High Tech
Accelerating the world’s best tech companies
We get tech. It’s the world we’ve been immersed in since our founding in 2009, where we not only support clients but also develop our own products like Missions, a Slack workflow builder tool acquired in 2018. Most recently, we’ve built an AI powered Q&A engine that gets users the info they need to do their jobs, fast, and our latest FunLabs experiment, arfiti, leverages ARKit to let users explore and add to a completely unexpected world.
Whether we’re working on our own ideas or helping build yours, we know how to think and move fast, how to roll with the punches to come out on top and how to design and deliver products users love. Newly funded startup or established company, either way, our team is ready to help you grow, innovate and stand out from the competition.
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Helping teams build better software, faster
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Find your competitive advantage
Experience in agile & evolving environments
We’re used to working with fast-paced, fast-growing companies managing multiple priorities and changing needs. In every project, we follow agile, iterative processes, so that we test, learn and improve at every step. When it comes to startups and new products, we know the VC world and what it takes to attract and secure funding, from producing pitches to delivering MVPs to hitting dates for funding tranches.
Expertise you can trust
Whether you need an entire project team, a few extra hands-on deck, or one superstar with deep technical expertise to lead the way, we’ve got you covered with top tier talent across North American. Our world-class robots have worked across many different environments and tools, with expertise in everything from Salesforce to Slack to AI, mobile, full stack, DevOps and more. And whatever your tech of choice, our strategy, UX and design experts will always make sure your users come first.
Living and learning on the frontier
Many clients count on us to be their Innovator of Record. To maintain our place at the leading edge of technology, we encourage creativity and ongoing experimentation across our company, including through our systematic FunLabs initiative. As our talent explores and plays at the frontier, you benefit from the knowledge and experience they bring back and use to level up your tech and your digital experiences.
CASE STUDIES
Learn more about how we’re revolutionizing the tech industry
Client Testimonials
What our clients are saying
“The Missions team has built on Slack for a long time, and they are deeply familiar with our product and our customers’ needs. Together, we’ll be able to unlock the power of the platform for a whole new set of Slack users, and ultimately help teams get work done more quickly.
General Manager, Slack Platform
“R&P was a trusted partner in figuring out how to integrate WeTransfer across multiple platforms to increase our user engagement and product exposure.
VP, Branded Partnerships & Ad Tech, WeTransfer
“Robots & Pencils has been a partner since I have been wandering around selling a PowerPoint slide. They have backed us, kicked us in the arse when we needed it and delivered us a flawless product. Truly a partner in every sense of the word.
CEO, Xinja
INDUSTRY LEADS
Meet your new team members
A second generation programmer, Andy began programming at the age of 6. Today, he designs and builds custom apps and systems to support our clients across diverse industries, utilizing his extensive experience with retail, finance, education and healthcare technology. He serves as a trusted mentor to both his fellow developers and our clients’ development organizations.
Andy is also an Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, where he teaches software engineering principles, foundational technologies and artificial intelligence through the lens of e-commerce. Before joining R&P, Andy was Chief Software Architect at The Learning House, who acquired the edtech startup Acatar, of which he was a founding member.
I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Ted has worked in software research and development since the dawn of the world wide web and holds a PhD in Mathematics from Emory University. At Robots & Pencils, his work has ranged from developing data-driven learning platforms to creating knowledge and messaging systems that use artificial intelligence to augment sales and support team services. His current focus is teaching machines to read and write using natural language processing.
Ted has previously invented new virtual reality and Ajax technologies, has contributed significantly to the Java community and IETF standards, and has expertise in graph-based knowledge representation.
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
With over 22 years of experience as a business and quality analyst, Tahishia is a skilled problem solver who is intrigued and fascinated by the ways people interact with technology. In her work, she is driven to provide clients with solutions that help them streamline and improve their operations.
At Robots & Pencils, she excels at efficiently gathering and documenting requirements while ensuring her teams have all the information they need to move forward effectively for the benefit our clients.
Success is liking yourself, liking what you do and liking how you do it.