Independent technology builders
We choose projects for their ambition, not their budget.
We take on a handful of projects. We give them our full attention.
Taking 2 projects in 2027
This website? Two hours.
Under two hours of hands-on time. We timed it. AI changed the economics of software; we build around that.
What we build
Custom software, mobile apps, business systems and integrations.
Software built for the way a company actually works: the tool the team wishes existed, from the database up to the screen in their hand.
Live product
Everlit
Funeral parlours send families one link: the film, their favourite moments, a place to share memories. The family shown is a demo.
Open it full screen
Quantitative analysis, commercial intelligence, competitive analysis and data visualisation.
Numbers that answer a commercial question. Store-level, competitor-level, market-level, and drawn so the decision is obvious.
Our product
Review Engine
Our review engine and mapping tool. It reads every public review of every store, scores it, and maps it against the competition. Still running.
Our product
Staff Performance Tracker
Shift scores and leaderboards for in-store teams at a quick-service franchise group. Sales up 8% since January.
Interactive maps, spatial intelligence, 3D environments and visualisation.
Terrain, cities and spaces as data you can move through. Interactive maps and rendered environments built from real geometry.
Live product
The Scratch
Built by Luke Viviers, Elysium Labs. Tap around the phone: it's the real app.
Open it full screenAI-powered experiences, generative video, interactive media and experimental technology.
Where engineering meets taste. Generative video, visuals and interactive pieces that are built, not templated.
Interactive study
Flow
Three thousand particles drawn live in your browser. Move your pointer or finger through the phone.
Projects that once demanded enormous teams, seven-figure budgets and months of development. Now they don't.
A handful of projects a year. If we believe in yours, you work directly with the people building it.
The code. The documentation. The keys. All yours.
CEO
Full-stack apps, quantitative analysis, database and backend architecture, 3D systems and visualisation.
Senior Solutions Architect
Enterprise DevOps and DevSecOps, CI/CD, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform and platform engineering.
Nine years at Swiss Re, Zurich, latterly DevSecOps Architect and technical owner of the company-wide CI/CD platform serving up to 1,500 developers; scaled build compute to around 700 VMs in steady state, 1,500 at peak. MSc Communication Systems, EPFL Lausanne.
Full-Stack Developer
React, Next.js, TypeScript, React Native, SQL, data-heavy applications and integrations.
Eight-plus years across financial services, clinical trials and business systems: credit-risk processing and SQL ETL in banking, SAS statistical programming for clinical trials, pricing tools and operational platforms as sole developer. BTech Software Development, Central University of Technology.
AI & Creative Director
Generative video, 3D, creative technology and digital experiences.
Communications / Sales
Chief Dust Officer (CDO)
Keeping chilli.build spotless while the rest of us make chaos. Twenty-three years.
One sentence and your email address. Tell us what you want to build.
A yes, a no, or a few questions.
A small team gets to work. Every Friday, we show you progress. You give feedback. We keep building.
The code. The documentation. The keys. It's yours.
We'll take a look.