We design what can be built. We build what will be used.
Detroit Labs is the design and engineering partner you call when getting it wrong isn't an option. One team, no handoffs — design, engineering, and strategy together from day one.
We're not just building for your customers. We are your customers.
We eat at your restaurants.
We drive your cars.
We use your apps.
We wear your brands.
We shop at your stores.
What we help you do
Whether you're figuring out what to build, building it, or keeping it running, we meet you where you are and help you move forward without waste or unnecessary risk.
Take an idea to launch
Most teams start building before they've finished thinking. We help you slow down just long enough to get it right: defining the problem, validating your assumptions, and mapping a path your whole team can build toward with confidence.
Take an idea to launch
Most teams start building before they've finished thinking. We help you slow down just long enough to get it right: defining the problem, validating your assumptions, and mapping a path your whole team can build toward with confidence.
Design better experiences
We design what can be built. Not concepts that look great in a deck and expand the budget in engineering. Design and development work together from the start, so what gets built is what will actually be used.
Design better experiences
We design what can be built. Not concepts that look great in a deck and expand the budget in engineering. Design and development work together from the start, so what gets built is what will actually be used.
Build and ship faster
No handoffs between disciplines, no gaps in context. The same dedicated team that starts your project finishes it. The decisions made in month one are still understood in month six.
Build and ship faster
No handoffs between disciplines, no gaps in context. The same dedicated team that starts your project finishes it. The decisions made in month one are still understood in month six.
Modernize what you have
Growth has a way of outpacing the systems holding it together. We help you move faster, cut technical debt, and update aging infrastructure without disrupting what's already working. We've seen what happens when that goes wrong.
Modernize what you have
Growth has a way of outpacing the systems holding it together. We help you move faster, cut technical debt, and update aging infrastructure without disrupting what's already working. We've seen what happens when that goes wrong.
Add the right people
We've spent 15 years building and staffing software teams. When we place someone on yours, they're held to the same bar as the people on our own projects. No compromises on fit, skill, or readiness to contribute.
Add the right people
We've spent 15 years building and staffing software teams. When we place someone on yours, they're held to the same bar as the people on our own projects. No compromises on fit, skill, or readiness to contribute.
15 years. 60+ clients. Industries where getting it wrong isn't an option.
Accumulus Synergy Inc.
Allegis Global Solutions
BASF
Bedrock Real Estate Services
Biggby
Black Family Development, Inc.
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions
Bosch Mobility
Brown-Forman
Cadillac
Caesars
Camping World
Carstin Brands
Chevrolet
Cleveland Cavaliers
Commonwealth
Delta Professional Services
Accumulus Synergy Inc.
Allegis Global Solutions
BASF
Bedrock Real Estate Services
Biggby
Black Family Development, Inc.
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions
Bosch Mobility
Brown-Forman
Cadillac
Caesars
Camping World
Carstin Brands
Chevrolet
Cleveland Cavaliers
Commonwealth
Delta Professional Services
Dictionary.com
Domino's
Driven Brands
FCA
Ford Motor
Ford Smart Mobility, LLC
Future Bank
Gas Station TV
Dictionary.com
Domino's
Driven Brands
FCA
Ford Motor
Ford Smart Mobility, LLC
Future Bank
Gas Station TV
General Motors
Gleaners
Google
Guardian Glass, LLC
HATCI
HTeaO
Hyundai-KIA America
Jimmy John's
Kia Motors America, Inc.
Kimberly-Clark
Lithia Motors
Little Caesars
Michigan First Credit Union
Microsoft
MSX International, Inc.
Novozymes North America, Inc.
OnStar
Salesforce
Shinola
Slate
StockX
Stryker Corporation
Take5
DTE Energy
The University of Michigan
Volkswagen Group of America
Vroom
General Motors
Gleaners
Google
Guardian Glass, LLC
HATCI
HTeaO
Hyundai-KIA America
Jimmy John's
Kia Motors America, Inc.
Kimberly-Clark
Lithia Motors
Little Caesars
Michigan First Credit Union
Microsoft
MSX International, Inc.
Novozymes North America, Inc.
OnStar
Salesforce
Shinola
Slate
StockX
Stryker Corporation
Take5
DTE Energy
The University of Michigan
Volkswagen Group of America
Vroom