We Build Digital Dreams
Vanguardds is a forward-thinking digital agency that transforms ideas into exceptional digital experiences. Since 2012, we've been pushing the boundaries of what's possible.
Built on craft, driven by outcomes
Vanguardds started in 2012 with a simple belief: that great software is the product of equal parts technical rigour and creative ambition. We were tired of agencies that treated development as a commodity and design as decoration.
Over the last twelve years we've shipped over 150 products — from scrappy MVPs that became category leaders, to platform rebuilds for companies with millions of users. Every project, regardless of size, gets the same level of care.
Today we're a team of 40+ designers, engineers, strategists, and AI specialists distributed across San Francisco, New York, and London. We're remote-first, asynchronous-friendly, and deeply collaborative.
Founded in a San Francisco apartment with a team of three.
Grew to 15 people and launched our first enterprise product.
Opened offices in New York and London. Hit $5M ARR.
Launched our AI practice. Crossed 100 clients worldwide.
40+ specialists. Named one of the top digital agencies in the US.
Our values
Craft is everything
We obsess over details that most people never notice — because the ones who do notice are your best customers.
Outcomes over output
We measure success by your business results, not by the number of screens we designed or lines of code we shipped.
People first
We build for humans. Every decision — from information architecture to API design — starts with the person using it.
Long-term thinking
We resist the shortcuts that create technical debt and design patterns that age badly. We build things that last.
Radical transparency
We tell you when something won't work, when we're behind, and when we think there's a better approach. Always.
Continuous improvement
We run retrospectives, share knowledge, and invest in getting better at our craft — so every project benefits from the last.
People behind the work
David Park
Head of Engineering
Full-stack and infrastructure fanatic. Contributor to React and Next.js.
Want to work with our team?
Whether you're kicking off a new product or scaling an existing one, we'd love to hear what you're building. Let's talk.