What Ermlab does

Ermlab sp. z o.o. is a privately held Polish software development company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Olsztyn, Poland. The company operates as a custom software house with two primary service lines: bespoke web application and REST API development using Python-based stacks (Django, Flask, FastAPI, Celery, Elasticsearch), and machine learning R&D consulting covering NLP, computer vision, recommendation systems, and data preparation/ETL pipelines. Client work spans mobile applications built with .NET/Xamarin and React Native, as well as web platforms and data science projects, with a portfolio that includes iAlbatros (Rydoo Travel, Maya Expense), Tellvet, Poczta Książkowa, Medquest, Plon, and BrokerSystem.

The company is co-founded and operated by Krzysztof Sopyła (President of the Board) and Przemysław Górecki (Vice President of the Board), with a team size of 11-50 employees. Ermlab is bootstrapped, founder-owned, and has no disclosed external investors, parent company, or subsidiaries registered. Its go-to-market is sales-led, with direct client engagement through the company website, Calendly scheduling, and participation in industry events such as Wolves Summit. The firm also positions itself as a delivery partner for Polish NCBR ("Szybka ścieżka") R&D grant applications and EU-funded projects, and operates a technical blog and podcast covering Python, ML, NLP, and Elasticsearch as content marketing channels.

Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements with undisclosed, quote-based pricing. Customers are primarily European mid-market and enterprise clients in verticals including travel and expense management, veterinary services, publishing, and e-commerce. The company has no disclosed certifications, awards, patents, or M&A activity, and operates within a single domestic jurisdiction.

Name

Ermlab

Legal name

Ermlab sp. z o.o.

Website

https://ermlab.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ermlab is a Polish software house founded in 2015 that provides custom Python web application development and machine learning R&D services (NLP, computer vision, recommendation systems) to European mid-market and enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Olsztyn

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development Services: Design, development, and enhancement of web applications, APIs, and machine learning algorithms. Services include dedicated web applications, R&D machine learning work, and consulting. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ermlab is a Polish software house that designs and builds custom Python web applications, REST APIs, and mobile apps, and delivers machine learning R&D consulting covering NLP, computer vision, and recommendation systems. The company provides end-to-end services from problem analysis and architecture design through algorithm development, deployment, and integration into client systems, with a dedicated technical team and customer success manager assigned to each engagement.

Product overview

Ermlab is a software development and data science consulting company offering two main service categories: custom web application development using Python technologies (Django, Flask, Fast API, Celery, Elasticsearch), and machine learning R&D services including consulting, algorithm development, and system integration. The company also showcases portfolio projects built for clients including mobile apps (Rydoo Travel, Maya Expense, Plot On Spot, Tellvet), web applications (Poczta Książkowa, Medquest), and data science/DevOps projects (Plon, BrokerSystem).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Web Application Development Design and build of custom Python-based web applications and REST APIs from scratch, including efficient architecture design and full-stack development. Serves businesses lacking in-house Python expertise or needing bespoke web platforms and APIs.
• Machine Learning R&D Services End-to-end machine learning consulting and execution services, from problem analysis and R&D concept development through to deployment and integration of ML algorithms in client systems. Specializes in NLP text processing and computer vision (image recognition).

Quantifiable outcome

• 5x reduction in recommendation algorithm execution time (to 0.5 seconds) using Elasticsearch integration
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Globant: Global digital transformation consultancy offering AI, software engineering, and design services. Broad incumbent competing for similar enterprise digital and AI/ML engagements that Ermlab targets, though at much larger scale and with full-service portfolio.
• EPAM Systems: Global IT services giant with significant Eastern European delivery including Poland. Overlaps with Ermlab in custom software and ML consulting but operates at vastly greater scale with broader enterprise footprint and full-stack capability.

Direct peers

• Netguru: Polish software house and ML consultancy offering custom web, mobile, and machine learning development for enterprise clients across Europe. Directly comparable to Ermlab in services mix, target customer profile, and Polish delivery model, though significantly larger in scale.
• Ideo Software: Polish software house providing custom web and mobile development primarily in Python and JavaScript. Comparable in service offering and target market, with overlapping technology stack.
• EL Passion: Polish software house offering web and mobile application development with emerging ML capabilities. Comparable in services model and Polish/European customer base, though more focused on product design and mobile than ML.
• Software Mind: European software services company with Polish delivery centers offering custom software development, cloud, and ML/AI capabilities. Comparable full-stack development model and similar target customer segments in Europe.
• Brainhub: Polish software development consultancy specializing in JavaScript, Python, and cloud-native web applications for European and US clients. Comparable in custom development focus and Polish nearshore positioning, though less ML-centric than Ermlab.
• Appsilon: Polish data science and ML consulting firm delivering enterprise AI solutions including NLP, computer vision, and recommendation systems. Comparable to Ermlab's ML R&D service line and overlapping technology stack, with stronger focus on data science-specific delivery.
• 10Clouds: Polish software house specializing in Python web development, AI/ML solutions, and fintech applications. Closely comparable to Ermlab across core technology stack (Python/Django), ML focus, and European mid-market to enterprise client base.
• InData Labs: Eastern European AI and data science consultancy providing ML consulting, NLP, and computer vision solutions. Closely comparable to Ermlab's ML R&D service offering and customer profile, with similar scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/Ermlab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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