Asteta

What Asteta does

Asteta is a private professional services firm founded in 2006 by industry executives to provide outsourced mobile application development and long-term support to clients ranging from early-stage startups to established internet and mobile companies. The company is headquartered in Township of Washington, USA, and operates an offshore development center in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which houses the firm's core engineering team of 100+ software development experts. Founded on the premise that building in-house mobile teams is cost-prohibitive for most companies given platform diversity and quality requirements, Asteta positions itself as the "mobile development muscle" for its clients.

Name

Asteta

Legal name

Asteta

Website

https://asteta.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Asteta is a private software development firm founded in 2006 providing end-to-end mobile application development via dedicated cross-functional teams, operating from the US with a delivery center in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and serving startups and enterprise internet/mobile companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Township Of Washington

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. Dedicated Team Services: Asteta provides dedicated development teams that work as an extension of clients' in-house development teams. Teams include project managers, UI/UX experts, product managers, developers, and testers. Revenue is generated through long-term service engagements with clients ranging from startups to established companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Asteta provides end-to-end mobile application development services through dedicated teams that work as an extension of clients' in-house development teams. Engagements follow a three-phase methodology (Discovery, Definition, Delivery) using Agile processes, covering the full application lifecycle from initial concept through app store deployment and ongoing maintenance. The company also offers complementary services including UI/UX design, product management, marketing and e-commerce assistance, helpdesk support, and specialized maintenance of legacy technologies such as Adobe Flash, ActionScript, Flex, and MXML.

Product overview

Asteta is a premier applications developer offering comprehensive mobile application development services. The core offering is Full Cycle App Development, provided through dedicated teams that work as an extension of the client's in-house development team. The service portfolio follows a structured three-phase process: Discovery (evaluation, screen mockups, UI flow, architecture overview, and development backlog), Definition (detailed user stories, release planning, acceptance criteria, and effort estimation), and Delivery (iterative development sprints with burndown chart reporting). Additionally, Asteta offers UI/UX design, product management, marketing and e-commerce assistance, and helpdesk and support services as part of their complete solution. They also provide specialized support for legacy technologies including Adobe Flash based technologies (Action Script, Flex, MXML version 3.1 and above).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full Cycle App Development End-to-end mobile application development service encompassing discovery, definition, and delivery phases, with dedicated teams working as an extension of the client's in-house development team. For startups and established companies needing mobile application expertise.
• Discovery Phase Services Initial evaluation phase assigning a project manager, UI/UX expert, architect, and senior developer to produce a high-level statement of requirements, screen mockups, UI flow, architecture overview, and development backlog.
• Definition Phase Services Detailed definition phase producing user stories, release plans, acceptance criteria, and effort estimates, with delivery documentation specifying release dates and quality statements.
• Delivery Phase Services Iterative development sprints with progress reporting through burndown charts and quality metrics, allowing backlog modifications based on changing business requirements or competitive landscape.
• Legacy Technology Support Support and maintenance for out-of-support technologies including Adobe Flash based technologies such as ActionScript, Flex, and MXML version 3.1 and above.
• UI/UX Design Services UI/UX design services delivered as part of the complete solution offering for mobile applications, covering user interface design and user experience flows.
• Product Management Services Product management services delivered as part of the complete solution offering, including backlog ownership, release planning, and feature prioritization.
• Marketing and E-commerce Assistance Marketing and e-commerce assistance services delivered as part of the complete solution offering, supporting customer go-to-market activities for launched applications.
• Helpdesk and Support Services Helpdesk and ongoing support services to ensure mission critical applications remain operational throughout the application lifecycle.

Quantifiable outcome

• Predictable delivery through iterative sprint methodology with burndown charts and progress metrics
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Inoxoft: Custom software development company with Eastern European delivery providing dedicated teams, full-cycle app development, UI/UX design, and ongoing support — overlapping service set targeting the same startup and enterprise segments as Asteta.
• Itransition: Custom software development company with offshore delivery in Eastern Europe, offering full-cycle mobile and web application development, UI/UX design, and legacy modernization services. Closest comparable in scale, geography, and service mix to Asteta.
• ScienceSoft: US-headquartered custom software development vendor with offshore delivery, covering mobile and web app development, UI/UX, QA, and support — directly comparable service-by-service to Asteta's portfolio.
• SaM Solutions: Custom software development and IT services firm with Eastern European delivery roots, providing dedicated development teams, full-cycle application development, and legacy platform support — closely matching Asteta's model.
• BairesDev: Nearshore software development provider offering dedicated engineering teams to enterprises and startups, with comparable full-cycle delivery model and a similarly broad client base spanning startups to large tech firms.
• SoftTeco: Custom software development vendor with Eastern European engineering centers, offering mobile and web application development, UI/UX, and dedicated team engagements for enterprise clients. Similar service profile and delivery model to Asteta.
• Andersen Lab: Custom software development company with Eastern European delivery centers offering dedicated teams, full-cycle app development, and ongoing support to enterprise and startup clients. Directly comparable in service mix and offshore structure.

Broad incumbents

• EPAM Systems: Global custom software development and digital engineering services firm with a large Eastern European delivery footprint. Direct overlap with Asteta's dedicated-team, Agile-based mobile and application development offering, but at materially larger scale and broader capability set.
• Accenture (Interactive / Technology Services): Global IT services and consulting giant that competes for the same enterprise custom application development and Agile delivery engagements that Asteta pursues, but as part of a vastly larger portfolio of services and at much higher price points.

Emerging players

• Toptal: Global freelance talent network that places vetted developers, designers, and product managers into client engagements. Competes with Asteta's dedicated-team model for the same enterprise and startup buyers seeking flexible engineering capacity, though delivery is marketplace-mediated rather than managed.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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