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Software built to earn its keep.
Kernova is a senior product and engineering studio. We design, build and run web apps, mobile products and AI systems for teams that need them to work on day one.
4.9
★★★★★
Average client rating across 60+ shipped products
Trusted by product teams at
Ledgerline
Mendwell
Voltway
Harbor & Pine
Fieldnote
Cargora
Orbitly
Quanta
How we work
Senior people, clear plans, no surprises.
Every engagement runs on the same six steps. You get a dedicated lead, a senior team and a working demo every two weeks, from discovery to life after launch.
01
Discover
We map the problem
A two-week sprint where we meet your users, read your data and agree on what success looks like before anyone writes code.
02
Shape
You get a plan you can trust
A scoped roadmap, an architecture sketch and a fixed budget or a dedicated team. Your choice, with the trade-offs spelled out.
03
Build
Weekly demos, no black boxes
Two-week sprints, a shared board and a working demo every Friday. You always know what shipped and what comes next.
04
Harden
Tested like it is already live
Automated tests, review on every change and a security pass before launch. Quality is a habit here, not a phase.
05
Launch
Ship without the drama
Staged rollouts, feature flags and monitoring from minute one, so launch day is boring in the best possible way.
06
Run
We stay on call
Support, performance tuning and a roadmap for what comes next. We measure success in uptime and outcomes.
Products shipped to production since 2014
Average experience of our senior engineers
Of clients come back for a second phase
Monitoring on every system we run for you
Services
Everything a product needs, under one roof.
Strategy, design, engineering and operations in one senior team. Pick a single service or let us run the whole thing.
01
Find the version worth building
Product Strategy
Workshops, research and technical spikes that turn a fuzzy idea into a scoped roadmap, a clickable prototype and a budget you can defend.
Discovery workshops
User and market research
Clickable prototypes
Technical feasibility
02
Interfaces people enjoy using
Web & Mobile Apps
Native and cross-platform apps, customer portals and internal tools, designed and engineered by one senior team from first sketch to app store.
iOS, Android and React Native
Web apps and portals
Design systems
Accessibility built in
03
Infrastructure that stays up
Cloud & Platform
Scalable backends, APIs and integrations on AWS, GCP or Azure, with CI/CD, observability and on-call support after launch.
APIs and integrations
Cloud architecture
CI/CD and DevOps
24/7 monitoring
04
Useful AI, not demos
AI & Data Systems
Language-model features, data pipelines and analytics that solve a real workflow, with evaluation, guardrails and humans in the loop.
LLM features and agents
Data pipelines
Search and retrieval
Evaluation and guardrails
Security by default
Security is part of the build, not an add-on.
We treat your code, data and users the way we would want ours treated. These promises sit in every contract we sign.
Your code, your IP
You own every line from day one. NDAs and clear contracts come as standard.
Private by default
Encrypted environments, least-privilege access and isolated data for every client.
Humans review everything
AI speeds us up, but a senior engineer reviews and approves every change.
Compliance-ready
Hands-on experience with GDPR, HIPAA and SOC 2 controls, documented for your auditors.
Selected work
Proof, not promises.
Client stories
Teams that keep coming back.
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“
Kernova felt like part of our team from week one. They pushed back when it mattered and shipped exactly what they promised.
Amara Okafor
VP of Product
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Mendwell
“
We merged three apps into one without a single day of downtime. Their engineers think about operations, not just features.
Daniel Reyes
CTO
·
Voltway
“
Month-end used to be a week of pain. Now it is a dashboard and a coffee. The ROI showed up in the first quarter.
Leila Haddad
Head of Finance Systems
·
Ledgerline
“
They talked us out of the flashy AI idea and into the useful one. That decision is why our engineers actually use the product.
Marco Lindqvist
Founder
·
Fieldnote
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Still curious about something? Send us a note and a partner will reply within one working day.
What does a typical project cost?
Most engagements land between $40k and $250k. After discovery you get a fixed quote or a monthly team rate, whichever suits the work better.
How quickly can you start?
Usually within two to three weeks of a signed proposal. If the scope is clear, discovery can begin sooner.
Who owns the code and designs?
You do, from the very first commit. Repositories, design files and documentation live in your accounts.
Can you work alongside our in-house team?
Yes. We often embed with internal engineers, join your rituals and leave behind docs and training when we hand over.
What happens after launch?
We offer support plans with monitoring, fixes and a monthly roadmap session. Many clients stay with us for years.