Custom Software Development Company | AI Agents & Automation

Custom software, web and mobile apps, and AI that fix what's costing you.

Most agencies only do one part. We do the whole thing. We find what's costing you, show you a working version before you commit, make it real as software and AI, then help you grow it. 100+ products delivered, from early-stage startups to Vodafone, T-Mobile, and Nike.

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What you can count on

Retention

Average client relationship across active accounts

3+ years

First milestone

Working prototype in front of real users

Week 3

Pricing

Scope and cost agreed before work starts

Fixed price

Team

The senior engineers who scope the build also ship it

No handoffs
4.9 / 5 on ClutchSee all work

RaftLabs is one partner for custom software, AI, and growth. We diagnose the business problem, show you a working prototype in three weeks, make it real as web, mobile, and AI software, then help you grow it. 100+ products in production since 2020, for clients from early-stage startups to Vodafone, T-Mobile, and Nike.

Trusted by

Vodafone
Nike
Microsoft
Cisco
T-Mobile
Aldi
Heineken
GE

How we work

One team for the whole journey, not one slice of it.

Design, software, marketing: hire them separately and you become the middleman between three vendors. We do all of it as one team, so no one has to translate your business three times or carry the risk in between.

  1. 01Weeks 1–2

    Diagnose

    We learn how your business actually works and find the one thing costing you time or money. You get a straight answer on what to fix first, and what it's worth.

  2. 02Week 3

    See it first

    You get a working version to click through and show your team, weeks before you spend real money on development. You commit when you have clarity, not hope.

  3. 03Weeks 4–12

    Make it real

    We turn it into software and AI that works day to day: web, mobile, wearable, and connected devices, plus AI that handles the manual work.

  4. 04Ongoing

    Grow

    We don't stop at launch. Our growth team helps you reach the right customers and grow the revenue.

See it before you commit

You shouldn't have to sign off on 40 pages and hope.

3weeks to a working version you can click through

Most agencies hand you a document and a price. You approve something you can't quite picture, then find out at launch whether it was right.

We flip that. In the first few weeks you get a working version to click through and put in front of real users. You spend the big money only once you have seen it working.

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What we do

Custom software, AI, and growth services we deliver

Most broken operations share the same root causes. Manual processes. Disconnected tools. Missing software. Outdated systems. Slow reporting. Error-prone handoffs. Or an idea with no team to make it real.

This is the full menu behind the journey above. We find the one thing costing you and fix it. Sometimes with a new app, sometimes with an AI agent, often both.

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AI development

Your agents take over specific workflows, each built for your exact process and connected to the tools you already use.

  • Invoice processing from vendor emails, no manual entry
  • Support ticket routing and triage without a human in the loop
  • Document data extraction synced to your CRM, ERP, and Slack
  • Lead qualification that scores, tags, and routes enquiries in real time
  • Nightly reports pulled from multiple systems and delivered to the right inbox, no manual compiling

What we believe

We don't believe in "AI transformation". We quietly remove the parts of your business that nobody enjoys doing. You get back the hours, the margin, and the focus to grow the parts only you can.

01

Outcomes, not output

We measure ourselves on hours saved and revenue earned, not lines of code or sprints completed.

02

Ownership, not task completion

We treat your product as our own. We own the outcome, stay when things get hard, and don't cut corners. Most clients stay 3+ years because of it.

03

No fluff

No 80-page proposals, no 'discovery' that's really billing. We start with a working prototype in week three.

What clients say

Rated 4.9 on Clutch. Here's what clients actually said.

Three-year average engagement. Founders and operators describing the work in their own words. No marketing varnish.

Dr.J. Ayo Akinyele
Dr.J. Ayo Akinyele
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President, Co-Founder

I was pleased with RaftLabs team's quality, consistency and execution.

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Have a problem worth fixing?

Tell us what it is. We reply within one business day with a straight take on what it costs and how long it takes.

Why us

We understand your business, not just your code.

  1. 01

    We've seen your problem before

    The industry changes. The broken process usually looks the same. Across 14+ industries and 100+ products, we recognise your problem fast, and we frame the fix around your margin and your operations.

  2. 02

    We own the number, not the ticket

    We measure success the way you do: hours saved, revenue earned, margin recovered. We stay through launch and growth, so the result is ours to own.

  3. 03

    Serious businesses trust us

    Vodafone, T-Mobile, Cisco, Energia, Aldi, Nike. Six years, 100+ products in production, 4.9 on Clutch. Serious businesses keep coming back because we stay accountable long after launch.

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 so the product you paid for actually finds its market. One team owns the result, from the first problem to real growth.

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Who we serve

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

Paper workflows, compliance risk, and patient portals that patients don't use.

  • 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.

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Straight answers

Common questions

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 have a working prototype within 3 weeks of kickoff. Most full builds ship in about 12 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 do one slice: they take a brief and write code. RaftLabs owns the whole journey. We diagnose the business problem, show you a working prototype in about three weeks, make it real as software and AI, then run the growth marketing to take it to market. One accountable team, from the first problem to real growth.
Both. RaftLabs is one partner for the whole journey. 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 through growth.
Yes. Most clients are non-technical. We explain tradeoffs in business terms, not engineering jargon, and handle all technical decisions. You focus on outcomes.

Start here

Name the problem. We'll tell you what it costs to fix, and when.

Most clients come to us with one of three things: a process bleeding money, systems that don't connect, or a product idea with no team to build it. We give a straight answer on scope, cost, and timeline. We respond within 1 business day.

  • Scope and cost agreed before work starts. No surprises. No obligation.
  • Working prototype within 3 weeks of kickoff.
  • Pay by milestone. You see progress before each invoice.
  • All conversations are NDA-protected.