Practical hardware innovation Kaduna State, Nigeria
Engineering for everyday progress.
We turn local challenges into useful machines—supporting farm work, exploring resourceful energy and rethinking everyday mobility.
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01 Agriculture
02 Clean cooking
03 Mobility
04 Energy
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Working machinesBuilt and demonstrated from Kaduna State
Richard JaphetFounder & CEO
BUILT AROUND REAL-WORLD NEEDS
A practical innovation portfolio
Engineering for the work people actually do.
From a working hand tractor to early-stage energy concepts, each project is developed against a real use case—with transparent notes on what is proven and what is still being tested.
Field-demonstrated machine
Agriculture
Multi-Purpose Hand Tractor
A walk-behind mechanization platform for land preparation, including ploughing, harrowing, ridging and weeding.
Indicative price: ₦1,000,000Explore ↗
Prototype · under validation
Clean cooking research
Oil-Powered Cooking Stove
An operational prototype exploring used engine oil and pyrolysis oil as a thermal-energy source.
Testing & certification neededExplore ↗
Operational prototype
Affordable mobility
3-in-1 Motorized Bicycle
A single platform combining manual pedaling, petrol-assisted travel and electric-bicycle operation.
110+ km / ~4L reportedExplore ↗
Concept · R&D pipeline
Future energy systems
Flywheel Energy Generator
An early-stage direction exploring mechanical energy storage and power generation.
Technical collaboration welcomeExplore ↗
See the machines at work
Proof you can watch—not just read about.
Short demonstration clips of the cooking-stove and motorized-bicycle prototypes. Watch how they behave in real conditions, then arrange a supervised demo in Kaduna State.
Prototype demo
02 / Clean cooking
Oil-Powered Cooking Stove
Watch the burner and forced-air system in operation. This remains an experimental prototype under validation—not a certified household product.
Product details ↗
Road demo
03 / Mobility
3-in-1 Motorized Bicycle
See the hybrid platform in motion. Manual, petrol and electric modes are designed for practical rural and semi-urban journeys.
Product details ↗
RJIV / LEADERSHIP01 — 01
Richard JaphetFounder & CEO
KADUNA
STATE · NG
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Founder-led by design
One founder, close to the work.
Richard Japhet leads Richard Jonstar Innovation Ventures hands-on—bringing experience as an electrician and farmer to the practical challenges behind each project.
From building and refining prototypes to arranging field demonstrations and developing partnerships, he stays close to the work and the people it is meant to serve.
01 Founder & CEO
02 Electrician
03 Farmer & innovator
A founder-led company today; additional team members will be introduced as the venture grows.
How we think
Good engineering starts with listening—and earns trust through evidence.
We build for environments where affordability, repairability and access to parts matter. We distinguish field demonstrations from early prototypes and future research, and we do not present unvalidated concepts as certified products.
Meet the company“Innovation must be practical, affordable, maintainable, and honest about its stage of development.”— Richard Japhet, Founder & CEO
Four areas of exploration
One portfolio, connected by practical problem-solving.
01 / AGRICULTURE
Mechanization
Helping smallholder farmers prepare land with locally serviceable equipment.
02 / COOKING
Resourceful energy
Testing alternative thermal-energy concepts with safety and validation in view.
03 / MOBILITY
Flexible transport
Exploring personal mobility options suited to rural and semi-urban journeys.
04 / R&D
Energy systems
Flywheel energy storage remains an early-stage research direction.
See the machines. Talk through the next steps.
Request a supervised demonstration, a product profile or a partnership conversation.