We build calm money tools.
Foroba Labs is a small studio making personal-finance software that treats your data as yours.
Why we exist
Most finance apps ask you to hand over everything and decide later what to do with it. We wanted the reverse: show you your own numbers clearly, keep the data in few places, and let you decide what to connect.
So we build three focused apps instead of one crowded one, share a single secure sign-in between them, and keep an assistant that explains rather than advises.
How Foroba grew
Milestones, in order. Dates are approximate.
Two local-first apps
A bank-account app and an investment app start life as local-first tools.
A suite takes shape
We decide to grow into a multi-account service with tiers and a shared sign-in.
Security hardened
A mandatory second factor, passkeys and a cross-app session are built, along with a compliance programme.
A mobile app begins
A native iOS app is built to mirror the web apps. It is still in preparation.
New names, new design
The apps become Naforo, Yiriba and Kelen under one design language, and Foroba Labs opens its doors.
Where the names come from
The names come from Bambara, a language of West Africa. Meanings and pronunciations below are pending review by a native speaker.
Foroba
Pronounced: FOH-roh-bahThe common field, the shared space.
Naforo
Pronounced: nah-FOH-rohFrom nafolo: wealth, money.
Yiriba
Pronounced: YEE-ree-bahA large tree.
Kelen
Pronounced: KEH-lenOne.
Jeli
Pronounced: JEH-leeA keeper of stories and memory.
What we hold to
Private by default
We collect what an app needs to work, and we tell you what that is.
Plain words
We explain numbers in everyday language, and we label estimates as estimates.
Calm over loud
No flashing gains, no pressure, no dark patterns. The screens should lower your heart rate.
The team
Foroba Labs is a small, independent studio.
Company facts
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