
YAVA · Experience
The work behind the positioning.
A representative selection of recent engagements across system design, technical advisory, programme structuring, sourcing and full system delivery.
Selected engagements
Anonymised where appropriate. Always real.
2025 / Aviation
Civil aviation revenue management system
End-to-end revenue, billing, traffic and operational integration for a national civil aviation authority. Live across multiple revenue streams, integrated with legacy systems, supported through 24/7 operations.
East Africa
2023 / Humanitarian
Humanitarian digital payments programme
Payment, identity and reconciliation infrastructure for a multilateral humanitarian programme operating across high-risk territories. Sanctions-compliant, insurance-backed delivery with on-the-ground engineering support.
Middle East
2026 / Hospitality
Hotel and hospitality risk assessment pilot
Three-layer RIP assessment and remediation across four luxury properties. Identified material exposure across PMS, payments, surveillance and access. Materially reduced underwriting risk profile at renewal.
Indian Ocean
2025 / Infrastructure
Infrastructure security project
Integrated surveillance, biometric access, drone counter-measures and command-and-control across a strategic critical-infrastructure site. Delivered in partnership with a security operator under a co-delivery model.
West Africa
2026 / Insurance
Insurance risk intelligence programme
On-the-ground engineering-led validation across a multi-asset hospitality and infrastructure portfolio, supporting underwriting submission, renewal pricing and remediation roadmap.
MEA / South Asia
2024 / Government
Public sector systems modernisation
Multi-agency systems integration across a public-sector ministry programme. Single-vendor accountability inside an existing procurement framework, delivered without programme disruption.
South Asia
2024 / Defence-adjacent
Surveillance and mobility technology
Defence-adjacent technology positioning, sourcing and integration support for a prime contractor's tender response. Engagement structured around export-control compliance and integrated delivery.
UK / Europe
2023–25 / Startups
Software platforms for venture-backed startups
Production-grade platform development for several venture-backed startups, from MVP through scale. Full-stack engineering with retained 24/7 support post-launch.
UK / India
IN their words
“Our partnership with YAVA represents a strategic step toward achieving ELB&T’s long-term ambitions in clean energy and advanced mobility. Together, we are poised to lead innovation across industries and geographies.”
Dr. John (Young Ill) Kim, Founder and Group Chairman of ELB&T and a former president of Hyundai and Kia Motors group,
“Clients are no longer looking for isolated security or technology solutions. They require integrated operational capability that combines intelligence, cyber resilience, logistics, infrastructure understanding, and execution in the field. Our partnership with YAVA creates exactly that capability and positions both organisations to support clients operating in some of the world’s most demanding environments.”
Bruce Lyman, CEO of Salama Fikira Group
Carabia worked with YAVA’s technology team on product development and technical delivery, with an emphasis on speed, quality and transparent project management.
“The biggest benefit we’ve seen is essentially the speed and quality of work. The way in which it’s being managed is very clear and transparent, and Max and I can see almost at live speed what’s going on.”
Charlie Lovett, Co-Founder of Carabia
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