AI · automation · custom software
AI automation and custom software for growing companies
We help growing and mid-sized companies modernise operations and automate manual workflows, with software built around the way they work. Led by Manu Van Look, with senior specialists on board when the project calls for it.
8 years
of senior experience in analysis, design and development
Every project
personally led by the founder
Senior network
of specialists, brought in to fit your project
What we do for you
Four ways to take time, errors and manual work out of your operations, with systems that scale with you.
AI automation
Take repetitive work off your plate: processes that run themselves, with AI where it truly helps.
Read more: AI automationAI implementation
Put AI to work concretely and safely in your existing tools and processes, without the hype.
Read more: AI implementationCustom software
Platforms and tools that fit how your business works, from analysis to go-live.
Read more: Custom softwareIntegrations
Make your existing tools work together: webshop, accounting, planning and more.
Read more: IntegrationsSpotlight: recent work
Two platforms running every day for real teams, across stores, warehouses and production.
Bakery chain · retail & production
Have A Roll HQ
A custom back-office platform that connects the stores, bakeries, drivers and managers of a growing cinnamon-roll chain.
View case study: Have A Roll HQ
Artisan bakery · production
Bakery Funk
An operations platform for a Nordic-style artisan bakery: from the weekly plan down to the ingredient lot.
View case study: Bakery FunkLed by Manu Van Look
I lead every project personally, from the first analysis to go-live and beyond. That guarantees senior-level quality and a well-considered architecture, and gives you one point of contact who knows your project inside out.
Depending on the scope and timeline, I bring in vetted senior specialists from my network. You only pay for the talent your project actually needs, without the overhead of a large agency.
Specialists we bring in
- Designers
- Software architects
- Developers
- Testers
- DevOps
- Infrastructure
- Cybersecurity specialists
How we work
- 01
Explore
A free conversation about your operations: where is time lost, what goes wrong, what do you want to achieve?
- 02
Analyse
We map your processes and systems and write a phased proposal with a clear scope, team, timeline and price.
- 03
Build
In short iterations with demos, code review and automated tests. You see and test what is being built from day one.
- 04
Support
After go-live we provide support, maintenance and further development, with clear agreements.
Why Manaaft
About ManaaftSenior lead on every project
Your project is led by an engineer with eight years of experience in large organisations and startups, not handed off to a junior.
Outcomes, not hours
We start from your process and the gain you are after: fewer manual steps, fewer errors, one source of truth. The technology follows.
Only the talent you need
A team shaped around your project, from a trusted network of senior specialists. No agency overhead, no padding.
Continuity
Code review, automated tests, CI/CD, documentation and a handover at delivery. The code is yours, and with a support agreement we stay available.
Ready to move your operations forward?
Tell us where things grind today. You talk directly to the person who will lead your project. The first conversation is free and without obligation, and you get honest advice, even if that is "don't build yet".