Barbarians, Inc.

What Barbarians, Inc. does

Barbarians, Inc. is a privately held custom software development and incubation studio founded in 2021 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. The firm partners with founders and entrepreneurs from inception through Series A, combining capital investment with hands-on co-creation to transform business ideas into market-ready software products. Its target customer is founders building software companies across seed, growth, or turnaround stages, with the firm explicitly engaging in both short-term engagements and long-term partnerships.

The company's service portfolio spans desktop and server applications, Android and iOS mobile apps, database development, machine learning integration, blockchain, fintech solutions, technical due diligence, infrastructure implementation, and brand identity and creative design. Underlying delivery is described as a "structured, lean-based methodology" in which product experts first help founders streamline feature scope, then UX/UI and custom development teams design and build the MVP. The firm also offers technical due diligence services aimed at investors and acquisition partners, and claims access to an external network of mentors, experts, and luminaries to support portfolio companies.

Barbarians operates as a professional services business on a project-based pricing model, with no publicly disclosed rates or tiers and quotes provided on a per-project basis. Revenue is generated through custom development engagements with founder-led companies; no named customers, revenue figures, funding rounds, or external institutional investors are disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, with the company's website (contact form, email [email protected], phone (702) 720-3959) as the primary inbound channel and organic social profiles on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram supporting awareness. Ownership is concentrated among three founding partners — Cisco Caceres (CEO/CTO), Kate Gearin (Creative Director), and Dilsher Ahmed (VP Engineering) — with no parent company or institutional backing disclosed.

Name

Barbarians, Inc.

Legal name

Barbarians, Inc.

Website

https://barbarians.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Barbarians, Inc. is a Las Vegas-based custom software development and incubation studio that partners with founders from seed through Series A, combining capital investment with lean-based MVP development, mobile and web engineering, branding, and technical due diligence.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Venture Studios / Company Builders (FSANAAAH)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• MVP development
• Technical due diligence
• UX UI design
• Startup incubation

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

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. Software Development Services: Custom software development services including desktop/server applications, mobile apps (Android/iOS), database development, and infrastructure implementation. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements with founders and entrepreneurs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Barbarians, Inc. is a custom software development and incubation studio that partners with entrepreneurs and founders from inception through Series A funding. The studio pairs capital investment with direct, hands-on software development collaboration under a lean-based methodology, covering product engineering, design, and brand work.

Product overview

Barbarians, Inc. is a software development and investment company that partners with founders to build software companies from inception to IPO. They offer a structured, lean-based methodology to transform business ideas into market-ready MVPs. The company provides comprehensive custom development services including Desktop & Server Applications, Android/iOS mobile apps, Database Development, Machine Learning, Blockchain, Fintech solutions, Technical Due Diligence, Infrastructure Implementation, and Brand Identity/Creative Design. Their core offering combines product development with brand creation, positioning themselves as a complete partner for entrepreneurs seeking to build and scale software companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MVP Development Custom development of minimum viable products for early-stage startup founders, covering full-stack engineering from inception through Series A.
• UX/UI Design User experience and user interface design services for digital products, targeted at startup founders building consumer or enterprise software.
• Technical Due Diligence Technical assessment and evaluation services for startups and investors, examining engineering practices, architecture, and implementation readiness.
• Brand Identity and Creative Design Brand identity and creative design services for early-stage companies, supporting visual identity development alongside product builds.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pioneer Square Labs: Pioneer Square Labs (PSL) is a Seattle-based venture studio that co-founds and builds software companies from inception, combining capital with hands-on product and engineering teams. Closely comparable to Barbarians' studio model of investing capital and developing MVPs alongside founders.
• Atomic: Atomic is a venture studio that partners with entrepreneurs to build companies from scratch, providing capital, product, design, and engineering resources. Operates a near-identical playbook to Barbarians in terms of co-creation from inception.
• Founders Factory: Founders Factory is a global venture studio that designs, builds, and scales startups with corporate and institutional partners. Comparable to Barbarians as a structured studio that combines capital, product development, and operational infrastructure for founders.
• Idealab: Idealab is one of the longest-running venture studios, originating and operating multiple software and internet companies. Comparable as a venture studio that takes founders from idea to operating business, similar to Barbarians' inception-to-IPO positioning.
• Betaworks: Betaworks is a New York-based startup studio and early-stage investor that builds and incubates companies from the ground up. Directly comparable as a venture studio combining capital, product development, and operational support — overlapping the same founder-from-inception positioning as Barbarians.
• BairesDev: BairesDev is a software development services company providing custom engineering, mobile, and emerging-tech talent to startups and enterprises. Comparable to Barbarians as a custom development partner for founders, though without the studio / capital component.
• Science Inc. Science Inc. is a Los Angeles-based startup studio that creates and invests in software and consumer businesses. Directly comparable as a venture studio building and operating portfolio companies alongside founders.

Broad incumbents

• Andela: Andela provides scaled software engineering talent and outsourced development services to startups and enterprises. Comparable to Barbarians as a provider of custom software development capacity, though at significantly larger scale and without the venture studio / capital component.
• Thoughtworks: Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy offering custom software development, product engineering, and digital strategy. Comparable to Barbarians as a custom software development services provider, though operating at far greater scale and across enterprise clients.
• Globant: Globant is a large global digital transformation and custom software development firm spanning mobile, cloud, ML, and blockchain. Comparable to Barbarians on the breadth of technology service offerings, though much larger and serving enterprise rather than pre-seed founders.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BarbariansWeAre
• Facebookfacebook.com/barbariansweare
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/barbariansweare
• Instagraminstagram.com/barbariansweare

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Barbarians, Inc.