A studio that travels.
Ideas Realized is fully distributed. We are headquartered in Santa Rosa, with regional leads and on-site availability across the metros below, and we ship remotely nationwide. Every engagement is led by someone close enough to meet you in person when the work calls for it, even though most of the build happens remote.
San Francisco Bay Area
Ideas Realized is headquartered in Santa Rosa and has been shipping AI automation, custom software, and modern web systems for Bay Area founders and operators since 2019.
Lead: Shane Spencer · Founder · Bay Area leadFeatured: Sonoma County ConnectionsFlorida · MiamiMiami
A team member based in Miami leads engagements across South Florida, fintech operators, hospitality groups, LATAM cross-border platforms, and Miami-Dade entrepreneurs building the next wave of tech in the region.
Lead: Dane W. · Lead engineer · MiamiFeatured: Golden MiamiOhio · ColumbusColumbus, Ohio
Columbus is anchored by Ohio State, insurance and finance (Nationwide, Huntington), and a steadily-growing logistics and warehousing cluster.
Lead: Alex · Engineer · ColumbusFeatured: FigGlowTexas · HoustonHouston
Houston is one of the most operationally complex metros in the country, the world capital of energy, one of the largest medical centers globally, and the Port of Houston driving national logistics.
Hawaii · HonoluluHonolulu
A team member based in Ewa Beach leads engagements across Oahu, tourism technology, military and defense contractors, inter-island logistics, and small businesses serving residents and visitors.
Lead: Carter · Engineer · HonoluluFeatured: ViziVibesCalifornia · San FranciscoSan Francisco
San Francisco proper holds the densest concentration of AI labs, fintech, and enterprise SaaS anywhere in the world, and the engineering bar to match.
Lead: Shane Spencer · Founder · San FranciscoNew York · NYCNew York City
New York runs on financial services, media, retail, and one of the deepest startup scenes in the country, and all of it expects to move fast.
Indiana · IndianapolisIndianapolis
Indianapolis pairs a deep insurance and life-sciences base with a fast-growing logistics, sports-tech, and B2B software scene.
Illinois · ChicagoChicago
Chicago combines deep finance and trading, national logistics, and heavy industry with a serious startup and B2B software scene.
California · Los AngelesLos Angeles
Los Angeles spans media and entertainment, DTC commerce, aerospace, and one of the largest creator economies in the world.
Outside our five metros? Still want to work with us?
Most engagements run fully remote. We have shipped for clients across the US and internationally without ever meeting in person. The metro pages are about in-person availability, not where we will or will not work.