For founders
From idea to the App Store, built by people who have done it at scale.
Web app, mobile app and interactive platform studio: web apps, iOS and Android apps, interactive maps, and community platforms with courses, memberships and events.
Digital Mycelium. Web platforms and iOS and Android apps, designed and engineered by one senior team. We have shipped our own product through store review, so we know what it takes to get yours there.
The cheap build that costs double.
A low quote, a year of delays, then a rewrite. It is the most expensive way to build a product.
The freelancer who vanishes.
Your company runs on code only one person understands, and they have stopped replying.
Bugs your users find first.
It worked in the investor meeting. Then real users arrived, found the bugs, and left one-star reviews.
Your first version should be small, and built to last.
Most products fail from building too much too loosely. The right first version does one thing people will pay for, on foundations strong enough that version two is an addition, not a rewrite.
Selected work
Alchemy Rewire·Wellness · Community platform
3 surfaces web, iOS and Android, one platform
Unilever·Enterprise · Intranet
Built by our founder as tech lead at SapientNitro, before the studio
400+ brands, talking for the first time
BlackBerry·Enterprise · Platform
Built by our founder as one of two developers at Razorfish, before the studio
Millions of users, at once
Siemens·Industrial · Publishing
Built by our founder at LBi London, before the studio
1 blog for an industrial giant
The Royal Bank of Scotland·Finance · Infrastructure
Built by our founder at LBi London, before the studio
Every employee, one private search
Corbis·Media · Platform
Built by our founder as tech lead with BMB Agency, before the studio
Web · iOS · iPad a stock library as a magazine
What we make
What we build for founders
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Web platforms people log into, pay for and come back to
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iOS and Android apps from one codebase, through store review
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Payments and subscriptions with Stripe, including marketplaces
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Live maps, real-time chat and push notifications
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Admin tools so you can run the business without us
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Architecture that survives your first ten thousand users
Tell us what you are building.
We help you find that version, then build it properly: authentication, payments, data, security and the app stores, done the way a bank or a global brand would expect.
Why us
Why founders choose us
We are founders too.
Unite is our own invite-only social app, with a live map, QR ticketing and escrow payments. We know the pressure of shipping with your own money.
Senior people only.
The person who scopes your project is the person who builds it. No account managers relaying messages, no juniors learning on your budget.
Tested, and under warranty.
Every build is tested rigorously before it reaches you, on real phones and real browsers. We deliver it bug-free and back that with a warranty: if a bug turns up, we fix it at our cost.
You own all of it.
The code, the accounts, the data and the domain are yours from day one. Stay with us for years or take it in-house. Both are fine.
How it goes
A conversation
You tell us what you need to happen. We ask about the business, the audience and the deadline, and give you an honest view on fit.
A plan and a price
A written plan of what we will build, in what order, for how much. No surprises later.
The build
You see working progress throughout, tested as we go on real phones and browsers. Decisions are made with you, not for you.
Launch, and version two
We launch it, measure how people really use it, and keep improving what matters.
Our commitment
We give 5% of all profits to protecting the ocean
This is why we commit 5% of all profits towards cleaning and protecting the ocean and the life below water.
- of profits committed
- 5%
- of the world's oxygen
- 85%
- of projects carbon-assessed
- 100%
“You gotta hire these guys, they are awesome!”
The site speaks for itself, but what speaks even louder was the ease of the creation process. What's key is the site's responsiveness to all devices and the clean, professional feel. They have a team of digital wizards and if you're lucky enough to hire them to build your site, you're going to be as honoured as I am.
Where we come from
Founded by Vishal Modha, who led engineering on work for Unilever, BlackBerry, RBS and Siemens at Publicis Sapient, Razorfish and LBi London.
- Unilever
- Siemens
- BlackBerry
- Tata
- Unify
- Peroni
- Grolsch
- E.ON Energy
- Smart IOT
- Department of Health
- East Midlands Trains (Stagecoach)
- Corbis
- British Chamber of Commerce
- BMB Agency
- Digitas LBi
- Publicis Sapient
- Sapient Razorfish
- Seeds
Next step
Ready when you are.
Every enquiry is read by the founder. Your idea stays confidential, and we are happy to sign an NDA.
Read how we work firstQuestions people ask first
What happens if something breaks after launch?
We fix it. Everything we build is tested rigorously before it goes live and comes with a warranty, so if a bug turns up, putting it right is our cost, not yours.
Can you help me work out what to build first?
Yes, and it is often the most valuable part. We will push back on features that do not earn their place in version one.
Do I own the code?
Completely, from the first commit. It lives in your accounts. That matters to investors and to you.
Can you work with my technical co-founder?
Yes. We can build alongside them, or build the foundation they take over.
What does a first version cost?
Serious first versions typically start around £15,000. We give you a fixed price for a defined scope before we start.
Your product
Tell us what you are building.
Where you are now, who it is for, and what has to be true by when. We will tell you honestly how we would approach it.