

Patient intake and appointments that fit its service flow.

Oil & gas business

One system across raw materials, output, wastage, and fulfilment.

Nonprofit

Program tracking for beneficiaries, field officers, and funder updates.

Government

Request, review, approval, and reporting for a public process.

Some work needs its own system.

If yours does, 390 Labs can help you think it through — and build it properly.

Custom engineering for African organisations.