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Your toughest problems solved

Chicago-based digital product design and development consultancy

Mobile
Web
Data
Ai

100% Employee Owned

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We bring the experience

Since 2009, we’ve helped companies innovate, transform, and launch digital products that matter.
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As an employee-owned app development company in Chicago serving clients well beyond the Midwest, our team of product strategists and software engineers brings the experience, process, and technical depth to solve complex challenges and deliver meaningful business results across mobile, web, cloud, data, and AI.

“The diligence and quality of Red Foundry’s people are impressive.”

CIO, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

"Red Foundry has been one of the best service providers I’ve ever worked with.”

Division Manager, Holding Company

"They’ve stood out for their ability to provide advice as well as development services."

Director of Digital Strategy & Execution, Physician Org

Our dedicated Chicago-based team designs and develops tailored technology solutions with three things in mind:

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Impact

We see our clients as our partners and are invested in their success. We ensure what we build for our clients will have a positive ROI. We never build anything just for the sake of it.

Three smartphone screens showing a food bank management app: left screen displays an Agencies list with names, addresses, receipt counts, and last activity dates; center screen shows a congratulatory message with a gold star badge for meeting monthly goals and a 'Collect badge' button; right screen presents Performance Details with line and bar charts comparing food bank pounds handled this year versus last year monthly.
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Creativity

Whether it’s our beautiful designs, clever user experience solutions, or outside the box development solutions, we approach every engagement with a creative spirit.

Three smartphone screens showing a social app called Grupiks. The first screen displays groups with member avatars, conversation previews, and buttons to make or join a group. The second screen shows a group chat with messages and small circular avatars of participants on the side. The third screen is a gallery with photos organized by different groups and friends, showing thumbnails and labels with numbers of photos and friends.
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Collaboration

We work closely with our clients to craft the right solution. Through deep understanding of our clients’ individual needs, we tailor our process to meet them where they're at.

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Our Services

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Building apps isn’t just what we do, it’s what we love. From mobile to web, we blend technical mastery with a creative spark to design solutions that are fast, reliable, and a joy to use. Your vision, powered by our experience.

Three smartphone screens showing a social app interface: left screen with user profile details including photo, name, phone, email, and password; middle screen with a group chat named Pottery Club showing members, options to add people, start groups, view gallery, toggle notifications, and leave group; right screen displaying a group chat conversation with messages and icons for sending photos and camera.

We don’t just design screens, we design solutions. By blending strategic thinking with creative design, we guide you from concept to clarity, delivering experiences that feel natural, look amazing, and achieve your business goals.

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Think of us as the architects of possibility. From backend development to data intelligence and AI, we engineer systems that don’t just work, they work brilliantly, helping your business to run smarter and faster, and be ready for what’s next.

Our Work

Discovery
UI / UX Design
Development
AppCare Maintenance

Shorr

Discovery
UI / UX Design
App Store Submission
React Native Development
API Integration

Feeding America

Discovery
UI / UX Design
React.js Development
API Integration
HTML/CSS

Cooper's Hawk Mobile

Discovery
UI / UX Design
Development
React Native Development
API Integration

AAOS

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