Great businesses are built by great people.
For businesses looking to scale their product and engineering capabilities without the overhead of hiring, our Team-as-a-Service model provides AI-enabled engineers, designers, and product builders who seamlessly integrate into your organisation.
AI is not just an upgrade - it’s an entirely new way to build, scale, and operate digital products. Our AI-powered product innovation services help businesses rethink their digital strategy, from full-scale AI transformation to building next-generation products.
About Us
Born from a decade of building startups and digital products, we’ve evolved into a trusted partner for scale-ups, enterprises, and government.
Our sweet spot? High-performance teams that integrate seamlessly and deliver fast — whether you need individual experts or full cross-functional pods.
With leadership in London and delivery hubs in Poland and India, we blend startup agility, global talent, and AI capability to move your roadmap forward — fast.
From team augmentation to AI innovation, we help companies build the future, one exceptional team at a time.
Team-as-a-Service (TaaS)
Through our Team-as-a-Service (TaaS) model, we provide world-class engineers, product managers, and AI specialists who seamlessly integrate into existing teams - offering the flexibility of staff augmentation with the expertise of a deeply skilled, AI-enabled workforce.
AI-Powered Digital Product Innovation
For businesses looking to drive innovation, The Lightning Studio offers a fully consultative approach - owning the end-to-end delivery of next-generation digital products, AI discoveries, and industry-defining solutions.
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It has increased my confidence in our ability to get started. We can get on the front foot and approach it in a small, iterative way. It doesn’t need to be a big-bang approach. It's a really valuable exercise to go through. Thank you F+L Team.
Toby, Founder and CEO
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SubscribeI need to scale a high-performance engineering team
I need to build cutting-edge AI-powered products
We are a team of entrepreneurs, product builders and AI specialists.
We help businesses drive AI-powered transformation, build high-performing digital products, and launch new ventures. From corporate venture building to re-imagining businesses with AI copilots, we combine startup agility with enterprise level execution.
It has increased my confidence in our ability to get started. We can get on the front foot and approach it in a small, iterative way. It doesn’t need to be a big-bang approach. It's a really valuable exercise to go through. Thank you F+L Team.
Toby, Founder and CEO
"From a System Business Owner perspective, I found working with Founder and Lightening a pleasure. They were easy to build a good working relationship with, proactive in producing design and customer experience suggestions and were pragmatic and user-friendly in discussions throughout the process."
John Moffatt, ISIO
"Collaborating with Founder and Lightning has been transformative for us. Over the past six months, we've been developing custom technology to address the critical challenges in our industry."
Rafael Guper, Co-Founder Uijji
“Founder + Lightning is the best partner I have worked with over the past 25 years. They are exceptional in every way. They were responsive, innovative - a true value-add.”
Jeff Kimble, Elizabeth’s smile
In just 6 weeks we created a way for businesses to view which activities were producing the most carbon across their projects.
Jo Fenn, Adgreen
A Unique Ecosystem
Founder + Lightning is more than just a team, it’s an ecosystem.
This experience doesn’t just sit in a portfolio; it’s actively applied to every client we work with. We take the lessons, strategies, and insights from our ecosystem and use them to solve your toughest business challenges.
Startups Move Fast—You Need To As Well. Bigger businesses need to think and act like startups to thrive in today’s rapidly changing world.
Customers expect seamless, AI-powered experiences. Employees demand world-class tools and automation. Market shifts happen overnight. The question is: Are you adapting fast enough?
At F+L, we don’t just talk about innovation; we build it. Our team of engineers, designers, strategists, and AI specialists have hands-on experience launching and scaling companies, and we bring that same execution-driven mindset to your business.
The way businesses interact with customers is changing. AI Agents are replacing dashboards. Products are becoming AI-native. Customer interactions are shifting from clicks to conversations.
Agents of Change is your inside track on how companies are:
-Building AI-powered products & experiences.
-Using AI Agents to replace outdated interfaces.
-Embedding AI into their business & growth strategies
- Staying ahead of the AI revolution before they get left behind
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