Grio

About Grio

Grio is a San Francisco, California software development agency founded in 2008, co-founded by Brad Johnson and Doug Kadlecek. Their 50+ professionals across the US, Mexico, and Latin America specialize in web development, mobile app development, AI-powered solutions, MVP development, product strategy, and UX design. Grio positions as AI experts in app development, emphasizing collaboration, transparency, and building lasting client relationships over their 15+ year Bay Area history.

Who Grio Is Best For

Grio is well suited for San Francisco and Bay Area organizations that want a proven local agency with AI capabilities and a collaborative, transparent culture. Their 15-year track record and distributed US-Latin American team provides both local accountability and delivery scalability. Startups building MVP products and enterprises modernizing digital experiences find Grio's combination of strategy, design, and engineering particularly effective.

Why Choose Grio

Things to Consider

Grio Services

Selected Work

Rivals Web & Mobile — Yahoo!

Yahoo! / Rivals

Since 2016 Grio has been Rivals’ sole partner for development, design, devops, and on-call support — delivering a 12x homepage traffic increase with modern publishing tools and iOS/Android apps for Yahoo’s college sports recruiting network.

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Daikin Design System — Open Innovation Lab, Silicon Valley

Daikin

Usability analysis and extensible design-system architecture for Daikin subsidiaries (North America, Applied Americas, American Air Filter) so brand assets stay consistent across digital properties.

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Sutro Smart Monitor App

Sutro

Mission-critical IoT mobile app for Sutro’s pool/spa water Smart Monitor — connecting the device to treatment recommendations as the primary user touchpoint for an early-stage hardware startup.

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