Development studio
We also build it ourselves.
Our studio works hand-in-hand with the companies we invest in — and takes bespoke commissions from new clients who need software done properly, and then looked after.
Capability
Six areas01
Platform engineering
Cloud architecture, virtualisation and infrastructure designed to scale with the business rather than ahead of it.
02
Product development
From prototype to production — internal tools, customer-facing products and the APIs underneath them.
03
Telecom & connectivity systems
Voice, data and communications platforms built and maintained by the same team that runs them.
04
Data & integrations
Untangling legacy systems, connecting services, and moving data where it needs to go, reliably.
05
Ongoing ownership
We stay with what we ship: monitoring, maintenance and iteration as a standing arrangement, not a re-quote.
06
Technical judgement
For portfolio founders and new clients alike — architecture review, build-vs-buy decisions, and hiring advice.
How we work
Understand · Build · OwnUnderstand
A short, focused engagement: what the business actually needs, what already exists, and what the honest cheapest path looks like.
Build
Small team, tight loops, production from early on. You see working software regularly rather than a plan at the end.
Own
We keep what we ship running — monitoring, maintenance and iteration, so the system outlives the project that made it.
Who we work with
Most of our work is for the six companies in the portfolio, where the line between owner and engineer is deliberately short. Beyond that we take on a small number of new clients — usually founders or operators who need a system built properly and then maintained by people who stay.
Start a build
Tell us what you need to exist.
A short note is enough to begin. We'll come back with an honest read on whether we're the right people for it.
hello@ainslieoffice.com