One partner for AI and custom software, from idea to launch to growth.
Whether you built it with Lovable or Replit, you have an MVP that can't scale, or you're starting from a clear idea, we turn it into production-grade custom software, mobile apps, and AI. Then grow it to your first 1,000 customers.
3 weeks to working prototype·100+ products shipped·3+ years Average client relationship
RaftLabs is an AI-native custom software development company and one partner for the whole journey, whether the software runs your business or is your business. We get specific about the idea, show you a working prototype in three weeks, make it real as custom software, mobile apps, and AI, then help you grow it. 100+ products in production since 2015, for clients from early-stage startups to Vodafone, T-Mobile, and Nike.
Sound familiar?
Business problems we see every week.
You've been talking about fixing this for months. Nothing has changed. The same problem is costing you real money every week.
Three people spend their week on data entry a script could finish in seconds. That's not a headcount problem. It's a recurring cost nobody put a number on.
They delivered it, then moved on to the next client. Nobody who understands the code is answering your calls, and every small change now costs more than it should.
You know AI matters. You don't know where to start.
Everyone's talking about AI agents and automation. Picking the wrong first project wastes a budget and a quarter, and makes the next pitch to leadership harder.
AI tools are brilliant at proving an idea. Lovable and Replit get you a demo in a weekend. What they don't get you is a backend that holds up, auth that's safe, a data model that scales, or a single test.
We keep what you validated, the UX and the scope, and rebuild the rest properly. You get a product that survives real users, real load, and a real security review. Not a demo that falls over on Tuesday.
From what you built to a growing product, step by step.
We start with your prototype or MVP, re-architect what won't scale, build the real product, then grow it. Each step below lists the services we deliver inside it.
01
Start with what you built
Weeks 1–2
We start with what you've already built and give you an honest read on what's solid and what won't scale.
The industry changes. The broken process usually looks the same.
Pick yours. We'll show you the kind of work we do for businesses just like you: real problems, real systems we've built.
Healthcare
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Paper workflows, compliance risk, and patient portals that patients don't use.
We build HIPAA-compliant healthcare software: telehealth platforms, remote patient monitoring, and AI intake that takes triage off the front desk. The telehealth platform we built runs across 150+ hospitals.
What we build
Remote patient monitoringReal-time vitals, alerts, and care team dashboards. HIPAA compliant.
AI intake & triageQualifies symptoms, routes patients, and takes triage off the front desk.
Clinical data platformCentralised EHR integration, audit trails, and role-based access control.
Agency vs freelancer vs in-house. How RaftLabs compares.
Agency
Freelancer
In-house
RaftLabs
When do you get a straight answer?
Weeks of proposals first
No structured discovery
Months of hiring first
Week 1. What to keep, what to rebuild.
When does it ship?
Open-ended, often many months
No fixed timeline
Months, once the team is ramped
10-14 weeks. Fixed price.
Who disappears after the sale?
The senior people who pitched you
N/A, it's one person
N/A
Nobody. No handoffs.
What happens when scope changes?
Change orders
Renegotiation
More hiring
Fixed price, agreed upfront.
What if a milestone isn't right?
You've already paid for the wrong direction
They've moved on to the next client
Same internal bottleneck
You're never locked in past the current milestone.
What happens after launch?
A support contract upsell
Already on the next gig
Same team, same bottleneck
We stay on until real customers are finding you.
How we operate
If we can't help, we'll say so on the first call. No pitch, no pressure, no follow-up sequence.
We don't spend time on slide decks. You'll see working software before you see a proposal.
We turn down more projects than we take on, so every client still gets founder attention.
No hourly billing. No change-order surprises. Fixed scope, fixed price, one handshake.
Fit check
Not everyone who visits this page should book a call with us.
Everything on the left should be true for you. Even one thing on the right, and we're probably not the fit you need.
A fit
01
You've got a real problem, one that's already costing you time or money.
02
You've got at least $10,000 set aside, committed to spending it on the fix.
03
You want to start within the next six months.
Not a fit
You're after a $100 template or a weekend script, not real engineering.
You haven't set aside a budget for this yet.
You're not planning to start anytime soon.
What clients say
The rating is one thing. Here's what clients actually said.
Three-year average engagement. Founders and operators describing the work in their own words. No marketing varnish.
Eric M.
United Kingdom
Founder at Intrinsic Sales
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Their ability to translate my vision into a fully functional MVP in just 8 weeks was outstanding. Highly recommend!
01 / 14
Most agencies make it and leave. We help you grow it.
A live product is where the work begins. We run positioning, SEO, AI search visibility, content, and paid campaigns until real customers are finding you on their own, not just clicking once. And we measure success the way you do: hours saved, revenue earned, margin recovered. One team owns the result, from the first idea to a growing customer base.
Custom software development starts at around $10,000 for an MVP with 1–2 core features and scales to $20,000–$40,000 for full-featured products. Enterprise platforms and complex AI systems are quoted based on scope. We agree on scope and cost before development starts. No surprises.
Most clients start within a week. If you arrive with a prototype or MVP, we begin with a technical audit, then a production-grade MVP typically ships in about 10 to 14 weeks. Complex platforms can run longer. You see progress at every milestone before the next payment.
We've worked across healthcare, hospitality, fintech, logistics, retail, loyalty programs, and media. Each has different rules and user expectations. We adapt to those rather than applying a generic template.
We build in milestones. If a direction isn't working, we raise it before the next phase starts, not after months of work. You're never locked in past the current milestone. We'd rather lose a project than waste your budget on the wrong thing.
Most agencies take a brief and write code. RaftLabs takes what you've already built, a prototype or an MVP, keeps what's validated, rebuilds what won't scale, ships it production-grade, then runs the growth marketing to take it to market. One accountable team, from what you built to a growing customer base. We're not a code shop.
Both. RaftLabs is one partner from prototype to production to growth. Alongside custom software and AI, our in-house growth team handles positioning, SEO, AI search visibility, content, and paid campaigns, so your product reaches launch with momentum instead of a blank slate. Most agencies stop at launch. We stay on until you have real customers, not just a live product.
Yes. Most clients are non-technical. We explain tradeoffs in business terms, not engineering jargon, and handle all technical decisions. You focus on outcomes.
Work with us
Name the problem. We'll tell you what it costs to fix, and when.
Most clients come to us with one of three things: an AI prototype that demos well but won't scale, a working MVP that's outgrown its code, or an idea with no team to build it. We give a straight answer on scope, cost, and timeline. We respond within 1 business day.
No obligation. The first call is a working conversation, not a sales pitch.
A clear plan and fixed price before any build starts.
