Intunio

What Intunio does

Intunio is a design and technology studio based in Gothenburg, Sweden, founded in 2015 by practitioners with prior experience at The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) — whose interfaces shipped in over 500 million devices — and BlackBerry's BB10 platform organization. The studio delivers integrated product design and software development services spanning native and cross-platform mobile (iOS/Android via SwiftUI, Kotlin, Flutter, React Native), web (React, Vue, headless CMS), IoT and embedded systems (MQTT, Matter, Bluetooth), and AI-augmented delivery using Claude, Cursor, and Codex. Its technical practice is anchored in Clean Architecture, SOLID principles, modular design systems (Figma + Supernova + Storybook), and accessibility per WCAG 2.0. Specialization areas include industrial UX for demanding physical environments (noise, gloves, glare, time pressure) and design system governance for product families with 10+ year lifecycles.

The studio's customer base spans global enterprises — Emerson (Rosemount Tank Radar), Bluescape, Electrolux, Ericsson, Volvo Penta, Scania, Autoliv, Jobnet, NIRA Dynamics — alongside growth-stage companies such as RGNT Motorcycles, Swanholm Technology, Hint, Elk Audio, Enweave, and Matlistan. With approximately 30 employees and 50+ customers served since founding, Intunio operates a project-based professional services model with engagements ranging from short pre-studies (40–320 hours) to multi-year design system foundations and ongoing maintenance retainers (from 80 hours/month). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company has begun moving beyond pure services with two owned product initiatives: Enweave, an AI conversational sustainability consultant launched in 2025, and Quill, an E-ink UI framework for IoT devices launched in 2026. Geographic reach spans Europe, North America, and Asia, with delivery conducted primarily remotely and supplemented by on-site workshops from the Gothenburg headquarters. Intunio is privately held, founder-operated, and has not raised external institutional capital.

Name

Intunio

Legal name

Intunio AB

Website

https://intunio.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Intunio is a 30-person Gothenburg-based design and development studio founded in 2015, serving global enterprises and growth-stage startups with integrated product design, design systems, IoT/embedded software, and AI-augmented development for industrial, SaaS, and connected-device applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Product Design & Development Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Architecture & IT Operating Model (BPAHAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mobile App Development Platforms (MADP) (HDAEAKAD)

Keywords

• Design system services
• Industrial UX design
• Custom digital products
• IoT software development
• Mobile app development

Headquarters

HQ city

Göteborg

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Design and Development Services: Project-based professional services for digital product design and development. Engagements range from pre-studies (40–320 hours) to full product builds and long-term design system partnerships. Pricing is quote-based and project-scoped, typically with fixed-scope deliverables and ongoing retainer relationships for maintenance and governance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Intunio is a design and technology studio that delivers professional services for digital product definition, design, and development. Engagements span UX research, design system creation (foundation, audit, product family rollouts, long-term governance), native and cross-platform mobile and web development, IoT/embedded systems integration, and AI-augmented product builds, sold as project-scoped and retainer-based engagements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Quill An E-ink UI framework for IoT devices, inspired by React and SwiftUI, created by Intunio. It enables developers to build advanced applications for IoT form factors including restaurant menus, medical devices, and digital price tags.
• Enweave An AI-driven sustainability consultant delivered as a software service, designed to help companies develop their sustainability goals through a conversational workflow with multi-choice and progress-driven interaction.
• Design System Audit A short, scoped engagement that delivers a gap analysis, prioritized actions, and concrete first steps for existing design systems. Sized at 20–40 hours with delivery in one week.
• Design System Foundation Establishes tokens, core components, Figma structure, initial code implementation, and a first governance model for an organization's design system. Sized at 120–160 hours with delivery in 2–4 weeks.
• Design System for Product Family Expands a foundation design system to support multiple products and teams, providing a complete component library, documentation, governance, and accessibility integration. Sized at 320–480 hours over 2–4 months, often ongoing.
• Long-term Design System Maintenance An ongoing monthly retainer providing a dedicated small team for versioning, breaking changes, documentation, and product team support on a design system. Engagement starts from 80 hours/month on a rolling monthly collaboration.
• Digital Product Design and Development Studio Engagements Integrated design and development services for digital products, including UX research, native and cross-platform mobile apps, web services, IoT/embedded software, branding, and service design. Engagements begin with a pre-study (40–320 hours) and evolve into full product builds and long-term partnerships.

Quantifiable outcome

• Design system reduced development cycles and created more consistent user experience across Emerson's software product family
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 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

Integration7 records

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Work & Co: Digital product studio known for integrated design and development teams building apps, sites, and platforms for global brands (Google, Nike, Virgin). Same studio positioning, scale band, and end-to-end UX-to-code delivery model as Intunio.
• Ustwo: Independent digital product studio with studios in London, NYC, and elsewhere, offering integrated design and engineering for mobile, web, and emerging platforms. Closest analogue to Intunio's studio model combining design systems, mobile development, and product engineering.
• Veryday (formerly Flexion): Stockholm-based design and innovation consultancy with strong industrial and IoT UX practice, serving Nordic and global clients. Direct Nordic peer with overlapping IoT/embedded and design system capabilities.
• Crisp (Studio Crisp): Swedish digital product studio offering design and engineering services across web, mobile, and connected products, with a focus on long-term partnerships. Direct competitor for Nordic enterprise design system and product engineering work.

Broad incumbents

• IDEO: Pioneering global design consultancy offering human-centered design, digital product, and innovation strategy across industries. Overlap with Intunio on UX-led product design and enterprise transformation, though IDEO operates at significantly larger scale and breadth.
• R/GA: Global digital agency (part of IPG) combining brand, product, and technology services with a strong connected-product and IoT practice. Comparable to Intunio on integrated design + engineering for connected devices, though at significantly larger scale.
• Pentagram: Independent multi-disciplinary design firm with deep UX/product design practice. Comparable to Intunio in terms of design-led senior-partner model and enterprise brand work, though Pentagram emphasizes brand identity over embedded engineering.
• Frog (frog design): Global design and engineering consultancy under Capgemini Invent, focused on product design, brand, and digital transformation for enterprises. Comparable to Intunio on industrial and tech client work, especially around design systems and connected products.

Others

• Usermind (now part of Tasktop): Adjacent enterprise UX tooling vendor (now part of Tasktop's value stream delivery platform). Useful as an adjacent peer for design-system/governance tooling context rather than a direct services competitor.
• The Astonishing Tribe (TAT): Heritage lineage — original Swedish mobile UX pioneer whose alumni founded Intunio. No longer an independent peer (absorbed into BlackBerry), but cited as Intunio's intellectual forebear and source of its credibility moat.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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