Custom Software Development for California Businesses
When spreadsheets, disconnected apps and manual steps start limiting your business, more staff rarely fixes it. VLO Labs designs and builds custom business applications that match how your team actually works.
Get a free consultationWe are a California software development company founded in 2019. We work with growing companies to replace fragile processes with software they can rely on, and we stay involved after launch.
What we build
Internal business tools
Applications that replace spreadsheets, shared inboxes and manual handoffs with one system your team can use every day.
Custom CRM development
Customer and pipeline systems shaped around your sales process, for when off-the-shelf tools no longer fit.
Dashboards and reporting
Data-driven web applications that put the numbers you run the business on in one place.
API and system integration
Connections between the tools you already use, so data moves between them without re-entry.
Legacy system modernization
Step-by-step replacement of aging software without stopping daily operations.
SaaS and MVP development
Multi-tenant products and first versions for founders who need to get in front of real users.
Is this the right fit?
- Your team re-enters the same data in several systems.
- Key processes depend on a spreadsheet only one person understands.
- You pay for several tools and still work around their limits.
- Your current software is holding back the next stage of growth.
Related work
LarLine
LarLine gives one-person service businesses a separate business number that lives in an app on their phone and texts back the callers they could not answer. VLO Labs designed, built and runs the product, including the iOS and Android apps, the web portal and the calling and billing backend.
Optimize Driver
Optimize Driver is a mobile app that last-mile delivery drivers use to apply, run assigned routes, scan packages and record proof of delivery. VLO Labs builds and operates it as separate native apps for iPhone and Android, both listed in the public app stores.
RouteMasters
RouteMasters is a delivery service for restaurants and retailers, and VLO Labs built the multi-tenant software that runs it. Merchants connect once and the platform handles quoting, courier selection, tracking, refunds and financial reporting across several courier networks.
Heemah
Heemah is a VLO Labs product that gives a homeowners association's board one private place for its meetings, minutes, decisions, vendor bids and documents. We designed, built and operate the web application, the marketing site and the cloud infrastructure behind it.
ESWS
ESWS provides medical social work services for home health care, with its office, partner agencies and field social workers working from one system. VLO Labs built and maintains the web platform, the iOS and Android app, and the cloud setup behind them.
Nuveta
Nuveta sells fresh, fitness-focused meals by weekly subscription and à la carte, cooked in Los Angeles. VLO Labs built the customer storefront and the backend that runs billing, weekly meal selection, kitchen reports, delivery rules and email marketing.
Nuveta Gym
VLO Labs rebuilt the software behind Nuveta Gym, a boxing gym, as one web application covering the public site, online memberships, digital waivers, door check-in and staff administration. Payments run through Stripe, and the backend runs on Cloudflare.
LogicPath Logistics
LogicPath Logistics is a last-mile delivery company that runs its daily operations on custom software. VLO Labs works across that platform, from the dispatcher CRM and billing to native driver apps, a shipper API and the public website.
Flightdeck
Flightdeck is an open source IDE, started by VLO Labs, for directing AI coding agents instead of typing code. It draws each project as diagrams generated from its code and holds the agent's actions for approval.
How we work
- 01
Discovery
Understanding your requirements, goals and technical constraints.
- 02
Planning
Architecting the solution with detailed technical specifications.
- 03
Development
Agile development with regular updates and feedback loops.
- 04
Deployment
Deployment followed by ongoing support and maintenance.
Technologies we use
Frequently asked questions
When does custom software make more sense than off-the-shelf tools?
Off-the-shelf tools are often the right choice for standard needs. Custom software tends to pay off when your process is part of what sets you apart, or when you spend significant time working around the tools you have. We will tell you if an existing product would serve you better.
Can you work with the systems we already have?
Yes. Most projects involve connecting to existing tools and data, and we can modernize older systems in stages so your team keeps working during the transition.
How does a project start?
With a free consultation about your goals and constraints. From there we move through discovery, planning, development in regular reviewable stages, and deployment.
Do you support the software after launch?
Yes. We offer ongoing support and maintenance after deployment.