Software project delivery
Major builds — fintech, government, AI platforms — delivered through Gsoft Interactive Systems, the engineering firm I lead. Fixed-price proposals after discovery.
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Lagos · Nigeria
I build production software, AI & digital platforms for Africa.
Founder & CEO at Gsoft Interactive Systems Ltd. CTO at Every27. AI facilitator. Press-featured for the AI-powered platform we built for the Rivers State House of Assembly.
CTO — Every27
Facilitator — Qubators AI Foundry
Who I am
A working tech CEO, hands-on in the codebase, building things that ship.
I'm Gift Edegware. I've spent the last eight years building software in Lagos for the businesses that have to work — fintechs handling real customer money, government platforms covered in the national press, hospitality bookings, e-learning at scale, and AI features that hold up under real African conditions.
I founded Gsoft Interactive Systems in 2017. I serve as Chief Technology Officer at Every27, the multi-tenant payroll platform with an AI-powered accounting assistant. I was selected as one of the facilitators for the Qubators AI Foundry, where the cohort trained more than 500 developers across Africa to build with AI.
This site is where I write, document the work I've led, and route inbound projects. If you're scoping serious software, AI, or a digital platform — start with a 30-minute call.
2017
Founded Gsoft
50+
Production projects shipped
500+
Developers in AI cohort
3
National press features
How I work
Four ways to engage me.
Fractional CTO & advisory
For startups and growing companies needing senior technology leadership without a full-time hire. Monthly retainer. Limited slots — usually two at a time.
Advisory engagementsAI consulting & strategy
For founders, executives, and government agencies deploying production AI. Scoped engagements: from feasibility studies to embedded AI feature design.
AI engagementsSpeaking & teaching
Conferences, workshops, custom training programmes. AI in production, building software in Nigeria, founder lessons. Booking through my contact form.
Speaking enquiries
In my own words
Why businesses without modern software lose every day.
Selected work
A portfolio of real, shipped software.
A few of the projects I've led or am leading. Each one is live, paying its way, and still maintained.
Rivers State House of Assembly — Government Digital Transformation
I led the design and build of an AI-powered civic engagement platform for the Rivers State House of Assembly — a project that re-engineered how a Nigerian state legislature engages citizens, tracks bills, and represents committee work. Covered by Vanguard, THISDAY and StartupInsights in December 2025.
Read the case study →CreditPoint — Fintech Wallet (Mobile + API + Landing)
A complete fintech build — Laravel API with virtual accounts via Flutterwave, KYC via Smile ID, SMS OTP via Termii, and a Flutter mobile app with biometric authentication and offline-tolerant state. I led the architecture from day one.
Read the case study →Every27 — Multi-Tenant Payroll Platform with AI Assistant
As CTO at Every27, I'm responsible for the platform's technology direction — a multi-tenant payroll SaaS for Nigerian businesses with salary advances, employee wallets, and an AI-powered accounting assistant grounded in each company's own data.
Read the case study →Growzen — AI-Powered Commerce SaaS for African Sellers
A multi-tenant SaaS that lets African e-commerce sellers run order management, WhatsApp broadcasts, payments and an embedded AI assistant from a single dashboard. Laravel 12 + Vue 3 + Inertia + OpenAI.
Read the case study →FDTV — Self-Hosted OTT Streaming Platform
A multi-channel TV and radio streaming platform with pay-as-you-go coin pricing instead of subscriptions — engineered for the realities of Nigerian payment behaviour and bandwidth.
Read the case study →
Recognised by
"Lagos-based software developer redefines government website standards with enterprise-grade technology and AI solutions."
— StartupInsights, on the AI-powered platform we built for the Rivers State House of Assembly. Also covered by Vanguard and THISDAY in December 2025.
Read the press coverage
Recent writing
Field notes from a working tech CEO.
On the Cost of Making a Difference
Every person who wants to make a difference at some point has to decide whether they care more about the people's lives they're changing or the people's opinions they're offending. A reflection from eight years of building software companies in Lagos.
When You Actually Need a CTO — and When You're Just Buying a Title
Half of the Nigerian founders asking for a CTO don't need one. Some need a senior engineer. Some need a fractional CTO. A few genuinely need a full-time CTO — but not the ones who usually think they do. A framework from eight years running an engineering firm in Lagos.
Teaching AI at the Qubators AI Foundry — Notes from One of the Facilitators
I was invited to serve as one of the facilitators at the inaugural Qubators AI Foundry. The cohort trained 500+ developers across Africa and shipped 40+ live applications. Here's what I taught, what I learned, and what I'm taking back into my own work.