Product engineering studio
Turning Ideas Into Products.
Where founders meet builders. We help founders and businesses turn ideas into reliable digital products, with product thinking, engineering and practical technical guidance, from the first conversation to long after launch.
- Product engineering
- Technical guidance
- Mentorship
The ConceptLab way
Rough ideas in. Working products out.
You don’t need to have everything figured out. We turn what you have into a clear plan and a product people can use, then keep improving it with you.
Your idea
A problem, a sketch, a plan
ConceptLab
Think, design & engineer
Your product
Launched & improving
- Discovery
- MVPs
- Web & mobile apps
- APIs & integrations
- Payment systems
- Scaling
How we work
From idea to launch.
Four steps, and the last one never really ends.
- 01
Discover
Understand the idea, the problem, the people it’s for and the outcome you want.
- 02
Define
Decide what should actually be built, what comes first, and how.
- 03
Build
Design, engineer, test and launch the product.
- 04
Improve
Measure, learn, iterate, maintain and scale.
Selected work · Healthcare
See a doctor, from anywhere.
EzzyCare lets patients book virtual consultations with private or hospital doctors anywhere in the world. We work across the platform: booking and virtual consultations, the backend that connects patients, doctors and hospitals, the web and mobile apps, and the payments underneath.
- 01Virtual consultation booking
- 02Web and mobile applications
- 03Private & hospital doctors worldwide
- 04Pricing, commissions and payouts
- NestJS
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
- Web
- Mobile
Selected work · Elections
Election day, in one live view.
iVota lets campaign and monitoring teams coordinate field agents, capture incidents with evidence, and watch every polling unit from one command center. We built it, and it’s live.
- 01Live command-center dashboard
- 02Field-agent check-ins and reports
- 03Incidents with evidence
- 04Results by polling unit
- Next.js
- MySQL
Open source · ConceptLab initiative
Money that always adds up.
FinStack is our open-source financial infrastructure: the building blocks every money product needs, tested against real Paystack, Stripe and Flutterwave accounts.
- 01Double-entry ledger
- 02Payments and refunds
- 03Payouts that are never sent twice
- 04Daily reconciliation
- NestJS
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- TypeScript
- Paystack
What we do
From idea to product. And beyond.
The ways we work with you. Most people start with one and end up using several.
Build
We turn ideas into working digital products.
MVPs · Web & mobile · APIs · Payments
Improve
We make existing products faster, better and more reliable.
Features · Performance · Scaling
Guide
We help founders make better technical and product decisions.
Feasibility · MVP scope · Architecture
Mentor
We help developers grow into engineers who build real products.
Backend · System design · FinTech
Automate
We take repetitive work off your team’s plate, so people do the work that needs people.
Workflows · Integrations · Reports
Secure
We find the weak spots in your systems before someone else does.
Security reviews · Data protection
AI
We add AI that does real work, with people in control of what matters.
Assistants · Agents · Documents
Train
We train your team, on site or online, in cybersecurity and modern engineering.
Cybersecurity · Engineering · AI
Not sure where to start?
Start with a Discovery sprint.
A short, fixed-price project that turns your idea into a clear plan, before you commit to building anything.
- 1 week
- Fixed price, agreed up front
- Yours to keep, wherever you build
- 1
A kickoff workshop
We dig into the idea, the people it’s for and what success looks like.
- 2
A first version you can afford
What to build first, what can wait, and why.
- 3
A clickable prototype
The key screens, so you can see it, test it and show it to others.
- 4
A plan and a fixed quote
The technical approach, a timeline, and the price to build it.
Mentorship
Build better. Think deeper.
Not a coding course. Practical mentorship for developers and aspiring builders: learn how real products are designed, built, deployed, maintained and improved, by working through real code.
- Backend engineering
- System design & architecture
- APIs & databases
- FinTech engineering
- Production systems
- Career growth
Built for
People with something worth building.
Wherever you are, from a rough idea to a product with real users.
01Founders
Have an idea? We’ll help you work out what to build first, and build it.
Start here
02Businesses
Have a product? We’ll keep it running well and moving forward.
Start here
03Decision makers
Need a straight technical answer before money is spent? Ask us.
Start here
04Developers
Want to grow? Learn how real products are built and run.
Start here
The team
The people you’ll work with.
Ulagh Fabian
Founder · Engineering & Product
I build reliable software systems that power products, payments, and businesses, from architecture and APIs to the money flows that have to add up.
LinkedIn: Ulagh Fabian
Angwa Moses
Co-founder · Engineering
Multilingual software engineer. I build, test and ship web applications and information systems end to end, and keep teams and clients communicating clearly.
LinkedIn: Angwa Moses
Ayange Felix
Software Engineer · Engineering
I build scalable, maintainable backend systems, APIs and cross-platform mobile apps, and enjoy solving complex problems with clean, user-focused code.
LinkedIn: Ayange Felix
Ujah Emmanuel
Product Designer · Design
I design clear, user-centred product experiences, turning ideas and requirements into flows, interfaces and prototypes that teams can build and people enjoy using.
LinkedIn: Ujah Emmanuel
About ConceptLab
We don’t just write code. We build things that need to work.
ConceptLab brings together software engineering, product thinking, mentorship and experience building real systems, from a telehealth platform and an election monitoring platform to open-source financial infrastructure. We work with founders who are just starting, businesses whose products need to keep getting better, and developers who want to build like professionals.
More about us →How much does a project cost?
It depends on what you need, so we give you a fixed quote before any work starts: no hourly surprises. If you’re not sure yet what to build, a Discovery sprint is a small, fixed-price way to find out.
How long does it take?
A Discovery sprint takes 1 week. A website usually takes 1–2 weeks, and a first version of an app 6–12 weeks, depending on what it needs to do. We agree the dates before we start.
I’m not technical. Can I still work with you?
Yes. Most founders we work with aren’t. We explain every decision in plain language, show you progress as we go, and you approve each step.
Do I own the code and the design?
Yes. Once the work is paid for, the code, designs and accounts are yours. We set up the domain, hosting and app store accounts in your name, so you’re never locked in to us.
What happens after launch?
We don’t disappear. We offer ongoing maintenance (updates, security fixes, monitoring and small changes), and we can keep building new features with you as your product grows.
Can you take over a product someone else built?
Yes. We start with a review of the code and setup, tell you honestly what state it’s in, then fix and improve it.
Do you work with clients outside Nigeria?
Yes. We work remotely, across time zones. EzzyCare, for example, connects patients and doctors around the world.
Will you sign an NDA?
Of course. Ask, and we’ll sign one before you share the details of your idea.
Start a conversation
Have an idea worth building?
Tell us what you’re thinking. It doesn’t have to be fully formed.