The people behind the Syncli brand
We thrive on solving problems quickly and efficiently. Our approach is professional: we build, we test, and we improve, always iterating to make Syncli better.
Lyle and Carlos, have been building software solutions since 2017. Notiable products include LessonForge Toolkit and Teachifly which is still active and has over 500 teachers worldwide using it daily.
Syncli is led by Lyle and Carlos Timotheus. While Lyle focuses on the frontend and user experience, Carlos handles the full-stack architecture and backend systems.
Our partnership started long before Syncli. Since 2017, we’ve been building digital tools like Teachifly, which currently supports over 500 educators globally. This experience taught us how to build stable, high-performance software that people rely on daily.
Today, we are proud to be an Official Meta Tech Provider. This allows us to offer our users the stability of the official WhatsApp Business API, moving away from unstable third-party workarounds.
We built this tool to assist businesses look and operate professionally online
We saw local businesses drowning in manual admin—managing orders through spreadsheets, chasing payments via screenshots, and losing track of stock in endless chat threads. It was clear that while WhatsApp is where South Africans want to do business, the tools weren’t there to help them scale.
We knew there had to be a better way. A way that worked with how businesses actually run their operations, on WhatsApp, on mobile, on the go.
Today, Syncli helps hundreds of businesses sell more, stress less, and build something they’re proud of.
The mission and vision is simple
To provide enterprise-grade commerce tools to every business owner. We believe a merchant in a local market should have the same professional automation as a global retailer.
To become the definitive commerce layer for the WhatsApp ecosystem in Africa. We aren’t just building a dashboard; we’re building an AI-powered engine that handles sales, automates payments through Yoco and Payfast, and manages customer inquiries 24/7.
We believe in transparency. We document our progress, our setbacks, and our wins daily on LinkedIn and TikTok. By building in public, we ensure that Syncli evolves based on the real feedback of the community it serves.