Locastic

What Locastic does

Locastic is a private Croatian digital product development agency, registered as Locastic d.o.o. in Split (MBS 060275983), with more than a decade of operating history and a current team size in the 11-50 range. The firm operates three offices — Split (Croatia, headquarters at Lovački put 7), Denver (United States, 1312 17th Street #453), and Portland (United States, 3055 NW Yeon Ave #577) — and organizes its offering around four service pillars: Discovery & strategy workshops, UI/UX Design & consulting, full-stack Software development, and AI development.

The agency's underlying technology spans PHP/Symfony with API Platform and Sylius for backend, React and Next.js for frontend, native iOS/Android plus Ionic for mobile, and Solidity smart contracts on NEAR Protocol plus Caffeine AI on the Internet Computer Protocol for Web3 and on-chain AI work. Notable technical outputs include a custom real-time sync engine that reduced product/availability synchronization from 4 hours to under 3 minutes across 6,000 products and 230+ stores for retail client Tommy, the GFNY ticketing platform (2,500+ features, 46 licensees, 150 events, 20+ countries), and the open-source Locastic API Platform Translation Bundle, which has been downloaded more than 100,000 times on GitHub.

Locastic's business model is project-based, quote-driven professional services: prospective clients initiate engagement through a 'Hire Locastic' form, followed by a discovery workshop and bespoke scoping before any development begins. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, contracts typically run multiple years, and the firm blends Croatian-cost delivery with US-priced engagements via its Denver and Portland offices. Customers span mid-market and enterprise across retail (Tommy, O'Neill, Somersby, Cedevita, Instamotion), fintech (Corvus Pay, PBZ), telecom (A1), HVAC/manufacturing (Daikin), cinema (Cineplexx), sports/events (GFNY), Web3 (TheGepek on NEAR), EdTech (Omoreader), and robotics (Gammachef). Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales with event- and community-led channels, including co-founded Split Shift and BlockSplit conferences, Tinel meetups, Dump Days support, an EU co-financed internationalization project (2020-2022), and a Clutch-anchored trust profile.

Name

Locastic

Legal name

Locastic d.o.o.

Website

https://locastic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Locastic is a Croatian digital product development agency founded in 2011 with offices in Split, Denver, and Portland. It builds custom web, mobile, AI, and Web3 software for mid-market and enterprise clients across retail, fintech, telecom, sports, and ecommerce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Split

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom software development (project-based professional services): Core revenue stream. Engagements begin with a discovery workshop and proceed through bespoke custom development. Clients engage Locastic via 'Hire Locastic' inquiry to scope, design, build, and maintain digital products. Pricing is quote-based (not publicly disclosed) and typically project-based with ongoing maintenance/long-term relationships.
2. Yearly profit sharing with employees: After 6 months at Locastic, employees enter the 10% profit sharing pool for employees, indicating an internal profit-sharing model rather than external revenue stream but reflecting the firm's compensation/revenue sharing approach.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Locastic is a digital product development agency that delivers custom software solutions spanning web, mobile, ecommerce, fintech, ticketing, blockchain/Web3, and AI-integrated applications. The offering is organized into four service pillars: Discovery & strategy (workshops and scoping), UI/UX Design & consulting, full-stack Software development, and AI development (integration of generative AI and AI agents into production products). Engagements typically begin with a discovery workshop and proceed through bespoke design, engineering, and long-term maintenance for the resulting digital product.

Product overview

Locastic is a digital product development agency rather than a SaaS vendor; its offering is structured as four core service pillars that compose an end-to-end product delivery capability: Discovery & strategy (workshops and scoping), UI/UX Design & consulting (wireframing and prototyping), Software development (full-stack engineering), and AI development (AI/agent integration into real products). Layered on top of these services are two self-published assets that extend the brand: the Discovery eBook ("From Idea to Development"), a lead-generation educational guide, and the Locastic API Translation Bundle, an open-source Symfony/ApiPlatform plugin released on GitHub as a by-product of the GFNY engagement. Client case studies (Tommy, GFNY, TheGepek, Gammachef, Corvus Pay, Bene-Marc, etc.) illustrate how the four service pillars combine into delivered digital products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tinel: A Locastic-hosted local tech meetup community that shares practical lessons from building and scaling products through talks and events.

Products and services

• Discovery & strategy
• UI/UX Design & consulting
• Software development
• AI development
• Locastic API Translation Bundle (ApiPlatformTranslationBundle)

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% reduction in product/availability sync time for retail client (from 4 hours to under 3 minutes for 6,000 products across 230+ stores)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability9 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• GlovomajorTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partner for delivery in the Tommy Spiza retail platform. Users can pick up groceries at Tommy stores or have them delivered via Tommy's delivery fleet or external partner Glovo. Built into the product as an external delivery integration.
• SyliusmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocastic contributes to the Sylius ecosystem (PHP e-commerce framework). Built the open-source Locastic API Platform Translation Bundle based on Sylius (100k+ downloads), authored Sylius RBAC administration blog content, and worked closely with Sylius founder Paweł Jędrzejewski. Sylius is also used as the e-commerce backbone for Tommy.
• Split Shift ConferencecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLocastic is co-founder of Split Shift Conference, 'one of the largest developer conferences in the region, bringing global speakers to Croatia.' Used as a brand-building and recruiting channel.
• BlockSplit ConferencecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLocastic is co-founder of BlockSplit, an international conference focused on blockchain, business, and emerging technologies. Aligns with Locastic's Web3/blockchain service line.
• Dump DaysminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStudent-led tech conference in Split, supported by Locastic from its early editions. Used for community engagement and recruiting.
• Symfony / API PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationCore tech stack used across projects (Tommy, GFNY). Locastic open-sourced the ApiPlatformTranslationBundle (100k+ downloads) on top of API Platform and contributes back to the ecosystem.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• SoftwareHut: Polish software house offering custom web, mobile, and AI development for European and US clients. Comparable as a European nearshore custom-development agency competing for similar enterprise and mid-market digital product engagements.
• Geniusee: Ukrainian/Polish software development company with a strong focus on AI/ML, web, and mobile product engineering for European and US enterprises. Comparable nearshore custom-development service portfolio.
• 10Clouds: Polish software development agency focused on web, mobile, AI/ML, and fintech products for international clients. Comparable on custom development services, European nearshore delivery model, and emphasis on AI-augmented engineering.
• Netguru: Polish digital consultancy with much larger scale (hundreds of consultants) offering custom web and mobile development plus AI services to enterprise clients in Western Europe and the US. Comparable service model and stack, competing in the same European nearshore market.
• Iteo: Polish/Croatian software development agency with offices in Krakow and Split, offering custom web, mobile, AI, and IoT product engineering for European and US clients. Closely comparable on geography (Split presence), service mix, and enterprise customer focus.

Broad incumbents

• Ciklum: Global digital engineering company (Ukrainian-Danish heritage, now headquartered in the UK) with thousands of engineers across delivery centers providing custom software, cloud, and AI engineering to enterprise clients. Comparable services at much greater scale; competes for similar enterprise digital product work.
• BairesDev: Latin American (Argentine) technology solutions company with thousands of engineers delivering custom software and staff augmentation to enterprise clients globally. Comparable service offering at significantly greater scale; serves as a broad incumbent competitor for enterprise custom-development RFPs.
• Five (formerly Five Agency): International product design and software development firm offering custom web, mobile, and AI-enabled product engineering to enterprise clients. Comparable service mix and AI-augmented positioning; broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Undabot: Croatian digital agency headquartered in Zagreb providing custom software development, design, and digital product engineering to enterprise clients. Directly comparable on geography, service portfolio, and target customer profile.
• Infinum: Croatian digital product agency (Zagreb-based) of similar size and vintage offering custom web/mobile development and design services for enterprise clients across EMEA. Closest direct competitor by geography, headcount range, and service mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Locastic
• GitHubgithub.com/locastic
• YouTubeyoutube.com/locastic
• Facebookfacebook.com/locastic
• LinkedInhr.linkedin.com/company/locastic
• Instagraminstagram.com/locastic/?hl=en

Compliance1 record

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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