What we do
We lead, design, build and run software for public-interest organisations: technical and product leadership while you don't have it in-house, then the engineering and the operations, by the same small team.
Getting it started, then building and running it
Getting started: leadership and design
Interim CTO and CPO
Technical and product leadership on the ground until you have it in-house.
System architecture
Data models, integration boundaries and build-versus-buy decisions, made before they get expensive to change.
Governance design
Decision rights and data governance for systems shared by many organisations.
Product strategy and business models
Roadmaps, priorities and a plan for how the product sustains itself after the first funding ends.
Delivery team design
The roles, skills and working rhythm the roadmap needs, running from week one.
Building and running: engineering
AI and data
LLM pipelines, retrieval (RAG), classification and speech-to-text on commercial or self-hosted models, on-premises where needed.
Software engineering
Web platforms, APIs and desktop applications in TypeScript, Next.js, Python, GraphQL and PostgreSQL, including local-first apps with encrypted sync.
Programmable payments
Smart contracts and payment logic that distribute funds by transparent rules.
Infrastructure and security
Self-hosted, GDPR-compliant EU infrastructure with CI/CD and automated backups.
Product delivery
User research, UX design and agile delivery with regular releases and open progress reporting.
How we work
- Public goods by default
- What we build should outlast the contract and serve more than one client. We publish under open licences wherever the client allows, and we contribute back to the open-source projects we build on.
- Sovereignty
- Clients and the communities they serve keep control of their code, data and infrastructure. Everything we build can be self-hosted, AI can run on-premises, and there is no vendor lock-in.
- Regenerative economics
- Value is distributed, not concentrated. We pay fairly, price transparently and work only with partners who operate within planetary boundaries and do not rely on extraction or surveillance.
- Systems thinking
- Every tool sits in a web of people, data, incentives and institutions. We design for that whole system and build it with the people who will use it, from the first workshop to every release.
- Senior and accountable
- Every team member is an experienced, hands-on builder. We commit to clear milestones, report progress openly and own our mistakes. AI supports human judgement; it does not replace it.
If you are building something that gives back more than it takes, we should talk.