A senior-only
mobile, AI &
platform agency.
Origami is a New York mobile app, AI and platform development agency. We've been building production-grade products for US culture, media, gaming, fintech and commerce brands since 2018 — every engineer senior, every engagement direct.
14th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Six practices, one
senior team.
What we've built
from NY.
The flagship auction destination for hip-hop memorabilia and celebrity drops — engineered on Azure, .NET, Next.js and PostgreSQL.
Daily fantasy and real-money sports wagering, engineered for compliance and scale.
Creator-led, performance-based marketing — an AI acquisition engine wired to a 5,000-creator network across 35+ countries.
A retail trading and profits-tracking platform with an AI co-pilot.
Shoppable video commerce — turn every frame into a storefront.
The marketplace for motor-enthusiast accessorizers — vehicles, parts, builds, content and community in one platform.
Questions from
NY founders.
Where in New York is Origami based?
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Our headquarters is at 641 Lexington Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10022 — in Midtown East, two blocks from Grand Central. Our senior dev team is in Bengaluru, India. We staff every engagement out of New York, with US-hours coverage from both offices.
What kind of clients do you work with in New York and the US?
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We work primarily with US-based culture, media, fintech, gaming and commerce brands. Our New York case studies include HipHopGrails (auctions), PlaySQOR (real-money gaming), FanRush (creator-economy MarTech), RealProfits (retail trading AI), VideoShops (shoppable commerce) and others.
Do you take meetings in person in NYC?
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Yes. We meet at 641 Lexington Avenue or anywhere in Midtown / Flatiron / SoHo. For early-stage projects we usually run a 90-minute scoping session in person, then move to async + weekly video for the engagement itself.
What does a typical New York mobile app engagement cost?
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MVP iOS + Android builds with a senior pod of 3–4 engineers start at $80K-150K (8-14 weeks). Full platform builds with backend, payments and identity range $200K-$1.2M. We work fixed-scope and time-and-materials. Every quote is owned by a senior engineer, not a salesperson.
How big is the team?
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Around 40 engineers, designers and product people — every one of them senior (8+ years, shipped production platforms). We have stayed at this size on purpose. Senior people don't scale the way juniors do, and we'd rather keep the bar high than chase the headcount story.
Why senior-only delivery instead of the agency pyramid model?
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Senior-only is more expensive per hour and cheaper per outcome. There is less rework, less management overhead, fewer surprises in production. A 2-3 senior pod typically ships more in a quarter than a 6-8 person pyramid team ships in a year. Our seven years of repeat clients tell us serious teams want this trade.