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Software development for growing businesses · First version in days

Software that makes your company more valuable — built in weeks, not years.

CPI Technologies has been building custom software for business owners since 2017: web platforms, mobile apps, back-end systems — AI-native, with a first version in days instead of months. You review progress in your browser every Friday, real users test before rollout — and you end up with a software asset that drives revenue and adds to your company's value. Code, credentials, accounts: 100% yours.

Free and non-binding. In 30 minutes, we'll work out what your software needs to do — and whether the project pays off for you.

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Maximilian Schmidt — founder of CPI Technologies
Maximilian SchmidtFounder & CEO, CPI Technologies · Frankfurt

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Sound familiar?

Why good companies run on bad software

Most mid-market software projects don't fail on technology — they fail on process: months of specs, black-box development, and a result that doesn't fit how you actually operate. Meanwhile, your team keeps running the business on spreadsheets and email threads.

Off-the-shelf software doesn't fit your business

  • Your processes are what set you apart — but no standard tool maps them.
  • So you bend your operation around the software: spreadsheets next to the ERP, email threads for orders.
  • The same data gets typed in three times — and every workaround costs your team hours, every week.

Your last IT project took months — and delivered little

  • Requirements doc, quote, then radio silence: you see the result months later.
  • Only to find it was built past your day-to-day reality.
  • Change orders inflate the price, and the launch date keeps slipping.
  • At some point, nobody in the company believes in the project anymore.

Without your own developers, you're dependent

  • No in-house dev team, good developers nearly impossible to hire — so you're stuck with your vendor.
  • When the agency owns code, servers, and credentials, they control your pace and your costs.
  • And switching providers feels like starting over from zero.

What we build

What we build for growing businesses

Always custom software that pays for itself — for your customers, your team, or as a product in its own right. Everything from one team: front end, back end, app, and operations.

Web platforms & customer portals

Ordering portals, customer portals, marketplaces: your customers handle online what still takes phone calls and email today — around the clock, without your back office having to grow along.

Mobile apps (iOS + Android)

Right in your customers' pockets: order, book, request service — with push notifications that reach them directly. One codebase for both platforms keeps development and maintenance affordable.

SaaS products

Your process, turned into a product: other companies pay monthly for the software that already lets you outperform your industry — a second revenue stream alongside your core business.

Back-end systems & integrations

APIs and systems that connect ERP, inventory management, CRM, and shop: data flows automatically instead of being typed three times — the foundation for everything you'll want to build on top later.

AI features & agents

Digital coworkers inside your software: answering inquiries, preparing quotes, capturing orders — built with OpenAI and Anthropic Claude, running on your own accounts, without growing your team.

Replacing Excel & legacy systems

The calculation only one person in the company understands, the tool nobody maintains anymore: we turn both into software that's documented, runs reliably, and belongs to you.

Integrations

Software that talks to your systems — and to 1,500+ apps

Custom software only pays off when it's connected: it reads and writes where your data already lives — instead of becoming one more island your team feeds by hand.

Your internal systems

ERP & inventory
Accounting
CRM & sales
Email & calendar
Your custom softwareWeb, app & back end

Tools your team uses

SlackGmailHubSpotSalesforceWhatsAppNotion+ 1,500 more apps

A few examples — we connect what you actually need: direct interfaces to your ERP, shop, and accounting, plus an integration layer covering 1,500+ apps.

How it works

From idea to live software in about 90 days

No black box, no never-ending project: three steps, each with a clear deliverable — and you stay in control every single week.

Step 1 · Weeks 1–2

Prove it before you build it

  • In the free Potential Analysis (30 min), we work out what your software needs to do, where it hooks into your workflows and systems — and how much revenue or savings it can unlock.
  • You walk away with a written scope, a fixed price, and a launch date.
  • If the idea doesn't hold up, we tell you straight — and you've lost nothing.

Step 2 · Weeks 3–9

Weekly sprints to version one

  • AI-native development puts a clickable prototype in your hands within days — no waiting months for the first screen.
  • Every Friday, you review the current build in your browser and decide what gets built next.
  • Architecture, data model, and reviews are owned by a human with nearly ten years of experience — AI only speeds up the typing.

Step 3 · Weeks 10–13

Test with real users, then go live

  • Before the software rolls into daily operations, real users work with it for several weeks — your team or your customers.
  • Wherever they get stuck, we fix it before it counts.
  • After launch, we keep running and improving the software — a full handover is possible at any time, and the code is 100% yours anyway.
Maximilian Schmidt speaking to business owners at a CPI event

What you get out of it

What custom software actually gets you

Software that works for you — a tool in daily operations and an asset on your balance sheet.

Headcount stays flat. Margin doesn't.

Everything that runs on phone calls, email, and spreadsheets today gets handled by the software: orders, inquiries, reporting. Your team wins back hours every week — and headcount stops growing with every new order. Your margin, on the other hand, does.

A more valuable company

Custom software you own is an asset: it sets you apart from competitors, locks in customers, and counts in a valuation or succession — unlike rented standard tools any competitor can buy tomorrow.

Certainty instead of gut feeling

You see what's being built in your browser every Friday, and real users put the software through its paces before rollout. You'll know within weeks whether it works in practice — not after a year and a six-figure budget.

The comparison

Why CPI — not an agency, your own team, or a freelancer

Any of these options can work. The difference is speed, risk, and accountability: we deliver at a fixed price, in weekly cycles — and stay on board after launch.

CPI TechnologiesTraditional agencyIn-house dev teamFreelancers
First version in days, not months✓✕??
A fixed price that doesn't move after signing✓✕✕✕
The current build in your browser every Friday✓✕✓?
Launch in about 90 days✓???
No recruiting, no in-house IT staff needed✓✓✕✓
Code, credentials, and accounts are 100% yours✓?✓✓
Ongoing support and development after launch✓✓✓✕

Case studies

Software that's live today — two examples

Both products are proven in daily use — real users, real revenue, built by CPI and supported to this day.

Sellerpoint — B2B e-commerce platform

Multichannel selling across Amazon, eBay, and Shopify from a single interface — with 500+ active users and tens of thousands of orders per day. Built by CPI and still supported as a long-term partner.

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SAY App — temporary staffing marketplace

A digital marketplace reinventing temporary staffing: job seekers, employers, and agencies matched by AI — 100,000+ jobs brokered, delivered as a mobile app and web platform from a single team.

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Frequently asked questions

What business owners ask before a software project

Will custom software work with our existing systems — ERP, inventory management, CRM?

Yes — that's usually the heart of the project. In the Potential Analysis, we look at your system landscape and define where the new software plugs in: via interfaces to your ERP, inventory management, shop, or CRM. Existing systems aren't replaced, they're connected — your data flows automatically instead of being maintained twice. And if something can't be integrated in a sensible way, we tell you before the quote, not after.

Can you take over and extend an existing codebase?

Yes. We regularly step into projects mid-stream — when the previous vendor stops delivering, the developer has left, or a legacy system needs to grow. We audit the code first and give you an honest assessment: what's solid, what should be rebuilt, and what either path costs. Then you decide — with a written scope and a fixed price, like every one of our projects.

Where does the software run, and how safe is our data?

Hosting is in the EU, GDPR-compliant, on accounts that belong to your company — not to us. At any time, you get a full breakdown of every service in use and the running costs. There's no dependency that only we can undo: if you want to continue with another provider tomorrow, you simply take code, credentials, and documentation with you.

You build with AI. Does that make the code worse?

No. For us, AI speeds up writing code — not making decisions. Architecture, data model, and reviews are handled by a human who has been building software for nearly ten years. Every line goes through the same tests and standards as hand-written code. That way of working is what makes the short cycles possible in the first place — and it's publicly documented in our book (vibecodingbuch.de).

How much does custom software cost with you?

That depends on the scope — but you'll know before you commit: after the free Potential Analysis, you receive a written quote with scope, a fixed price, and a launch date. Once you sign, that number doesn't move, no matter how many hours we put in. Anything you want on top later gets its own quote — the running project stays untouched.

What happens after launch — and who owns the code?

The source code, all credentials, and the accounts for hosting and services are 100% yours. After launch, we keep supporting the software long term: updates, monitoring, further development. A complete handover to your team or another provider is still possible at any time — if you never hire us again, you're not missing a thing.

Maximilian Schmidt on the trading floor of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

First conversation

What should your software do?

Walk us through your idea: in 30 minutes we'll work out what your software needs to do, where it hooks into your systems, and whether the project pays off — an honest assessment, not a sales pitch.

Free and non-binding · Reply within two business days

Send your request

Use the form to tell us briefly what kind of company you run and what your software should do — two sentences are plenty.

Potential analysis (30 min)

By video or phone: we go through your plans, check where the software hooks into your workflows and systems, and run rough numbers on the payoff.

Written assessment

Within two business days you receive an assessment with scope, price range, and launch date. If the idea doesn't hold up, we'll tell you that just as plainly.

Testimonials

From our first platforms in 2017 to today — many clients stay for years

Problem

E-commerce know-how was being sold as a service — there was no scalable platform behind it.

Goal

Enter the e-commerce SaaS business with a robust, user-friendly platform.

Result

Sellerpoint is live and routes tens of thousands of orders per day — with CPI as a long-term partner.

Nicklas SpelmeyerNicklas SpelmeyerSellerpoint · CEO eCommerce.de

Problem

Only a bare-bones prototype of the travel app — a long way from a market-ready product.

Goal

A full-fledged AI app with mobile and web presence that stands out in the market.

Result

Vacabee is live as an AI app across iOS, Android, and web — one of a kind in this form.

Dennis LulicDennis LulicVacabee · CMO & Founder

Problem

The idea for a membership platform was there — a path to fast execution wasn't.

Goal

Get Ameritum to market fast.

Result

Platform delivered in record time thanks to AI-powered development — more joint projects are underway.

Ulvi AydinUlvi AydinAmeritum · Founder & Interim Manager

Problem

Fundraising required a platform that could withstand regulatory scrutiny.

Goal

A BaFin-compliant fundraising platform, delivered in time for launch.

Result

Launched on schedule and entered the market successfully — exceeding requirements.

Martin AlbertMartin AlbertBitalo AG · CEO

Problem

Real-world assets were ready to be tokenized — but an experienced technology partner was missing.

Goal

Build and operate a tokenization platform in a regulated environment.

Result

intokia.com was built with remarkable efficiency — CPI is a permanent partner in the ecosystem.

Sven BüchelSven BüchelIntokia · Van Sterling Capital

Problem

Manual processes were holding back precious metals trading and market presence.

Goal

A modern platform that automates operations and scales the business.

Result

Trading is significantly more efficient and profitable — they commissioned a second app on the spot.

Zhenwei WangZhenwei WangPrecious metals trading platform

Problem

A Web3 social media app needed blockchain solutions and a comprehensive API — without an in-house tech team.

Goal

A robust, seamless solution from architecture through implementation.

Result

Delivered on time and beyond expectations — the app launched successfully.

Jordan YallenJordan YallenWeb3 social app

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