Ampersand Labs
Digital Solutions, without the Drama. Web Development, AI, Mobile Apps, Custom Software, Zürich.
Ampersand is a small Zürich engineering studio. We turn ideas into real products — and look after the ones already in your customers' hands. Every project is led by a senior person you can talk to directly, supported by a trusted network of senior freelancers we've worked with since 2019. No account managers, no offshoring, no rewrites in year one. Six ways we work with you: Development — websites, web apps, mobile apps, platforms and MVPs, built to grow instead of be rewritten. Rent-a-CTO — a part-time senior tech lead to plan what to build, review what you have, hire engineers and speak to investors. Monthly Support — steady care for live software: bugs, speed, security and small features (WordPress & Laravel welcome). Idea-to-Product guidance — weekly 1:1 sessions to turn your idea into a live product. Consultancy & Audits — architecture, due diligence, AI and security reviews, delivered as reports you can act on. AI Masterclass — half- or full-day facilitation to cut through the hype and leave with a 30-day plan. Our toolbox spans Laravel, Vue/Nuxt, WordPress, Statamic, n8n and modern AI/MCP integrations, with Swiss hosting for data residency. Trusted by founders, brands and institutions including Die Mitte, Stadt Zürich, Wirz, Mikron, Arthouse Kinos and the City of Lugano. Tell us where you are and where you want to go — we'll show you the most direct way there, or tell you we're not the right fit. 12 people in their team
Speaks English, German, Italian
4 projects in their portfolioSortlist member since 2026
Founded in 2019
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Services
6 services offered by Ampersand Labs
Description We help teams cut through the AI hype and build the one or two things actually worth shipping. From LLM pipelines and RAG systems to MCP integrations and practical automation with n8n, we focus on AI that removes real work rather than demos that never reach production. Whether you need a working integration, an architecture review, or a half-day masterclass to align leadership on a 30-day plan, you'll work directly with a senior engineer — and everything can run with Swiss data residency in mind.Skills in Artificial Intelligence (17) Deep LearningMachine LearningVirtual AssistantGraphic ArtFraud detectionAI StrategyGenerative AIChatbotsTensorflowLarge Language Models (LLM)+7Work in Artificial Intelligence (1) Client in Artificial Intelligence (1) Habitects AGConstruction | national
Learn more about Artificial IntelligenceDescription A senior outside opinion before you commit budget and months of build time. We help founders and teams decide what to build, what to fix, and what to ignore — through architecture reviews, due diligence, second opinions and weekly 1:1 idea-to-product guidance. The goal is the most direct path from where you are to where you want to go, delivered as clear reports and decisions you can act on, not slideware.Skills in Digital Strategy (6) Digital StrategyDigital TransformationDigital AdDigital TransitionDigital Process AutomationDigitalizationWorks in Digital Strategy (2) Clients in Digital Strategy (2) Arthouse KinosEntertainment & Events | regionalHabitects AGConstruction | national
Learn more about Digital StrategyDescription Websites, web apps, mobile apps, platforms and MVPs — designed and launched by the same senior people from first call to handover, built to grow instead of be rewritten. Our stack spans Laravel, Vue/Nuxt, WordPress, Statamic and modern integrations, backed by a trusted network of senior freelancers working with us since 2019. Plus steady monthly support for live software: bugs, speed, security and small features, WordPress and Laravel welcome.Skills in Software Development (17) CRM ConsultingA/B TestingLaravel DevelopmentReact NativeReactJSSoftware ArchitectureSoftware EngineeringWordpress DevelopmentPHP DevelopmentReact Native Development+7Works in Software Development (3) Clients in Software Development (3) MikronIndustrial Goods & Services | internationalArthouse KinosEntertainment & Events | regionalHabitects AGConstruction | national
Learn more about Software DevelopmentDescription Technical and on-page SEO built into how the product is engineered, not bolted on afterwards. We audit site structure, performance, metadata, structured data and content, then hand you a prioritised, severity-rated list you can actually act on. Multilingual and Swiss-aware — DE, IT, FR and EN, with attention to .ch local search — so you reach the right audience in the right language.Skills in SEO (6) Local SEOTech SEOTech SeoSearch Engine OptimizationSEO OptimizationSEO StrategyWorks in SEO (2) Clients in SEO (2) Die MitteGovernment & Administration | internationalArthouse KinosEntertainment & Events | regional
Learn more about SEODescription Deciding what to build, in what order, and what to leave out. We act as product owner alongside founders and teams: discovery and scope for a first release, a roadmap tied to your company goals, written change proposals when things shift mid-build, and the weekly rhythm that keeps delivery moving. On a B2B renovation platform we owned the product from blank page to the third working version, hired the delivery team and ran it day to day. You get a senior engineer who also thinks in users, budget and what genuinely earns its place in version one.Skills in Product Management (7) Product LaunchingProduct ManagementProduct Lifecycle ManagementProduct DevelopmentProduct OrganizationProduct ConsultantsProduct strategyWork in Product Management (1) Client in Product Management (1) Habitects AGConstruction | national
Learn more about Product ManagementDescription Web apps built to carry real customers, not demos. Sign-in, payments, email and analytics wired in, error tracking and monitoring from day one, and the whole thing in your own repository and accounts. We have built a cinema ticket shop against an undocumented XML API, with a seat map you can see before you register and pages that stay fast despite every showtime and price coming from a third-party system; a bathroom configurator that turns a filled-in form into a rendered room priced from live shop stock; and a workshop CRM where every piece is scanned at each step and the whole team works from their phones. Laravel, Livewire, TypeScript, React and Postgres, on foundations meant to grow instead of be rewritten in year one.Skills in Web Application (8) Web ApplicationProgressive Web AppPrototype DevelopmentResponsive WebsiteSingle Page ApplicationWeb PrototypingWeb DevelopmentWebflowWorks in Web Application (3) Clients in Web Application (3) Die MitteGovernment & Administration | internationalArthouse KinosEntertainment & Events | regionalHabitects AGConstruction | national
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Team
12 members in Ampersand Labs's team
StoryI spent over a decade in web and advertising agencies, building for names like Netflix, Audi, Migros and Swisscom, always with account managers in between. In 2019 I founded Ampersand in Zürich to drop that layer: the senior person who takes your first call is the one who builds it and hands it over.
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