We build what hasn't been built yet.
Four Birds is a deep-tech innovation studio. We design, engineer and commercialise hardware and software, from first principles to market-ready products.
What We Do
We operate at the intersection of hardware, software, intelligence and strategy, taking on problems that don't have an off-the-shelf answer.
Hardware & Product Design
Physical products, engineered precisely
From wearable devices to complex physical systems, we design, prototype and validate hardware built for real-world use and regulatory pathways.
Software & Web Development
Platforms that scale with your ambition
Custom web and application development, built clean and fast. Whether a client-facing product or an internal tool, we build software that lasts.
AI & Intelligent Systems
Intelligence, applied usefully
LLM integration, AI-powered tooling and intelligent automation, including novel infrastructure-level AI solutions for search and discovery.
IP Research & Strategy
Your ideas, protected and positioned
We research patent landscapes, identify IP opportunities and help build commercialisation strategies that protect what you have built.
Digital Presence & SEO
Found by the right people, for the right reasons
Search strategy, technical SEO, and digital architecture, including next-generation AI search optimisation (GEO) for platforms and brands.
How We Work
We don't do templates. Every engagement starts with a genuine understanding of the problem and ends with something that works in the real world.
Rigour over speed
We ask harder questions upfront so we're not solving the wrong problem at pace. Good technology starts with a clear-eyed brief.
End-to-end ownership
From napkin sketch to working product, we stay in it. We don't hand off and disappear. We build, test, iterate and deliver.
Designed to scale
Every solution we produce is architected for growth, beyond its first market, its first user, and its first version.
Why Four Birds
We sit at an unusual intersection: the technical depth of an R&D lab, the delivery pace of a product studio, and the commercial instinct of people who have built and shipped things before.
Cross-disciplinary by design
Our work spans wearable hardware, AI infrastructure, agritech and IP tooling. That breadth is not accidental. It is how we spot solutions others miss.
Built for regulated and grant-funded environments
We understand the documentation, rigour and accountability that serious funding bodies and enterprise clients expect.
Global reach, boutique attention
We work across global markets with presence in New Zealand and the Czech Republic, with the focus and care that only a small, senior team can provide.
The Team
Four Birds is led by two founders with complementary expertise across technology, product and business.
Early-mover in emerging tech, building AR commerce and VR experiences commercially before most had heard the terms, and AI product infrastructure before it was infrastructure. PhD in Marketing. 15+ years leading products across startups and Fortune 100s. Co-founded Basket, where his team processed millions of products daily at a fraction of industry cost and kept a 94 NPS doing it. He makes complex technology legible, useful, and well-timed.
PhD in Marketing & Business Management. Career built at AT&T leading operational teams that delivered mission-critical networking solutions for Fortune 500 clients globally, with hands-on experience across European and US markets. Accountable for hard KPIs in high-stakes, high-complexity environments and an early practitioner of AI-driven operations long before it became standard practice. She brings the rigour, scale-thinking, and cross-market fluency that turns ambitious ideas into enterprises that actually perform.
Contact
Let's build something.
Whether you have a fully formed brief or just a problem worth solving, we would like to hear about it.
Or email us directly at hello@fourbirds.co.nz