Number 5

Name

Number 5

Legal name

Number 5

Website

https://number5.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology Consulting / Outsourced CTO Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Other Computer Related Services (541519), Marketing Consulting Services (541613)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF)

Keywords

• Outsourced CTO services
• AI engineering consulting
• Custom MCP servers
• Generative engine optimization
• E-commerce development

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Outsourced CTO / Engineering Services: Month-to-month engineering and technical leadership engagements. Engagements are paid up front with no long-term contracts. Productized entry points (SaaS Stack Audit, Prototype-to-Production rescue audit, MCP server build) provide fixed deliverables in first 30 days, rolling into ongoing month-to-month work.
2. DOOMSCROLLR Platform: Owned-audience platform for creators and brands. Allows creators to spin up websites, sell products, sell tickets, run affiliate storefronts, capture emails, and import products from Shopify, Gumroad, Bandcamp, Payhip, or Big Cartel through AI tools.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Number 5 is an AI-native technical consultancy that operates as an outsourced CTO function for founders, brands, and multi-location operators. It delivers custom agentic systems, MCP servers, GEO, SaaS stack audits, prototype-to-production hardening, and e-commerce engineering on a month-to-month basis with no long-term contracts. The firm also develops proprietary products including DOOMSCROLLR (an AI-agent-native owned-audience platform), Number 5 NFT Gate, Number 5 Analytics, Number 5 Diagnostics, Number 5 Shopify Plugin, and Number 5 Capital.

Product overview

Number 5 is an AI-native technical consultancy that operates as a dedicated outsourced CTO function for startup founders, lifestyle brands, multi-location operators, and regulated industries. The company offers a portfolio of interconnected service lines and proprietary products. Core services include Outsourced CTO (senior technical leadership), AI Agents & Coworkers (custom agentic systems on OpenClaw, Claude Code, Cursor), MCP Servers & Integrations (custom Model Context Protocol servers exposing business data to LLMs), Generative Engine Optimization (LLM SEO), SaaS Stack Audit & AI Cost Reduction, and Prototype to Production (hardening AI-built MVPs into production software). Proprietary products include DOOMSCROLLR (owned-audience platform for creators in the AI agent era), Number 5 NFT Gate (Shopify NFT-gating app), Number 5 Shopify Plugin (analytics and fulfillment), Number 5 Analytics (self-service dashboards), Number 5 Diagnostics (technical site analysis), Number 5 Customer Intelligence (quizzes and feedback), Number 5 Tracker (Kanban task tracking), and Number 5 Capital (growth capital for e-commerce). The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, and serves clients worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DOOMSCROLLR: Owned-audience platform for creators, brands, and operators. The first creator platform built natively for the AI agent era — works in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, n8n, OpenClaw, and any MCP-compatible client.
• Number 5 Analytics
• Number 5 Capital
• Number 5 Diagnostics
• Number 5 NFT Gate
• Number 5 Customer Intelligence
• Number 5 Tracker

Products and services

• Outsourced CTO Fractional and embedded CTO service providing senior technical leadership to founders, brands, and multi-location operators without building an in-house team; Number 5 owns the technical roadmap and reports directly to founders and boards.
• AI Agents & Coworkers Custom agentic systems built on OpenClaw, Claude Code, Cursor, and other modern agent runtimes, including private and local LLMs (Ollama, vLLM), multimodal AI for image, video, and voice, RAG and embedding pipelines, and browser/computer-use automation.
• MCP Servers & Integrations Builds custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers exposing business data, APIs, and workflows to ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw, and any MCP-compatible LLM client; covers transport protocols, authentication, tool schemas, security boundaries, and ongoing maintenance.
• Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) Service to get brands cited inside ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity answers, including structured data audits, llms.txt and schema markup, citation-bait content strategy, AI mention monitoring, and ongoing rewrites for generative search visibility.
• SaaS Stack Audit & AI Cost Reduction Productized 30-day audit identifying redundant software, contractor spend, dormant seats, royalty/remittance leakage, and consolidation opportunities, with AI-driven dashboards, automation, and a 90-day operational roadmap.
• Prototype to Production (Vibe-Code Rescue) Engagement to harden, refactor, and operate AI-built MVPs from Lovable, Cursor, Replit, Bolt, v0, and Claude Code into production software, covering security, performance, data integrity, payments, compliance, deployment, and multi-tenancy.
• DOOMSCROLLR Owned-audience platform for creators, brands, and operators and the first creator platform built natively for the AI agent era; works inside ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, n8n, OpenClaw, and MCP-compatible clients, allowing creators to spin up a website in roughly 45 seconds, drop products, sell tickets, run affiliate storefronts, capture emails, and import products from Shopify, Gumroad, Bandcamp, Payhip, or Big Cartel.
• Number 5 NFT Gate Shopify application that allows merchants to verify a buyer owns an NFT from a specific contract in order to purchase products on their Shopify store, enabling NFT-gated e-commerce.
• Number 5 Analytics Self-service analytics platform providing continuous deployment monitoring, uptime monitoring, realtime performance monitoring, anomaly and bug detection, conversion tracking, and multi-channel multi-touch attribution including CPA, ROAS, and LTV.
• Number 5 Diagnostics Technical diagnostics tool covering site speed, inbound links, site crawl, critical SEO issues, keyword rankings, domain and page rank, competitive analysis, and areas of opportunity.
• Number 5 Capital Growth capital for online businesses, providing credit cards for growth expenses without requiring equity dilution.
• Number 5 Shopify Plugin Shopify plugin providing advanced audience building, 3PL fulfillment and operations, data warehousing and realtime analytics, forecasting, predictive machine learning, sell-through tracking, and shipping/delivery time analytics.
• Number 5 Customer Intelligence Customer research and intelligence tools including quizzes, customer feedback and research, and machine learning capabilities for customer segmentation and analysis.
• Number 5 Tracker Realtime lean-agile Kanban task tracking built for distributed teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• Record-breaking shoe drops for Yeezy through headless e-commerce and 3PL integrations
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers79 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

AI capability16 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GumroadcoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline platform for creators to sell direct to buyers. DOOMSCROLLR integrates with Gumroad for product imports. Number 5 has invested and occasionally takes equity positions in strategic early-stage and high-growth technology startups.
• The Ticket FairycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFull-stack event marketing, ticketing, analytics and advertising platform. Collaborated on NFT Gate + Shopify Merch integration allowing NFT ownership verification for event tickets and merchandise in single checkout flow.
• TrilambdacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSourcing, Production, Finishing, Fulfillment, and Shopify Software Development. Number 5 built e-commerce infrastructure for Trilambda's premium black t-shirt business.
• OpenClawcoreTechnology or IntegrationOpen agent runtime that Number 5 builds with for client work and for DOOMSCROLLR. Custom agentic systems built on OpenClaw, Claude Code, Cursor, Lovable, and other modern agent runtimes.
• Model Context Protocol (MCP)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe emerging open standard for AI agents to access external tools, data, and services. Number 5 ships production MCP servers for clients and for DOOMSCROLLR's own platform.
• llms.txtcoreTechnology or IntegrationThe proposed standard for sites to provide structured context to LLMs. Number 5 ships llms.txt implementations for clients as part of GEO engagements and maintains their own.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Thoughtbot: Boutique product design and development consultancy offering fractional CTO-style engagements to founders and growth-stage startups, with comparable size and senior-engineer-led delivery model. Closely aligns with Number 5's outsourced CTO and product/engineering positioning.
• DockYard: Independent product engineering consultancy delivering custom web, mobile, and AI-driven applications for venture-backed clients, similar in size and senior-team operating model. Both firms are premium boutique alternatives to large SIs.
• Atomic Object: Custom software product consultancy with a Craftsman-style delivery model serving founders and enterprise clients. Comparable to Number 5's emphasis on senior-led project work and product-minded engineering.
• Tribe AI: AI-native engineering services firm that builds custom AI applications, agents, and integrations for enterprises, mirroring Number 5's MCP, AI agents, and integration offerings. Similar positioning as a specialized AI engineering partner rather than a generalist agency.
• Nerdery: Custom software and digital product consultancy providing embedded engineering, product strategy, and design services to brand and enterprise clients. Overlaps with Number 5's e-commerce development, analytics, and fractional CTO positioning.
• 10up: Web and digital product consultancy specializing in CMS, content platforms, and custom engineering for publishers and brands. Similar boutique consultancy model with strong CMS/e-commerce technical depth.
• Hero Digital: Digital transformation consultancy building customer experiences, commerce platforms, and data/AI capabilities for enterprise brands. Comparable to Number 5's combination of consulting, engineering, and growth services for premium customers.

Broad incumbents

• Netguru: Global digital product and AI consultancy with comparable offerings in web, mobile, AI, and e-commerce development. A broader, larger-scale incumbent to Number 5's premium boutique positioning.
• Dept: Large global digital agency delivering end-to-end technology, marketing, and creative services. Overlaps with Number 5's web, e-commerce, and growth services as part of a much broader portfolio of capabilities.
• R/GA: Global digital product and marketing agency building brand experiences, commerce platforms, and AI-powered products. A larger-scale incumbent offering overlapping capabilities to Number 5's e-commerce, brand, and AI work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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