Candlefish
Small teams. Sharp tools. Unreasonable results.
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We build software that solves real problems.
We partner with operators who know their business cold - and build the tools that make it sharper.
Small Scale
We work on a few projects at a time - so each one gets our full attention.
Custom Built
Every system is designed around a real inefficiency, not an imagined one.
Built to Endure
We build things that last - then keep making them better.
Project
Etch Express
Orders with hundreds of custom variants. Manual processing taking 45+ minutes. We built a system that handles it in under a minute.
Document Processing
Extracts hundreds of variants from customer files automatically
Design Automation
Optimizes layouts and generates order variations
Inventory Management
Tracks materials with smart reordering suggestions
Boosted with AI
Strategically integrated to amplify efficiency across the system
How we partner
A few partners at a time
We go deep with a small number of operators rather than spread thin across many.
Built for the long run
We keep improving the system for years, not until a delivery date.
We share in the outcome
We'd rather own the result with you than bill for the hours.