What Savas Labs does

Savas Labs is a US digital agency founded in 2015 and headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, with offices in New York City (33 Irving Place) and San Francisco (House of AI at 40 Boardman Place) and a distributed team across Boston, Washington DC, Nashville, Milwaukee, and Durham. The firm operates as an integrated four-practice shop—Strategy (AI transformation, discovery & research, roadmaps & audits, investment optimization), UX & Design (product/UX design, brand & identity, design systems, accessibility audits), Engineering (web & mobile apps, AI infrastructure, CMS & integrations, performance & security), and Growth (GTM, analytics, conversion optimization)—explicitly positioning around "AI-powered strategy, design, engineering, and growth" since its 2025 rebrand.

Technology is centered on Drupal, React, React Native, and Solr, with progressively decoupled architectures (e.g., a Solr-powered React search fronting a Drupal backend, as deployed for Omega Institute) and custom e-commerce and integration flows (Stripe, SumSub, Stream Chat, in-house payment systems). In 2025–2026 the firm layered an applied AI practice on top of this stack, shipping agentic solutions—CMS Patch Pilot, Website Content Optimizer, Content Tag & Taxonomy Auditor, and an array of Workflow Assistants—built using third-party reasoning models (OpenAI o3, Claude Opus 4.5) and combining deterministic rules with AI judgment. An internal Slack agent named Ava manages team rotations, and internal tooling was rebuilt in 2025 to let non-engineers ship working code.

The business model is project-based and retainer professional services with custom quote-based pricing; the firm does not publish rate cards or tiers. Go-to-market relies on direct engagement (a "Let's chat" CTA and [email protected] inbox), a referral network anchored by decade-long relationships, an active content marketing program (150+ blog posts on "The Perch" plus the monthly Applied Intelligence newsletter), and an event presence spanning Parliament retreats, Duke Tech Expo, and Boston/NYC/SF/LA Tech Weeks. The named customer base is led by nonprofits (FHI 360 since 2015, Omega Institute 2015–2025, Environmental Defense Fund, White House Historical Association, No Kid Hungry, SF Parks Alliance, Reading Is Fundamental) and educational institutions (Harvard, Stanford, Duke, UNC Charlotte, IvyWise), with selective commercial and enterprise logos (Adobe, NPR, Sazerac, Tezos, Coastal Credit Union) and startup work (PrivateMatch, Grogo). The company is privately held, incorporated in North Carolina as Savas Labs Inc., and appears bootstrapped with no disclosed funding rounds or institutional investors.

Name

Savas Labs

Legal name

Savas Labs Inc.

Website

https://savaslabs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Savas Labs is a US digital agency, founded 2015 in Raleigh, NC, that delivers integrated AI-powered strategy, design, engineering, and growth services primarily to nonprofits, educational institutions, and select commercial clients via project and retainer engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Strategy & Consulting Services: AI transformation consulting, strategy roadmaps, discovery & research, investment optimization engagements. Typically project-based or retainer engagements.
2. Design Services: UX/product design, brand & identity, design systems, accessibility audits. Billed as part of project engagements.
3. Engineering & Development: Web & mobile application development, AI infrastructure implementation, CMS development & integrations, performance & security services. Core revenue driver across long-term client relationships.
4. Growth Services: GTM strategy, analytics, conversion optimization. Often bundled with design and engineering engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Savas Labs is a full-stack digital agency that designs, engineers, and ships AI-powered web and mobile products, websites, applications, strategy, UX, and integrations for mission-driven organizations. The firm delivers integrated strategy, design, and engineering engagements, with a recent emphasis on custom AI agentic systems for content management, security patching, and operational workflow automation.

Product overview

Savas Labs is an AI-powered strategy, design, engineering, and growth consultancy. Their offering is a unified services practice organized into four core disciplines (Strategy, Design, Engineering, Growth) that work as an integrated team. Alongside services, they offer a portfolio of AI-powered solutions including CMS Patch Pilot (automated security updates), Website Content Optimizer (AI-driven content quality analysis), Content Tag & Taxonomy Auditor (site structure optimization), and Workflow Assistants (operational automation agents). The company also publishes the Applied Intelligence newsletter and maintains an internal Slack AI agent named Ava. Their approach emphasizes combining deterministic rules with AI judgment across all offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CMS Patch Pilot AI-powered security update automation for enterprise clients that monitors relevant Drupal and WordPress security patches, applies them in staging environments, runs checks to catch regressions, and prepares review-ready changes for human approval, reducing operational load while maintaining security standards.
• Website Content Optimizer AI-powered content audit solution that crawls websites and runs deterministic and AI-driven checks to assess clarity, tone, and alignment with goals, then stages improvements for human review before publishing.
• Content Tag & Taxonomy Auditor AI solution that maps tag usage and redundancy across websites, evaluates structure against best practices, and suggests improvements for review before any changes are made, improving site discoverability and navigation.
• Workflow Assistants Custom AI agents built for operational workflows including recruiting application aggregation, invoice reconciliation, document evaluation, marketing email auto-unsubscribe, trip planning, and financial reporting, designed as low-stakes introductions to agentic systems.
• Strategy Services Strategy consulting covering AI transformation, insights, and roadmaps, including AI strategy & ops, discovery & research, roadmaps & audits, and investment optimization for client organizations.
• Design Services UX, brand identity, and design systems services including product & UX design, brand & identity, design systems, and accessibility audits for client organizations.
• Engineering Services Engineering services covering agentic systems, data & migrations, and product development, including web & mobile apps, AI infrastructure, CMS & integrations, and performance & security.
• Growth Services Go-to-market, analytics, and conversion optimization services bundled with strategy, design, and engineering engagements for client organizations.

Named customers23 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

Integration5 records

AI capability9 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Drupal AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSavas Labs joined the Drupal Association as an organizational member to support the Drupal open-source CMS project and community. They participated in Drupal events, code sprints, and planned to strengthen the Drupal community in Durham, NC with trainings and mentoring. The relationship reflects commitment to the Drupal ecosystem that powers much of their client work.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mediacurrent: Drupal-focused digital agency with strategy, design, and engineering practices serving nonprofits and enterprises; directly comparable to Savas Labs in Drupal specialization, vertical mix, and mid-market project model.
• Phase2: Drupal and open-source digital agency offering strategy, design, and platform engineering; competes in the same Drupal-anchored agency tier with similar nonprofit and enterprise customer base.
• Lullabot: Long-tenured Drupal and digital strategy agency with strategy, design, and engineering practices; closely comparable on Drupal-first positioning and enterprise/nonprofit client mix.
• Viget: Full-service digital agency offering strategy, design, and engineering for mission-driven and commercial clients; comparable in scale, integrated team model, and project-based services delivery.
• Bluecadet: Digital agency specializing in strategy, design, and engineering for cultural, educational, and nonprofit institutions; directly comparable on nonprofit/education vertical focus and end-to-end project delivery.
• Velir: Digital agency focused on Drupal, Sitecore, and content platforms serving healthcare, nonprofit, and association clients; comparable on CMS-centered delivery and similar mid-market vertical mix.

Broad incumbents

• Slalom: Large management and technology consulting firm with a digital/AI strategy practice; overlaps with Savas Labs on AI transformation and digital strategy mandates but serves a broader enterprise footprint.
• Thoughtworks: Global technology consultancy offering strategy, design, and engineering with strong AI/data practices; comparable on integrated digital delivery model though at significantly greater scale.
• Deloitte Digital: Big Four digital agency practice offering strategy, design, engineering, and AI transformation; competes for AI strategy mandates though operating at enterprise scale far beyond Savas Labs.
• Accenture Song: Global digital creative and technology practice offering strategy, design, engineering, and AI services; broad incumbent comparable across the full digital transformation value chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/savaslabs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/savas-labs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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