Software for what comes next
Practical software
for ambitious businesses.
We design, build and look after bespoke software, integrations, automation and AI for businesses that need more than off-the-shelf tools can offer.
Our services
Custom software, built around you.
From internal tools to customer-facing platforms, we help you design and build software that fits your business, not the other way round.
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Custom Applications
Web and desktop applications built for the way your team works.
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Integrations
We connect the systems you already use, so data moves between them without anyone copying and pasting.
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Automation
Reports, data entry and routine checks done automatically, so your team can get on with better work.
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Technical Consulting
A second opinion on architecture, scaling, data and infrastructure before you commit time and money.
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AI & LLMs
AI language models put to work in your products and processes, with checks in place so you can trust the results.
Our approach
We start with the problem, not the technology.
Then we build the simplest thing that solves it, put working software in front of you early, and stay with it once it's live.
How we build
AI for speed.
Experience for judgement.
We build with AI tools every day, and we say so. What makes that safe is 20 years of engineering experience: we understand what the tools produce, and we only ship what meets our standard.
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Accelerated development
AI helps us write, test and tidy code, so working software reaches you sooner.
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Experience where it matters
Two decades in the industry means we know what good software looks like, and can tell when generated code falls short of it.
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Engineering accountability
Nothing ships simply because AI produced it. Every change is reviewed, understood and tested by an experienced engineer who takes responsibility for the result.
Our work
We run on what we build.
We build and use our own products every day. It keeps us honest about what software costs to own, not only to launch.
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Email
Wren
A local-first mail service and client built on AWS, fast to search and simple to run.
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Team chat
Starling
Chat where people, bots and AI agents work in the same channels, from the terminal or a phone.
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Knowledge base
Raven
One searchable home for plans, decisions and runbooks, readable by people and by AI assistants.
About us
You talk to the person who builds it.
BirdFoundry is one senior engineer with 20 years in the industry.
The person in your first conversation is the one who designs and builds your software, and looks after it long after launch.
Get in touch
Have something in mind?
Tell us what you're trying to get done. We'll reply with honest thoughts on how we'd approach it, and whether we're the right fit.