Tyrannosaurus Tech

What Tyrannosaurus Tech does

Tyrannosaurus Tech is a privately-held, Atlanta-based digital product agency founded in June 2016 by serial entrepreneurs Richard Simms and Carlos Gonzalez. The firm operates with approximately 15 multidisciplinary team members delivering custom web and mobile application development, UX/UI design, and team augmentation for clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises. Its core proprietary offering is the Big Bite Define & Design Framework — a 12-week, $50,000 fixed-fee methodology that takes products from concept through user research, wireframes, clickable prototypes, and high-fidelity design specsheets, supported by the proprietary T-Rex Tech Core Design System component library. The company generates revenue primarily through project-based custom development engagements and the standardized Define & Design package, with additional recurring revenue from ongoing support and team-augmentation contracts.

The firm targets four verticals: healthcare (HIPAA-compliant mobile and cloud work for Fountain Life and MOVES), education (the RCA House System scaled to 900+ schools in 10+ countries for The Ron Clark Academy), startups (Vivo, Greenlink Analytics), and enterprise (Active Food Safety). Technology stack centers on React.js, React Native, Ruby on Rails, AWS, serverless APIs, and healthcare wearable integrations (Apple HealthKit, Google Fit, Fitbit, Oura). Distribution is content-led: the company runs The Digital Footprint podcast (28+ episodes), maintains a blog and email newsletter, and carries a 4.9 Clutch rating across more than 20 reviews. Sales motion is direct, with a website contact form capturing business stage from pre-revenue to $10M+ ARR.

In 2024, Tyrannosaurus Tech was acquired by Black Airplane, ending its eight-year run as an independent firm. No venture capital or institutional funding rounds are disclosed in available sources; ownership transitioned from founder-led to a strategic operating parent. AI Transformation is offered as a service line but no proprietary AI models, patents, or data assets are documented, positioning the firm as an AI-adjacent consultancy rather than an AI-native technology company.

Name

Tyrannosaurus Tech

Legal name

Tyrannosaurus Tech

Website

https://tyrannosaurustech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tyrannosaurus Tech is an Atlanta-based digital product agency founded in 2016 that designs and builds custom web and mobile applications for startups and enterprises in healthcare, education, and enterprise verticals, using a proprietary 12-week Define & Design framework. The firm was acquired by Black Airplane in 2024.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development Consulting

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management (BPAHAIAI)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• AI transformation consulting
• Product design services
• Mobile app development
• Team augmentation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Development & Consulting Services: Custom software development services including web applications, mobile apps, UX/UI design, and ongoing product support. Revenue generated through project-based engagements and retainer contracts with clients across healthcare, education, and enterprise sectors.
2. Structured Service Packages: Fixed-price service packages such as the 'Big Bite Define & Design' program at $50k, providing defined scope, timeline, and deliverables over 12 weeks. Custom engagements available based on client requirements.
3. Team Augmentation: Providing additional technical talent (UX/UI design, web & mobile development, project management, DevOps, mentorship) to client teams on an ongoing basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tyrannosaurus Tech provides custom software development and technology consulting services spanning AI transformation strategy, product design and development, and team augmentation. Its flagship structured offering is the Big Bite Define & Design Framework—a 12-week, $50,000 product design engagement that delivers research, wireframes, clickable prototypes, and production-ready UI specs using the proprietary T-Rex Tech Core Design System™. Engagements range from fixed-scope packages to fully custom multi-disciplinary builds for web and mobile products across healthcare, education, and enterprise clients.

Product overview

Tyrannosaurus Tech is a technology consultancy and digital product agency, not a software product company. The company provides AI transformation strategy, product design and development services, and team augmentation. Its primary proprietary offering is the Big Bite Define & Design Framework—a 12-week, $50k engagement methodology for taking products from idea to launch-ready state, featuring the T-Rex Tech Core Design System. Beyond consulting, the company has built multiple client products including the RCA House System SaaS (school culture platform), Greenlink Equity Map (GEM) data visualization web app, Fountain Life mobile app, Vivo fitness SaaS, EmergiProtect food safety app, and MOVES veterinary scheduling platform. The company also produces The Digital Footprint podcast as a content marketing initiative.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Digital Footprint: The company's podcast focused on technology and innovation in healthcare, public health, and education.
• Big Bite Define & Design
• T-Rex Tech Core Design System™

Products and services

• Big Bite Define & Design Framework A proprietary 12-week product design and development methodology that helps clients move from concept to launch-ready state, including product discovery, user research, wireframes, clickable prototypes, and production-ready UI specsheets for a flat fee of $50,000.
• AI Transformation Services Strategy, implementation, and transformation consulting that helps business leaders adopt AI technologies to increase revenue and win markets, delivered as a discrete consulting engagement.
• Custom Product Design and Development Services Full-stack custom software services including product research and discovery, UX/UI design, web and mobile application development, and ongoing product support, delivered to startups, mid-market, and enterprise clients.
• Team Augmentation Services Ongoing placement of Tyrannosaurus Tech technical talent (UX/UI design, web and mobile development, project management, DevOps, and mentorship) into client engineering teams on a retainer basis.

Quantifiable outcome

• Scaled internal tool to 900+ schools in 10+ countries with 500,000+ daily users
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GOJO Inc. (Purell)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Through a sponsorship agreement with GOJO Inc., makers of Purell, Active Food Safety (a Tyrannosaurus Tech client) added valuable COVID-19 content to the EmergiProtect app for restaurant food safety. Tyrannosaurus Tech implemented this partnership's requirements into the mobile application, enabling restaurant owners to perform employee wellness checks and ensure proper disinfection for virus mitigation.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ELEKS: Global software development and consulting firm delivering custom software, data, and AI services. Comparable due to its multidisciplinary product delivery and healthcare vertical exposure.
• Fractal Analytics: AI and analytics services firm serving Fortune 500 enterprises with transformation consulting and custom AI solution delivery. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the AI transformation space Tyrannosaurus Tech is targeting.
• Endava: Global technology services firm delivering custom software development, digital product design, and AI/ML services. Comparable due to its similar end-to-end product development capabilities delivered at much larger scale.
• Slalom: Large US-based management and technology consulting firm offering custom software, data, and AI services across enterprise verticals. Comparable as a broader incumbent that competes for the same enterprise digital transformation budgets.

Direct peers

• Atomic Object: US-based software consultancy focused on custom product development for complex, regulated, and enterprise clients. Comparable due to similar team size, multidisciplinary delivery model, and emphasis on long-term partnerships.
• DockYard: Digital product consultancy specializing in Elixir, Phoenix, React, and mobile development for enterprise clients. Comparable due to its product-design-plus-engineering delivery model and similar client base.
• ThoughtBot: Boutique consultancy specializing in product design and custom software development for startups and enterprises. Comparable due to its design-system-driven delivery model and similar focus on Rails, React, and mobile.
• Dom & Tom: US-based digital product agency offering custom web and mobile app development, UX/UI design, and product strategy. Directly comparable as a similarly sized end-to-end product development shop serving startups and enterprises.
• Black Airplane: Acquirer of Tyrannosaurus Tech and a fellow digital product and software development consultancy operating in adjacent verticals. Most directly comparable peer given the shared business model and recent acquisition linking the two entities.

Emerging players

• Toptal: Talent marketplace connecting companies with freelance developers, designers, and product managers. Comparable due to overlapping team augmentation and project-based delivery model, though structurally different as a marketplace.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tyrannosaurustech
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tyrannosaurus-tech
• Instagraminstagram.com/tyrannosaurustech
• Xx.com/tyranntech

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 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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