Tanooki Labs

A web and mobile development team from the United States, Tanooki Labs works with founders and businesses as partners rather than as clients, by its own account. It builds apps for entrepreneurs and established companies, and it now puts AI at the center of its work, helping clients apply AI to their products and processes.

AI discovery, rapid testing and production work

The AI work begins with strategy sessions that explore AI opportunities for a particular business. The team then tests AI-powered automation, predictive analytics and decision-making tools rapidly, before implementing production-ready AI solutions that improve workflows, customer experience and data insights. Its website describes its developers as senior, onshore and AI-enabled, and says they think beyond the code.

Product design and development for founders

Engagements combine development, design, project management and CTO support, which keeps a product efficient to build. For founders bringing ideas to market, it offers help from the first build onward. Its design work covers brand development, user interface and user experience design, and iconography, with a focus on user-centric designs that balance creativity with function.

Product management and technical leadership

Product management covers feature definition, UX guidance, user testing and weekly reporting. Companies that need technical leadership can hire a CTO for hire, an experienced technologist who guides architecture, technical hiring and budgeting. The studio also supports growth startups and established businesses that want to innovate, translating big ideas into actionable plans and managing their execution.

Engineering practice and team profile

Engineers are hired only if they think like product builders, have startup experience and keep a high standard for code quality. Its engineers work in Ruby on Rails, iOS and React Native, and the team offers code reviews, feature estimates and performance work. Its technical team is onshore, and its website describes its senior developers as AI-enabled.