# QStart Labs

> QStart Labs is a senior, US-based software engineering firm in Dublin, Ohio (Columbus metro), building custom software, production AI, mobile apps, and secure AWS cloud since 2008. The people who scope a project are the people who build it. Work spans startups, growing businesses, and regulated enterprises whose software has to pass a security audit.

## About

- [Home](https://www.qstartlabs.com/): Custom software, production AI, and secure AWS cloud for startups, SMBs, and regulated enterprises.
- [About QStart Labs](https://www.qstartlabs.com/about): Company overview, history since 2008, and values.
- [Our Process](https://www.qstartlabs.com/about/process): How QStart Labs scopes, builds, and runs software.
- [Team](https://www.qstartlabs.com/about/team): The senior engineers, architects, and entrepreneurs behind the firm.
- [Community & Ecosystem Involvement](https://www.qstartlabs.com/about/community): Sponsorships in the Ohio startup and investor community — Bold VC's Bold Founder Summit, Accelerating Angels' FundHER Biz, and the Ohio Angel Collective's annual holiday party. Also covers vetted-provider partnerships with VCs and accelerators.
- [Contact](https://www.qstartlabs.com/contact): Dublin, Ohio. Book a discovery call; response within one business day.
- [Pricing Guide](https://www.qstartlabs.com/pricing-guide): Engagement and pricing models (range estimates, time & materials, partnership pricing, managed monthly).

## Services

- [Services overview](https://www.qstartlabs.com/services): Full capability list.
- [Custom Software Development](https://www.qstartlabs.com/services/custom-software): Web applications and platforms built to spec.
- [Mobile Apps](https://www.qstartlabs.com/services/mobile-apps): Native iOS and Android and cross-platform apps.
- [AI & Machine Learning](https://www.qstartlabs.com/services/ai-machine-learning): Production AI with evaluation, observability, cost control, and human-in-the-loop review.
- [AWS Cloud Architecture](https://www.qstartlabs.com/services/aws-cloud): Cloud-native architecture, IaC, and operations on AWS (incl. GovCloud).
- [Security & Compliance](https://www.qstartlabs.com/services/security-compliance): Penetration testing, vulnerability management, CJIS/HIPAA-aligned and SOC 2-ready builds.
- [App Modernization](https://www.qstartlabs.com/services/app-modernization): Modernizing legacy systems to modern architectures.
- [Managed Hosting & Support](https://www.qstartlabs.com/services/managed-hosting): Ongoing hosting, monitoring, and support.
- [MVP Workshop](https://www.qstartlabs.com/services/mvp-workshop): Turning an idea into a build-ready plan.
- [Fractional CTO](https://www.qstartlabs.com/services/fractional-cto): Part-time senior technology leadership for startups and SMBs without a full-time CTO — technology strategy and roadmap, architecture decisions, engineering team and vendor management, security and compliance oversight, cloud cost control, and board/investor/acquirer readiness. Priced as a monthly retainer; includes a risk-ranked technical assessment up front and a documented hand-off when the company hires a full-time CTO.

## Who We Serve

- [Startups](https://www.qstartlabs.com/who-we-serve/startups): Speed to market without rebuilding later.
- [Small & Midsize Businesses](https://www.qstartlabs.com/who-we-serve/small-midsize-businesses): Software that modernizes and automates operations.
- [Enterprise & Government](https://www.qstartlabs.com/who-we-serve/enterprise-government): Regulated, mission-critical systems (CJIS, AWS GovCloud).
- [Investors](https://www.qstartlabs.com/who-we-serve/investors): Technical diligence on deals and a senior engineering team for portfolio companies — QStart Labs began as NCT Ventures' in-house tech team.
- [Private Equity & Acquirers](https://www.qstartlabs.com/who-we-serve/private-equity): Technical due diligence before close, software takeover and stabilization after, and modernization through the hold.

## Case Studies

- [Case studies overview](https://www.qstartlabs.com/case-studies): Real systems in production.
- [C2 Platforms](https://www.qstartlabs.com/case-studies/c2-platforms): CJIS-compliant situational-awareness platform for public safety, live in AWS GovCloud.
- [Security & Compliance Engagement](https://www.qstartlabs.com/case-studies/security-engagement): Audit-ready security remediation for a regulated enterprise.
- [VIP Solutions](https://www.qstartlabs.com/case-studies/vip-solutions): Rebuilt CMS behind interactive donor-recognition walls; 80% fewer support requests.
- [SportWise AI](https://www.qstartlabs.com/case-studies/sportwise-ai): AI coaching platform — web, native mobile, and a serverless AI backend with vector search.
- [DOmedia](https://www.qstartlabs.com/case-studies/domedia): Embedded engineering for an out-of-home advertising marketplace.
- [DashCams Protect](https://www.qstartlabs.com/case-studies/dashcams-protect): Custom-branded React Native app talking directly to dashcam hardware.
- [MoonGuide](https://www.qstartlabs.com/case-studies/moonguide): Offline-first hunting-prediction mobile apps with a Spring Boot backend.

## Insights

- [Insights (blog)](https://www.qstartlabs.com/insights): Articles on software engineering, AI, cloud, and security.

## Optional

- [Sitemap](https://www.qstartlabs.com/sitemap.xml): All public URLs.