Building Trust in
African Democracy

We're on a mission to make every election in Africa transparent, verifiable, and tamper-proof — from the smallest cooperative AGM to national-scale votes.

Democratizing Secure Elections

PollGuard was born from a simple observation: African organizations — cooperatives, SACCOs, trade unions, professional bodies — deserve the same level of election integrity that nation-states aspire to.

We combine military-grade encryption (AES-256-GCM), AI-powered biometric verification (ArcFace at 98.6% accuracy), and zero-knowledge cryptographic proofs to ensure that every single vote is secret, verifiable, and tamper-proof.

Our platform has powered 2,500+ elections across Kenya, serving 340,000+ verified voters with 99.98% uptime.

Secure. Verified. Transparent.
2,500+
Elections Run
340K
Verified Voters
99.98%
Platform Uptime
12+
Organizations
What Drives PollGuard

Every decision we make is guided by these core principles.

Security First

Every feature is built with security as the foundation. AES-256 encryption, TEE attestation, zero-knowledge proofs — no compromises.

Radical Transparency

Cryptographic receipts, observer access, public audit logs. Every voter can independently verify their ballot was counted.

African-Built

Designed for African infrastructure — low bandwidth, diverse devices, multilingual support. Built by Africans, for Africa.

Accessibility

Elections should be accessible to everyone. Our mobile-first design works on any smartphone, tablet, or desktop.

Integrity

Zero tolerance for election manipulation. Our cryptographic architecture makes fraud mathematically impossible.

Community

We exist to serve organizations. Every feature is built from real feedback from cooperatives, SACCOs, and unions.

The People Behind PollGuard

A diverse team of engineers, designers, and election integrity experts.

JO
James Ochieng
Founder & CEO
AM
Amina Mwakio
CTO & Lead Engineer
DK
David Kamau
Head of Security
FN
Faith Njeri
Head of Design
Our Tech Stack

Built on battle-tested, enterprise-grade technologies.

Cryptography
AES-256-GCM ballot encryption
SHA-256 vote receipts
Argon2id password hashing
TLS 1.3 transport
Zero-knowledge proofs
AI & Biometrics
ArcFace face recognition
ML-powered MRZ OCR
Liveness detection
10-finger capture
TEE device attestation
Infrastructure
Next.js + React frontend
Node.js API (Express)
PostgreSQL + Prisma ORM
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
React Native mobile app

Join Our Mission

Help us build the future of trusted elections in Africa.