Taking project enquiriesChennaiEst. 2026
Stores, sites and AI tools for businesses that outgrew theirs.
A Chennai software and AI studio. A written scope and fixed proposal before we build. A working staging link every week.
Replies within one business day.Replies within one business day. Audits delivered in 2 working days.
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Virtual try-on, built by us
20,858 visitors · 63,167 page viewsin 30 days
Source · Vercel Analytics, production
- Virtual try-on, built by us
- 20,858 visitors · 63,167 page views in 30 daysSource · Vercel Analytics, production
Case · INEGO
When the campaigns hit, the store held up.
We built INEGO’s online store and its virtual try-on, and supported the launch. ScaleUp Marketing Agency ran the campaigns.
- RevenueSource · Reported by the brand, November 2026 · Campaigns by ScaleUp Marketing Agency
- ₹5 lakh+
- Visitors in 30 daysSource · Vercel Analytics, production, to early November 2026
- 20,858
- Page views in 30 daysSource · Vercel Analytics, production, to early November 2026
- 63,167
Common problems
What’s costing you this month.
Four common ones, and what we build to close each.
- 01
The store crawls on a phone.
Closed byA store rebuild that loads fast on the phone your customer has.
- 02
Orders and COD are confirmed by hand.
Closed byOrder and WhatsApp automation that does the confirming.
- 03
Enquiries land in an inbox nobody owns.
Closed byAn enquiry flow that routes, replies and records.
- 04
The MVP is still a slide deck.
Closed byA scoped MVP, shipped to staging every week.
Our commitments
What you can hold us to.
- 01
A written scope and a fixed proposal before any build.
- 02
Working software on a staging link every week.
- 03
You talk to the person writing the code.
- 04
The code is yours once it’s live and the bug-fix period ends.
- 05
Replies within one business day.
- 06
If we’re not the right fit, we’ll say so and point you to who is.
How a project moves
- Idea
The problem, stated plainly
- Software
A system that holds the work
- Automation
The repetition removed
- Impact
Hours, speed, accuracy
Tell us what you need built. We reply within one business day.
Free website audit
Not ready to build? Get a written list of fixes first.
- 01Speed on a real phone
- 02Google and local search
- 03Your enquiry flow
- 04One process worth automating
Reviewed by the founder. Delivered in 2 working days. No call, no logins.
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FAQ
Straight answers.
What does Catalyst Labs build?
Catalyst Labs is a Chennai-based software and AI engineering studio. It builds custom software, web and mobile applications, SaaS products, AI agents and automation, and systems integrations - engineered around how a business actually works rather than from a template.
Where is Catalyst Labs based?
Catalyst Labs is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and was established in 2026. The studio is a registered Micro Enterprise under India's Udyam scheme (UDYAM-TN-02-0462988), which can be checked on the government portal.
How does a project with Catalyst Labs start?
Every engagement starts with discovery: mapping how the work moves through the business, where it stalls, and what a fix is worth. That produces a problem definition, scope and success criteria, and a fixed proposal before any build begins. If Catalyst Labs is not the right fit, it says so.
How much does a project cost?
Cost depends on the complexity of the project and the development time it needs. There is no published rate card. After discovery you receive a written, fixed proposal against agreed deliverables, so the price is known before building starts. Describe what you want to build on the contact page to get a scoped answer.
Who will I work with?
Catalyst Labs is deliberately a small studio. You work directly with the team that builds your system, not an account manager relaying requirements, and the work is documented as it is built so that it can be handed over and maintained.
Who owns the code?
You do. Ownership of the code is transferred to the client once the project is deployed to production and the bug-fix period is complete. Until then Catalyst Labs maintains the codebase and fixes defects, and the work is documented throughout so the handover is clean.
Which technologies does Catalyst Labs use?
Typical work uses TypeScript, Next.js, React, Node.js and Python with PostgreSQL, deployed on cloud infrastructure, plus retrieval-augmented generation and agent tooling for AI systems. The stack is chosen per problem; a plain query or scheduled job is used instead of AI where it works better.
Have a system worth building? Let's scope it.
Tell us what you're trying to build, automate or improve. If we're not the right people for it, we'll say so - and point you at who is.
Or choose how to talk
After you send
- We read itA person reads every enquiry. There is no filter in front of it.
- A reply in one working dayUsually with a question or two about the problem, before anything else.
- A call, then a written proposalIf there is a project here: a written scope, a fixed proposal and a start date.
Recent results
mithun@catalystlabs.co.in · +91 96770 80327 · Chennai, India