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Custom software that your team can own

When off-the-shelf tools stop fitting, Cogn8 Systems builds the software you actually need: platforms, internal tools, portals, and document and identity systems. We take it from architecture through deployment and hand it off cleanly.

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Three ways to work with us

Architect: a few weeks of platform, data and identity design, ending in documents and decisions you can act on. Best for teams with engineers and open questions.
Co-build: we build alongside you, from architecture and MVP through launch and pilot. Equity-bearing partnerships are open to founders who bring the market knowledge.
Build: we deliver a real platform, from architecture to deployment on Azure, AWS or Google Cloud, with documentation and a hand-off to your team.

What custom software looks like in practice

An admin panel that runs orders and inventory (FL Butterflies).
A patient-held record with time-limited provider access (MedPass, on the IDmgmt identity platform).
A two-sided marketplace with a structured commission workflow (Otterkin).
Guided intake and document generation for households (an estate planning platform we are building).

Why teams choose a small senior studio

You work with the people who make the decisions. We keep the studio deliberately small, so there is no layer of account managers and no hand-off to a junior team.

Live work

MedPassA patient-held medical ID with time-limited QR access for providers, running on the IDmgmt identity platform we incubated and still architect.FL ButterfliesA field guide to Florida’s native butterflies with a ZIP-code finder, a native plant shop, and an admin panel that runs orders and nursery inventory.OtterkinA fine-art commissioning marketplace where collectors commission work directly from living artists (Julie is its CTO).

Questions

How much does it cost?

It depends on scope, so we quote after a free intro call, in writing, before any work starts. We charge fair market rates for senior work, without agency markup.

What technology do you use?

Mostly React, Node, Python and React Native, deployed on Azure, AWS or Google Cloud. We choose the stack with the team that will own the system after we hand it off.

Do you take equity instead of fees?

For Co-build partnerships with founders who know their market, we are open to equity-bearing arrangements. We talk it through on the intro call.

Will you hit the delivery date?

We tell you on the first call when we can start, and we only take on work we can deliver on time. The delivery date goes into the written scope.

Next step

Tell us what you need on a free 30-minute call. If we are the right fit, you get a written scope and a delivery date before any work starts.