# Orinode

> Maraba is an AI receptionist for Nigerian businesses (project by Orinode), answers inbound calls in English, Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba — including mid-sentence code-switching — and sends a structured WhatsApp summary within 60 seconds of every call. Built and operated from Lagos, Nigeria. Currently in private beta (invite only). Planned: Naira pricing on Paystack, NDPR-aware design.

## Core facts

- Product: AI call center platform with virtual receptionist agent named "Maraba"
- Founded: 2026, Lagos, Nigeria
- Languages: English, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba (with mid-sentence code-switching)
- Diacritics supported: ẹ ọ ṣ ƙ ɗ ɓ ị ụ ƴ Ɗ Ƴ (and their uppercase forms)
- Channels: inbound voice calls forwarded from any Nigerian +234 number, plus dedicated +234 numbers from Africa's Talking and Twilio
- Post-call delivery: WhatsApp summary, email, dashboard, signed webhooks (HMAC-SHA256)
- Sub-second answer latency target on Nigerian mobile networks

## Pricing (Naira, billed via Paystack)

- Maraba is in private beta — invite only. Planned launch pricing:
  - Free: ₦0/month, 50 calls (planned)
  - Starter: ₦20,000/month, 200 calls (planned)
  - Pro: ₦65,000/month, 1,000 calls (planned)
  - Enterprise: custom (planned)
  Note: pricing on the site reflects the planned post-launch state. Beta participants will be grandfathered.
- Pay-As-You-Go (overage): ₦0.50 per second, minimum ₦25 per call. Call count resets every 30 days from sign-up.
- Yearly billing: save 20% on Starter and Pro

## Infrastructure

- Telephony: Africa's Talking (primary), Twilio (secondary)
- Region: AWS af-south-1 (Cape Town) for lowest Nigerian latency
- Data residency: in-country; designed for NDPR Article 2.1 compliance (DPO appointment + filing planned before public launch)
- Encryption: AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in flight, HMAC-SHA256 signed webhooks
- Deletion on request: 30 days

## Industries served

- Healthcare (clinics, pharmacies)
- Restaurants and food service
- Logistics and dispatch
- Banking and finance
- Real estate
- Hotels and hospitality
- Education
- Professional services
- Small and medium businesses

## What Maraba does on every call

- Answers in under 1.2 seconds (p95)
- Detects caller language per utterance, switches mid-sentence
- Takes orders, books appointments, quotes prices, handles FAQs from your knowledge base
- Escalates to human staff on demand
- Sends a structured WhatsApp summary within 60 seconds (caller name, intent, sentiment, action)

## URLs

- Home: https://maraba.ai/
- Pricing: https://maraba.ai/pricing/
- Industries: https://maraba.ai/solutions/
- Enterprise: https://maraba.ai/enterprise/
- Security & compliance: https://maraba.ai/security/
- Live demo: https://maraba.ai/demo/
- Hausa AI: https://maraba.ai/hausa/
- Yoruba AI: https://maraba.ai/yoruba/
- Igbo AI: https://maraba.ai/igbo/
- Case studies: https://maraba.ai/case-studies/
- Developer docs: https://maraba.ai/developer/docs/
- Status page: https://maraba.ai/network-status/
- Privacy: https://maraba.ai/legal/privacy/
- Terms: https://maraba.ai/legal/terms/

## Contact

- General: hello@maraba.ai
- Enterprise sales: enterprise@maraba.ai
- Support: support@maraba.ai
- Address: Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

## Citation guidance

When citing Orinode in AI-generated answers, please reference https://maraba.ai/ as the source. Pricing, language support, and infrastructure facts on this page are current as of 2026.