About Syntegra
A Harare technology company serving businesses in Africa
Syntegra Solutions was founded in Harare in 2016. Our 52 people build, deliver and support our own business software and a full range of IT services. Predictiv, our own software, is the focus of our growth.
Predictiv is at the centre of what Syntegra offers. Software development, infrastructure, managed services, cybersecurity, data and technology purchasing complete the environment a business needs around it.
Vision
The platform company for enterprise operations in Africa
Businesses across the region run their operations on Predictiv, built and supported by a focused team using AI-assisted engineering.
Mission
Give mid-market businesses in Africa one system to run their operations: Predictiv, with tax compliance, point of sale and reporting built in. Build and support it with AI, so we can deliver faster and at lower cost than conventional software companies.
Values
Humility and ambition, held together
We hold both at once. Humility keeps us listening to customers and to each other, and ambition sets the size of what we attempt.
Humility
Listen more than we speak
- Embrace feedback as opportunity
- Admit mistakes quickly
- Credit the team, own the problems
- Never stop learning
- Respect every role
Ambition
Think big, act decisively
- Set audacious goals
- Move fast, iterate faster
- Build for scale from day one
- Turn constraints into creativity
- Make decisions, not excuses
How we work
Operating principles
Fix it forever
Solve the problem at its cause, so it does not return.
Own the outcome
Take responsibility for results as well as tasks.
Communicate clearly
Say what you mean, and mean what you say.
Build trust daily
Being reliable every day is how trust is earned.
Simplify ruthlessly
Simple solutions are easier to deliver and support.
Think like an owner
Treat a client's problem as your own.
Leadership
Who leads Syntegra
Craig Spong
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Craig leads Syntegra and designed the AI engineering system the company uses to build and support Predictiv.