Slingshot

What Slingshot does

Slingshot, operating under legal entity IGNEW, LLC, is a Louisville, Kentucky-based custom software and app development firm founded in 2005. The company delivers end-to-end product development services — research, UX design, development, and ongoing support — across mobile (native iOS and Android plus cross-platform via React Native, Xamarin, and MAUI), web (.NET Core, Angular, Vue.js, WordPress/WooCommerce), cloud-native applications (AWS), enterprise software integration, and AI-enabled solutions spanning generative AI, NLP, computer vision, and personalization. Reference deployments include HIPAA-compliant healthcare apps for Lurie Children's Hospital and the American Board of Family Medicine, the MetLife Pets mobile application, a Churchill Downs Kentucky Derby 50/50 raffle platform, an AWS migration for the American Press Institute, and a computer-vision mobile app (iCATS) for child-abuse identification.

The firm generates revenue through professional-services engagement models: fixed-price custom development projects, time-and-materials work, managed-services dedicated-team retainers, and Eastern Europe staff augmentation. Delivery is structured around a hybrid onshore/offshore model in which US-based product leads manage nearshore developers, supported by in-house senior UX designers and a dedicated QA team operating under a TDD-based testing process. Slingshot holds SOC 2 Type 2 (effective October 17, 2022), HIPAA/HITECH, and AWS Select Tier Partner (since 2018) credentials, and serves a customer base spanning Fortune 50 enterprises, mid-market firms, and startups across healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, education, nonprofit, retail, and food-and-beverage verticals. Operational footprint includes offices in Louisville (headquarters), Nashville, and Chicago, with virtual delivery nationwide and a community-facing Louisville AI Exchange meetup co-hosted with the University of Louisville College of Business.

Name

Slingshot

Legal name

IGNEW, LLC

Website

https://yslingshot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Slingshot is a Louisville, Kentucky-based custom software and app development firm (legal entity IGNEW, LLC) delivering mobile, web, cloud, AI, and enterprise software services to clients ranging from startups to Fortune 50 companies via a hybrid onshore/offshore model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development: Project-based custom software development services including mobile app development, web development, enterprise software, and cloud solutions. Revenue generated through fixed-price projects or time-and-materials engagements.
2. Dedicated Teams: Hybrid onshore/offshore dedicated development teams supported by specialized ad hoc skills. Ongoing retainer arrangements providing continuous development against client roadmaps.
3. Staff Augmentation: Eastern Europe staff augmentation providing skilled tech professionals who work as part of client's team directly under their supervision.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Slingshot is a custom software and app development services firm that designs, builds, and supports web, mobile, cloud, and AI-powered applications for organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 50 enterprises. Engagements span mobile app development, ideation and UX design, web and enterprise software development, AWS cloud development, AI solutions, healthcare-compliant software, dedicated hybrid onshore/offshore development teams, and staff augmentation.

Product overview

Slingshot is a software and app development company operating since 2005 that delivers professional services across the full product development lifecycle — from research and UX design through development and ongoing support. Its portfolio consists of service offerings rather than a unified platform product: Mobile App Development (iOS, Android, and cross-platform with React Native/Xamarin/MAUI), Ideation & UX Design (in-house design with user research and prototyping), Artificial Intelligence services (generative AI, NLP, computer vision), Web Development (.NET Core, Angular, Vue.js), Cloud Development via AWS (as an AWS Select Tier Partner), Enterprise Software Development (workflow automation, API development, ERP integration), Healthcare Solutions (HIPAA-compliant), Dedicated Teams (hybrid onshore/offshore model), Startup Development (via Slingshot Ventures), Eastern Europe Staff Augmentation, and the Louisville AI Exchange community initiative. The company's development process follows Research → Design → Develop → Support phases with an emphasis on upfront research and iterative design before coding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mobile App Development Native and cross-platform mobile app development for iOS and Android using React Native, Xamarin, and MAUI for enterprises, startups, and healthcare providers needing secure, scalable mobile products.
• Web Development Responsive, cloud-deployed web application development using .NET Core, Angular, Vue.js, and WordPress/WooCommerce, including e-commerce platforms such as the Electro-Harmonix dealer-integrated site.
• Cloud Development (AWS) AWS cloud architecture, migration, and management services delivered as an AWS Select Tier Partner with multiple certified AWS engineers, including single-click deployment platforms like the American Press Institute's Metrics for News.
• Ideation & UX Design In-house senior UX design services covering user research, stakeholder interviews, prototyping, clickable prototyping, and user testing for organizations that need evidence-based product design prior to development.
• Artificial Intelligence Services Custom AI development services spanning generative AI, natural language processing, computer vision, and recommendation engines, including AI-powered conversational platforms and image-analysis tools.
• Enterprise Software Development Custom enterprise software development including workflow automation, API development, legacy system modernization, and ERP integration (e.g., the Kenmark Eyewear ETL standardization project with 40 processes and 1,000+ integration points).
• Healthcare Solutions HIPAA/HITECH-compliant healthcare software including clinician mobile apps (e.g., iCATS for Lurie Children's), telemedicine platforms, provider credentialing, and patient data management for hospitals, providers, and health-focused enterprises.
• Dedicated Teams Hybrid onshore/offshore dedicated development teams supported by specialized ad hoc skills, providing continuous development against client roadmaps via ongoing retainer engagements.
• Eastern Europe Staff Augmentation Provision of skilled technology professionals from Eastern Europe integrated directly into client engineering teams under client supervision for supplemental development capacity.
• Startup Development Startup technology partnership delivered through Slingshot Ventures, providing product design, development, and MVP support for entrepreneurs and early-stage companies bringing ideas to market.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% reduction in claims processing times for PetFirst
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• University of Louisville College of BusinessflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2025Co-hosting monthly Louisville AI Exchange meetup events. Partnership provides AI forum speaker, featured talks from local AI implementers, open mic sessions, and networking. Hosted monthly at locations like Mashup Food Hall. Partners gain visibility and networking opportunities in Louisville's AI community.
• AWS (Amazon Web Services)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018Official AWS Select Tier Partner since 2018. AWS Partners are organizations with multiple certified AWS engineers on staff demonstrating high proficiency for launching clients to the cloud. Slingshot provides cloud development, migration, and management services leveraging AWS infrastructure.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Thoughtworks: Global technology consultancy specializing in custom software engineering, cloud, and AI for enterprise clients. Competes for premium enterprise development engagements with deeper engineering brand.
• Perficient: Large global digital consultancy offering enterprise software development, cloud, and AI services. Competes for the same Fortune 500 custom development RFPs but at significantly greater scale.
• Slalom: US-focused technology consulting firm with regional delivery model and dedicated engineering teams offering AWS, cloud, and custom software services — competes for enterprise technology partnerships.

Direct peers

• Dom & Tom: Full-service digital product agency delivering web, mobile, and custom software development for enterprise and startup clients. Comparable in service mix and target customer segments.
• Rightpoint: Chicago-headquartered digital experience and technology consultancy offering custom software, mobile, and cloud services. Strong Midwest presence overlapping Slingshot's Chicago market and enterprise client profile.
• WillowTree: US-based digital product agency specializing in mobile app and custom software development for enterprise clients (similar Fortune 500 profile). Closest comparable in offering mix, client tier, and delivery model.
• Savvy Apps: Award-winning mobile app design and development agency with strong design-led delivery focus, closely mirroring Slingshot's emphasis on UX-driven custom app development.
• Fueled: Digital product and mobile app development agency with AI capabilities, serving enterprise and venture-backed clients. Comparable in mobile-first custom development focus and emerging AI services.
• BlueLabel: Mobile app and custom software development agency serving Fortune 500 clients with strategy, design, and engineering services — overlapping offering and customer profile.
• ArcTouch: Mobile and connected device app development agency serving enterprise clients with end-to-end strategy, design, and development — directly comparable to Slingshot's mobile app development service line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/heyslingshot
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/slingshot

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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