About Oblongata

We're a team of builders, engineers, and strategists who help turn ideas into launched products.

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Our Story

We started Oblongata because we saw too many great ideas stall before they ever reached a user.

We've spent years building software products across industries, from early-stage startups to enterprise platforms. Along the way we noticed a pattern: founders and businesses with strong ideas were getting stuck in long, expensive development cycles that never delivered the product they needed.

Oblongata was built to solve that. We focus exclusively on MVPs because we believe the fastest way to learn is to ship. We bring senior engineering talent, a proven process, and the strategic thinking needed to build products that actually work in the real world.

Whether you're a first-time founder validating an idea or an established business launching a new digital product, we're the team that gets you from zero to live.

Build fast. Learn faster. That's the Oblongata way.

The Oblongata team

The Oblongata Team

Building products that launch, from the UK

What Drives Us

Our values shape every project we take on and every line of code we write.

Ship, Don't Sit

We believe in shipping early and iterating. A working product in the hands of real users teaches more than months of planning ever will.

Quality From Day One

Fast doesn't mean sloppy. We write clean, maintainable code that you can build on. Your MVP is the foundation, not a throwaway prototype.

Radical Honesty

We'll tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear. If a feature isn't right for your MVP, we'll say so and explain why.

Meet Our Leadership Team

Meet the people behind Oblongata. We bring deep technical expertise and a genuine passion for building great products.

Josh Thompson-Smith

Josh Thompson-Smith

CEO

With close to 15 years of experience in software development and AI, Josh leads Oblongata's vision of accelerating startup development through innovative AI solutions.

Karl Davis

Karl Davis

Lead Software Engineer

Karl brings extensive expertise in a range of technologies and leads our technical innovation, ensuring the highest quality in our development processes.

Eric Vogel

Eric Vogel

Project Manager

Eric oversees all development projects, ensuring they meet our high standards of quality while leveraging our AI-powered development tools effectively.