Milestone escrow
Break projects into stages. Funds stay protected until each milestone is approved.
Coming Soon
Work with anyone.
Work with anyone.
Trust the process.
Oldu is built to help you fund work in stages, check reputation before you commit, collaborate safely with people you may not know yet, and release payments only when work is approved.
If money was code, Oldu is GitHub.
Kenyan milestone escrow & trust profiles โ launching soon.
Sample milestone project
DemoClient
Funds the project in stages
Escrow
Money held until approval
Work completed
Progress shared & reviewed
Release payment
Paid when satisfied
What is Oldu?
Trusted collaboration for financial projects
Oldu is a Kenyan platform designed to help people work together on paid projects โ even when they have never met. Milestone escrow, Trust Profiles, merchant tools, and M-Pesa-friendly workflows come together so you can fund, deliver, and get paid with more clarity.
Trust Profiles
Check reputation, completed work, and public trust signals before you fund anyone.
M-Pesa-native
Built for how Kenya moves money โ designed to support familiar mobile payment flows.
How milestone escrow works
Fund in stages. Release when satisfied.
Oldu is designed to support safer collaboration by keeping money in escrow until work is reviewed and approved โ step by step.
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Check reputation
Review a public Trust Profile โ score, level, completed projects, and more โ before you commit.
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Create & fund milestones
Set clear stages with your collaborator or merchant. Fund escrow for each milestone when you are ready.
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Collaborate & track progress
Share updates, discuss work, and follow milestones together โ all in one place.
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Approve & release
When you are satisfied with a stage, release payment. Reputation grows with every completed project.
Trust Profiles
Reputation you can check before you fund
You do not need to already trust someone. Every user will have a public trust page with score, level, completed projects, achievements, and activity signals โ designed to help you make informed decisions.
- Trust Score & level badges
- Trusted By & project history
- Achievements for meaningful work
- Financial Velocity Grid at a glance
Sample demo data
BuildCo Kenya
@buildco-demo
โ Gold LevelTrust Score
87
+3 this week
Identity verified
Verified merchant
- Trusted By
- 24 people
- Projects completed
- 43
- Releases
- 128
- Rating
- 4.9 โ
Financial Velocity Grid
Escrow & release activity (sample)
Achievements
- First milestone completed
- 90-day trust streak
- Verified merchant badge
Who Oldu is for
Built for every side of the deal
Whether you hire, deliver, buy, or sell โ Oldu is designed to help everyone collaborate with more confidence.
Clients & buyers
Fund projects in stages and check reputation before you pay anyone.
Freelancers & contractors
Get paid when work is approved and build a public track record over time.
Merchants & businesses
Showcase your merchant profile, win trust, and manage milestone-based orders.
Collaborators
Work with new partners safely โ even when you have never met in person.
Example use cases
From renovations to online orders
Any project where money and delivery need to stay aligned โ Oldu is built to help.
Home renovations
Freelance design & dev
Event planning
Custom furniture
Photography & video
Tutoring & coaching
Equipment rental
Marketplace purchases
Construction milestones
Agency retainers
For merchants
Grow trust with a merchant profile
Merchants on Oldu will be able to showcase their work, collect reviews, manage milestone-based orders, and build the kind of public reputation that helps new customers feel confident โ before the first payment.
- Public merchant storefront
- Milestone-based order flows
- Verified badges & trust signals
- Team collaboration tools
Reputation that compounds
Every completed milestone adds to your public trust history.
Clear project stages
Agree on deliverables upfront so both sides know what comes next.
Stay in the loop
Keep conversations and progress tied to each project.
Built for Kenya
Designed around local payment habits and how people actually work.
Soko marketplace
Discover & buy with built-in trust
Soko is Oldu's marketplace โ where you can browse listings from verified merchants, start milestone-protected orders, and check seller reputation before you buy. Coming soon alongside the main platform.
Soko preview
Coming soon
Handcrafted dining set
Woodcraft Studio ยท โ 4.8
From KES 45,000
Brand identity package
DesignLab KE ยท โ 4.9
From KES 28,000
Home solar installation
SolarPro Kenya ยท โ 4.7
From KES 120,000
Custom wedding cake
Sweet Layers ยท โ 5.0
From KES 12,000
Safety-first principles
Designed to support safer collaboration
Oldu is being built with care โ milestone escrow, transparent reputation, and thoughtful product design to help reduce uncertainty when working with new people.
- Milestone-based funding designed to keep money protected until approval
- Public Trust Profiles to help you check reputation before committing
- Clear project stages so both sides know what to expect
- Built for Kenya โ familiar payment flows and local context
- Dispute support designed to help resolve issues fairly
- Privacy controls for what you share on your public profile
Early access
Join the waitlist
Be among the first to try Oldu. We are inviting early users, merchants, freelancers, contractors, buyers, sellers, and collaborators as we prepare to launch.
Launching soon
Ready to collaborate with confidence?
Oldu is coming soon to Kenya. Join the waitlist today โ whether you hire, deliver, buy, sell, or collaborate on financial projects.