What Rhino Partners does

Rhino Partners is a Singapore-headquartered engineering consultancy, incorporated in 2016 as Rhino Partners Pte Ltd, that delivers AI-augmented software engineering to enterprise clients in regulated industries. The company employs 50+ staff-level engineers and delivery specialists across three offices — Singapore (global HQ), Sydney (delivery) and Colombo (engineering) — and operates a genuine three-timezone follow-the-sun delivery model. Its three service lines are Team Augmentation (1–3 embedded engineers on 3-month minimum terms), Product Development (3–6 engineer pods shipping weekly production increments) and AI-Assisted Engineering (6–12 week strategic engagements covering Claude Code, Cursor and Copilot rollouts, evaluation frameworks, guardrails, observability and governance playbooks). Target customers are banks, fintech companies, energy majors, government entities and founders needing senior-only teams, with accreditation on the Australia BuyICT and Singapore GovTech procurement panels supporting regulated-sector access.

Underlying technology is the systematic integration of third-party AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) into engineering workflows, paired with proprietary playbooks for prompt and agent evaluation, guardrails, observability and audit-ready governance. The data science practice contributes applied ML and time-series anomaly detection capabilities, particularly in Energy & Resources engagements. Rhino operates as a Databricks delivery partner and maintains technology alliances with AWS, Anthropic and Microsoft.

Revenue is generated through professional services engagements (quote-based pricing, not publicly disclosed) across multi-month to multi-year contracts. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors. In February 2026 it launched Get AI Ready, a wholly-owned subsidiary focused on AI and data transformation consultancy with London presence, led by former Accenture Managing Director Brett Raven and Ranjeet Lal (formerly of Cognizant). Co-founder Liam McCance leads the parent organisation.

Name

Rhino Partners

Legal name

Rhino Partners Pte Ltd

Website

https://rhino-partners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Singapore-headquartered engineering consultancy delivering AI-augmented senior engineering teams to banks, fintechs, energy majors and government clients across APAC, with delivery offices in Sydney and Colombo and a 2026 London-focused subsidiary, Get AI Ready.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional services revenue from staffing engagements with staff-level engineers. Engagement models include Team Augmentation (1-3 engineers, 3-month minimum), Product Development (3-6 engineer pods, fixed scope), and AI-Assisted Engineering (2-4 engineers plus advisory, 6-12 week duration).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rhino Partners is an engineering consultancy that staffs client engagements exclusively with staff-level engineers who use AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) as core delivery infrastructure. The firm delivers Team Augmentation (1–3 embedded engineers, 3-month minimum), Product Development (3–6 engineer pods owning outcomes end-to-end with weekly production drops), and AI-Assisted Engineering (2–4 engineers plus advisory, 6–12 weeks) engagements for banks, fintechs, energy majors, and government entities across APAC with EMEA/US overlap.

Product overview

Rhino Partners is an engineering consultancy offering three core service lines: Team Augmentation (embedded staff-level engineers with AI workflows), Product Development (end-to-end delivery via senior pods), and AI-Assisted Engineering (tooling rollout and governance). Services operate across APAC with offices in Singapore (HQ), Sydney, and Colombo. The company also has a subsidiary, Get AI Ready, focused on AI and data transformation consultancy with Databricks delivery partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Team Augmentation Embeds vetted staff-level or principal engineers directly into existing client squads with AI-assisted workflows using Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot. Engineers work in the client's repo, ceremonies, and on-call rotation, with ramp time under 5 business days. Minimum 3-month term.
• Product Development End-to-end product delivery from discovery through production via cross-functional pods of 3–6 senior engineers. Ships working software weekly with handover-ready documentation, ADRs, and a post-launch stabilization window. Minimum 3-month term.
• AI-Assisted Engineering Strategic engagement for engineering leaders reshaping how teams build with AI. Includes tooling rollout for Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot, plus evaluation frameworks, guardrails, observability, and governance playbooks for audit and procurement. 2–4 engineers plus advisory for 6–12 weeks, suited to engineering teams of 20–500.
• Get AI Ready AI and data transformation consultancy operating across Sydney, Singapore, and London as a wholly owned subsidiary of Rhino Partners. Offers data platform design, AI-ready infrastructure, and enterprise operating model services as a Databricks delivery partner. Led by Brett Raven (former Accenture Managing Director) and Ranjeet Lal (formerly of Cognizant).

Quantifiable outcome

• Ramp time under 5 business days for team augmentation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DatabrickscoreTechnology or Integration · 19 February 2026Rhino Partners operates as a Databricks delivery partner, helping enterprises build data foundations required to adopt and scale AI. The partnership enables Rhino to offer data platform design and AI-ready infrastructure services.
• Australia BuyICT PanelcoreTechnology or IntegrationAccredited panel member for Australian government ICT procurement.
• Singapore GovTech PanelcoreTechnology or IntegrationAccredited panel member for Singapore government technology procurement.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Turing: AI-native engineering services platform matching senior developers to enterprise engagements with AI tooling as a default capability. Comparable to Rhino's AI-Assisted Engineering offering and senior-only staffing thesis.

Broad incumbents

• EPAM Systems: Large IT services and engineering consultancy with deep financial-services practice and growing AI engineering offerings. Comparable to Rhino on engineering delivery for banks and fintechs, but with much broader scale and geographic coverage.
• Cognizant: Global IT services firm with a sizable APAC delivery footprint and growing AI engineering practice. Ranjeet Lal, who runs London for Get AI Ready, came from Cognizant — indicating the firm actively competes for the same enterprise transformation mandates Rhino targets.
• Accenture: Global professional services firm whose data and AI practice competes for the same enterprise AI transformation work that Get AI Ready targets. Brett Raven, who leads Get AI Ready, was formerly an Accenture Managing Director, signalling direct competitive overlap on enterprise AI/data transformation deals.

Direct peers

• BairesDev: Nearshoring engineering services firm that staffs dedicated senior teams for US and global clients, with strong AI engineering positioning. Comparable to Rhino's pod-based delivery model and emphasis on staff-level engineers over juniors.
• Thoughtworks: Global technology consultancy that sells senior engineering teams and product development services to enterprise clients, including in financial services. Closely comparable to Rhino on the staff-augmentation and product-development pods model, with similar emphasis on engineering craftsmanship and AI-assisted delivery.
• Toptal: Elite freelance engineering talent network focused on placing vetted senior developers and product teams. Comparable to Rhino's Team Augmentation offering and the senior-only positioning, with overlap on fintech and enterprise clients.
• Andela: Markets itself as a marketplace for senior, vetted engineers with AI-assisted workflows and a global delivery footprint. Overlaps with Rhino on senior-only staffing, AI tooling fluency, and APAC/Africa delivery capability.
• Globant: IT services firm delivering digital transformation and software engineering using pod-based, senior-led teams, with strong fintech and regulated-industry credentials. Directly comparable to Rhino on enterprise engineering delivery and AI engineering positioning.

Regional players

• Xccelerate: APAC-focused technology training and engineering services firm with operations in Hong Kong and Singapore. Overlaps with Rhino on senior engineering resourcing and AI upskilling in the APAC region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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