
Imaginary Cloud
ReviewAI-first software engineering and product design for enterprises and scale-ups

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About Imaginary Cloud
Imaginary Cloud is a software development and product design company founded in May 2010 by Tiago Franco, a former senior developer and project manager on projects for CERN, the European Space Agency and the UK Ministry of Defence. With offices in London, Lisbon and Coimbra and a team of about 100, it offers digital strategy and scoping sessions, UX/UI design, AI-first custom web and mobile engineering, applied AI and machine learning, cloud-native platform engineering and nearshore engineering teams, and reports 300+ products delivered across Europe, the United States and the Middle East. Case studies include a reproduction process system for Nordic IT provider Advania's new Service Centre, a dashboard refactor that cut AppTweak's loading time by 80%, and a searchable economy database interface for the EU agency Eurofound.
Who Imaginary Cloud Is Best For
Imaginary Cloud is best for enterprise and scale-up companies that need a senior design and engineering partner to scope, design, build and scale web, mobile or AI products, or a nearshore team that takes delivery accountability for a product area.
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Reproduction Process System for Advania
Advania
Designed and built an integrated system for Advania's new Service Centre, built to process one million devices a year, digitising the IT refurbishment process and reducing manual handling and errors.
View case studyAppTweak dashboard refactor
AppTweak
Embedded a front-end team in an AppTweak squad to refactor the ASO platform's homepage dashboard in React and TypeScript, cutting its loading time by 80%.
View case studyEurofound economy database interface
Eurofound
Built a Django and Azure front end for Eurofound's database of 280+ economic initiatives in six weeks, adding article snippets plus advanced filtering and search.
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