Startup

We’ve built over 40 startup companies over the years, from healthcare to fintech and much more between. Working with founders to unpack their vision, create a fundable proposition and build software that will scale. We enjoy the whole journey from understanding your vision to helping you achieve product market fit and hopefully one day, a successful exit.

Blog Posts

A Day in the Life of a Rocketmakers Project Manager

Saturday, 10th April 2021

Sara King

Project Manager

The life of a Project Manager’s is mostly focused on organisation and the administration of different projects. I tend to have 2-4 projects running at the same time, which means there can be a lot of multi-tasking or juggling of tasks - from reporting on budget spent and remaining to reviewing client feedback on a recent set of wireframes.

A day in the life of a Rocketmakers Senior Developer

Monday, 15th March 2021

Adam Walker

Software Engineer

My typical work day has changed a lot since I joined Rocketmakers twelve years ago. I was originally hired as a very junior developer, but as my skills and abilities have grown my role has changed dramatically. I’m now mostly focused on guiding the early stages of new projects, exploring new technologies, and providing support to others.

From vision to reality

Thursday, 18th February 2021

Ned Vaught

Company Storyteller

Taking an entrepreneur’s initial vision and turning it into a reality is something Rocketmakers excels at. A great example is the Innate Mood app. Innate Food founder Elsa Valentine approached Rocketmakers with an idea for expanding her healthy lifestyle business with a digital tool for supporting mental health. Her concept was an app for recording moods and emotions in video journals, which would provide users with insight into their emotions in future.

How our UX designer found her dream job

Tuesday, 26th January 2021

Ned Vaught

Company Storyteller

Designing an excellent user experience (known in the industry as “UX”) has always been a priority for Rocketmakers. Software can be extremely innovative and well built, but it only becomes game-changing when it squarely meets a user’s needs. In July 2020 Rocketmakers added even more firepower to its design team with our newest dedicated UX designer, Holly Burn. We decided to catch up with Holly to learn more about her, what her first six months at Rocketmakers have been like, and find out why she thinks UX is so important.

Early stage funding for startups in the South West

Tuesday, 12th January 2021

Briony Phillips

Scaleup Lead

With more and more people turning to entrepreneurship in the recent months, the topic of access to funding and finance has never been hotter. As the host and convenor of the Quarterly Investment Briefing since 2017 I have seen a gradual shift in the volume of people seeking equity funding for early stage businesses - read on to hear my thoughts on the early stage investment scene.

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