An IT professional by training, he ventured into the beauty and wellness sector. He created a management application designed to help beauty professionals digitize their entire value chain.

El Hadji M. Diagne (photo) is a Senegalese serial entrepreneur and IT engineer. He is the founder and CEO of Kiliya.co, a software company that provides a comprehensive management tool for beauty salons and spas.

Originally launched in 2015 as an online booking platform for beauty and wellness treatments, the startup evolved into Kiliya.co in 2023. It now offers an all-in-one management software for beauty professionals, including hair salons, beauty institutes, nail salons, and spas. This software provides a wide range of services to its users.

Kiliya allows users to manage, retain, and attract new clients. It facilitates quick customer payments, product management, appointment scheduling, stock management, and all administrative tasks of a salon. Additionally, it offers marketing tools to enhance salons' online visibility. With these features, the startup helps clients save time, maximize revenue, and increase productivity.

Before founding Kiliya.co, El Hadji M. Diagne co-founded Sun Telecom in 2013, an IT services company. He holds an engineering degree in information systems and computer networks, obtained in 2012 from the School of Higher Studies in Information Systems Engineering (HEISI) in Morocco.

From 2014 to 2016, El Hadji M. Diagne led the launch of the "My HealthLine" platform, a program by Orange Healthcare, the healthcare division of Orange Group. His mission was to connect doctors and patients to combat sexually transmitted diseases.

Melchior Koba