What Velos Mobile does

Velos Mobile is a San Francisco-based boutique mobile engineering consultancy founded in 2008 that designs, develops, and ships native iOS and native Android applications for brand-name consumer and enterprise clients. The firm is operated by three co-founders who hold principal-level technical roles — Chris King (Chief Android Developer), Zac White (Chief Apple Platforms Developer), and Eric Wegner-Tamo (General Manager) — and operates with a 11–50 employee footprint without disclosed outside funding.

Its core offering covers the full mobile product lifecycle, including native iOS and Android engineering, product design, QA, and consulting engagements. The technical stack is centered on platform-native development for Apple's and Google's mobile OSes rather than cross-platform wrappers, with demonstrated proficiency in Kotlin on Android and Swift / Apple platform frameworks on iOS. In addition to client work, the firm has shipped two in-house consumer apps — StickyMonster (an iMessage sticker app) and Seasonal (a Kotlin Android weather app) — and contributes open-source libraries to the iOS chat ecosystem, including SendbirdCombine and ChatBird.

The business model is project-based consulting with multi-year client engagements and retainers. Named customers include MasterClass, Rally Health, MLB Advanced Media (BAMTECH), Disney Plus, Verizon, Sony, Beats, Automatic, Layer, Hayneedle, and Wikia, spanning media, streaming, connected health, telecom, and consumer electronics. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; contracts are scoped per project with multi-year terms for key accounts. Operations are run from 3130 20th Street, Suite 100, San Francisco. No patents, certifications, third-party audits, or regulatory clearances are disclosed.

Name

Velos Mobile

Legal name

Velos Mobile, LLC

Website

https://velosmobile.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Velos Mobile is a San Francisco-based boutique native iOS and Android engineering consultancy, founded in 2008, that designs, builds, and ships mobile applications for brand-name consumer and enterprise clients across media, healthcare, telecom, and electronics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mobile Development Services: Professional services revenue from iOS and Android app design, development, and QA. Services are project-based or retainer engagements, with flexible on-site and remote delivery options. Engagement includes architecture planning, code development, testing, and knowledge transfer.
2. Discovery & Strategy Consulting: Complimentary product discovery consultation to help clients identify and document application requirements. This pre-sales service helps scope projects and establish client relationships.
3. Design Services: UX/UI design services including usability research, wireframing, prototyping, user experience design, visual design, custom icons, and accessibility implementation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Velos Mobile is a San Francisco-based mobile development agency providing native iOS and Android application development, design, and quality assurance services to enterprise and startup clients. The company delivers professional services across multiple platforms including iOS, Android, tvOS, watchOS, Fire TV, and Android TV, complemented by discovery/strategy consulting and open-source contributions.

Product overview

Velos Mobile is a San Francisco-based mobile development agency and consultancy offering a portfolio of services and products. Core services include native iOS development (Swift, Objective-C, watchOS, tvOS), Android development (Kotlin, Java, Fire TV, Android TV), and design services (UX, UI, visual design, accessibility). The company also produces open-source libraries including SendbirdCombine (Combine extensions for SendBird) and ChatBird (SendBird-Chatto bridge). In-house products include Seasonal (a Kotlin showcase Android app) and StickyMonster (an iMessage drawing game). Supporting services encompass best practices consulting (architecture, automated testing, performance optimization) and QA/project management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• iOS Development Services Native iOS application development services for businesses, including Swift and Objective-C programming for iPhone and iPad, plus watchOS and tvOS development with custom designs and animations.
• Android Development Services Native Android application development services using Kotlin and Java for phones, tablets, Fire TV, and Android TV, including Architecture Components and Material Design implementation.
• Design Services Mobile-focused UX/UI design services including usability research and testing, wireframing and prototyping, user experience design, visual design, custom icon creation, and accessibility implementation for business clients.
• Best Practices Services Cross-platform software development consulting covering application architecture, custom library/framework creation, functional reactive programming, automated testing, legacy code assessments, and performance optimization.
• Quality Assurance & Project Management Services QA, black-box testing, project management, agile workflow, Jira integration, backend development, analytics, documentation, and training/handoff services for mobile app delivery.
• Discovery & Strategy Consulting Pre-sales product discovery consultation to help clients identify and document application requirements, with project scoping to establish client relationships.
• StickyMonster An in-house iMessage drawing game played within iMessage threads where players collaboratively create unique monsters one section at a time. Uses iCloud storage for serverless architecture without backend servers.
• Seasonal An in-house Android app built entirely in Kotlin showcasing best practices in coding, design, and architecture using MVVM pattern, Kotlin, and RX for functional-reactive programming. Helps users find in-season produce.
• SendbirdCombine Open-source Swift library providing Combine extensions for the SendBird chat SDK to enable reactive design patterns in modern iOS chat applications.
• ChatBird Open-source Swift framework that bridges the SendBird SDK with the Chatto framework, making it easy to create in-app messaging apps with built-in UI.

Quantifiable outcome

• MasterClass iOS app rated 4.8/5 stars on Apple App Store with 4,201 ratings
• +3 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

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fueled: Fueled is a digital strategy, design, and app development agency with offices in the US and UK, specializing in iOS, Android, and web app builds for startups and enterprises. Directly comparable to Velos as a premium mobile development consultancy serving consumer and enterprise brands across similar engagements and price tier.
• ArcTouch: ArcTouch is a mobile app and connected experience development agency building iOS, Android, and voice apps for major brands. Direct peer to Velos with similar native mobile focus, project-based services, and an enterprise/startup client mix.
• thoughtbot: thoughtbot is a US consultancy specializing in mobile and web product development with a strong Ruby/iOS/Android practice. Comparable to Velos in boutique engineering culture, focus on quality craft, and small-team enterprise/startup client mix.
• WillowTree: WillowTree is a US-based digital product agency building native mobile apps, web platforms, and emerging-tech experiences for Fortune 500 clients. Direct competitor to Velos in the enterprise mobile development services market with overlapping deliverables (design + native iOS/Android + QA).
• Mutual Mobile: Mutual Mobile is an Austin-based mobile development consultancy that designs and builds native iOS and Android applications, AR/VR experiences, and AI integrations. Comparable to Velos in scale, geography (US tech hub), and offer set across native mobile development for enterprise brands.
• Savvy (formerly Savvy Apps): Washington DC-based mobile app development agency focused on iOS and Android for enterprise and startup clients. Comparable to Velos as a mid-sized US boutique mobile agency serving premium brand-name clients with similar project-based engagement models.
• Y Media Labs (YML): YML is a US digital design and engineering agency acquired by Globant, building mobile apps for large enterprise clients (Apple, Google, PayPal-adjacent brands). Directly comparable to Velos in mobile design + native iOS/Android delivery for marquee US enterprise accounts.
• Netguru: Netguru is a Poland-based digital consultancy offering iOS, Android, and web development with a strong design practice. Comparable to Velos as a full-service mobile dev consultancy, though at significantly larger scale and with global delivery capability.
• DockYard: DockYard is a US digital product consultancy specializing in Elixir, Phoenix, and native mobile app development for enterprise clients. Peer to Velos as a boutique engineering consultancy delivering custom mobile applications to mid-market and enterprise customers.

Broad incumbents

• Globant: Globant is a large global IT and digital transformation services firm with deep mobile, AI, and design capabilities. Comparable to Velos as a vendor for enterprise mobile development at much greater scale, serving overlapping Fortune 500 logos (Disney, etc.).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xinstagram.com/velosmobile
• Facebookfacebook.com/velosmobile
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/velosmobile
• Instagraminstagram.com/velosmobile

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 →

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