About VAUG
We build the agents and software that keep businesses moving.
VAUG is a team of engineers, designers and AI specialists. Since 2019 we have shipped products, rescued prototypes and put agents to work for clients in the UK, Europe, the UAE, India and Canada.
- Since 2019
- Registered 2021
- UK · Europe · UAE · India
- Automate · Build · Scale
The short version
Who we are, what we do, and why.
Who we are
A senior team you can actually reach.
Engineers, designers, AI specialists and delivery leads who work as one team. Every project has one accountable lead, not a chain of account managers.
Meet the teamWhat we do
Agents, products and the people to run them.
An AI-first team across six services: AI agents, dedicated developers, custom builds, end-to-end launches, monthly retainers and rescues of AI-built apps.
See our servicesWhy we exist
Too much good work gets stuck.
Ideas stall in slide decks, prototypes break at launch and teams drown in copy-paste. We exist to get that work moving and keep it moving.
How we work
Vision
A world where every business, not just the biggest, runs on software and agents that do the routine work well.
Mission
Pair AI speed with engineering discipline to ship products and agents that earn their keep, then stay to keep them sharp.
Our journey · 2019 to today
From a small founding team to a studio that ships.
Seven years of building, learning and staying on after launch. Scroll the line.
2019
Operations start
A small founding team takes on its first builds: websites, internal tools and MVPs for founders who needed something working, fast.
- Founding team
- First builds
- MVPs
2020
First long-term clients
One-off projects turn into retainers. The team goes remote-first and sets up the weekly demo and Friday update rhythm we still use.
- Retainers
- Remote-first
- Friday updates
2021
Registered as a company
VAUG is formally registered. Contracts, NDAs and IP assignment become standard on every engagement.
- Incorporated
- Standard contracts
- IP assignment
2022
Dedicated developers and first UK and European clients
Clients ask for engineers who join their team by the month. The dedicated developer model is born, alongside our first clients in the UK and Europe.
- Dedicated developers
- UK
- Europe
2023
Fixed-price and custom development practice
We formalise discovery, scoping and fixed-price delivery, so founders can buy a clear outcome at a clear price.
- Discovery
- Fixed price
- Custom builds
2024
AI agents practice and first UAE clients
We start building agents that answer customers, qualify leads and move data between tools. Our first clients in the UAE come on board.
- AI agents
- Automation
- UAE
2025
End-to-end launches and Launch & Rescue
We start running whole ventures for founders and family offices, and launch a practice for fixing and shipping Lovable, Bolt and v0 prototypes.
- Build With Us
- Launch & Rescue
- Family offices
2026
Today
A multi-disciplinary team shipping agents and products for clients across three regions, with more than 60 projects delivered.
- 60+ projects
- 3 regions
- 6 services
Values
Ten things we hold ourselves to.
- 01
Ownership
If we built it, it's ours to fix. No hiding behind tickets or handoffs.
The lead who scoped it is the lead who answers for it.
- 02
Diagnose first
We understand the problem before we sell a solution, even when the answer is "don't build this".
Discovery before code, every time.
- 03
Plain talk
Short sentences, real numbers and bad news early. No jargon to hide behind.
A risk is raised the day we see it.
- 04
Ship weekly
Progress you can click, not progress you're told about.
A demo every week, a written update every Friday.
- 05
AI speed, human judgement
AI helps us move fast. People decide what ships.
Every AI-written line gets a human review.
- 06
Quality is the default
Tests, reviews and monitoring are part of the job, not an upsell.
No merge without review and green checks.
- 07
Stay after launch
Launch is the start of the useful part. We stick around to measure and improve.
Every build ends with a care plan, not a goodbye.
- 08
Your IP, your code
Everything we build for you is yours, from day one, in your repositories.
Client-owned repos and accounts from week one.
- 09
Keep learning
The tools change every month. We make time to keep up, and share what we learn.
A learning budget and a Thursday show-and-tell.
- 10
Be kind, be direct
Respect for clients and colleagues, and the honesty to disagree well.
Feedback in the room, not behind it.
Automate · Build · Scale
Three words, one team.
Our motto is our operating model. Most clients start with one pillar and grow into the others.
Automate: AI agents that do the routine work
Agents that answer customers, qualify leads, reconcile data and update your CRM, hosted and improved by us.
Build: Products engineered to last
Web, mobile and SaaS products built by senior engineers at a fixed price or by sprint, looked after monthly, and rescued when you need it.
Scale: Teams and businesses that grow with you
Dedicated developers who join your team, or one team that builds and launches your whole business with you.
By the numbers
VAUG in numbers.
- Years building
- 7+
- Projects shipped
- 60+
- People across disciplines
- 40+
- Countries served
- 12
Offices
Where to find us.
Remote-first, with bases in three countries and clients across the UK, Europe, the UAE, India and Canada.
- Offices
- Client hubs
Seven years in, we still reply to
every enquiry ourselves.
Free 30-minute strategy call · NDA on request · Proposal within 48 hours