About
Built by operators. Fueled by show nights.
HK Social started as an internal tool at Hokela Interactive Africa, the team behind some of East Africa's biggest brand activations. We built what we needed — then other operators asked if they could use it too.
What we believe
Speed is a feature
Every extra second in a queue is revenue burned and a guest lost. We optimize like our night depends on it.
Built by operators
We've been the one crying at 3am with a jammed POS. We build like we'll have to use it on show day — because we do.
Team > tech
You don't get a support ticket. You get our phone numbers and someone on-site when it matters.
The story so far
From internal
tool to OS.
- 2023Built at Hokela Interactive Africa for our own activations.
- 2024First external pilots — 6 festivals, 6000 guests, zero cash.
- 2025Series of sold-out pilots
- 2026Platform launch.
Part of the family
A Hokela Interactive Africa company.
We’re incubated by Hokela Interactive Africa — the agency behind some of East Africa’s most ambitious brand activations.
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