Ancient

I’m the CTO of Mesada, a remittance company that handles international payments from Mexico to the US and vice versa. We receive remittances through electronic systems.

We needed a software development service provider specializing in financial services and fintech with experience with our type of project.

Ancient is building our full digital product. They’ve provided consultation, developed the product, done backend engineering, designed the product’s UI/UX, built the transactional layer, and built the frontend.

We’ve worked with approximately 15 teammates from Ancient, including the technical team, the commercial director, the CTO, a technical lead, and a project manager. Each development area also has a leader.

I’d like to shout out Emilio (Co-Founder & CTO) and one other teammate, who have been the main drivers of this project.

We found them through a recommendation about Ancient’s commercial director. From there, our technology department got in touch with Ancient. Our goal was to form a large development team, which implied knowing the technological, financial, and compliance aspects of a product build. We decided to partner with Ancient due to their fintech expertise.

We’ve spent between $500,000–$600,000.

We started working together in August 2022, and the engagement is ongoing.

Our product has over 50,000 users and a very positive rating from users who send money to Mexico. As with every development process, we’ve had bugs, but Ancient has covered all the technical gaps. The team has handled all bugs within a non-productive app, so they’ve never affected the users. Although the work we have to do with Ancient is long, and our business will take time to develop, we’ve had great results so far.

Their project management has been very good. All deliveries have been determined under a statement of work, so when we have a review every two weeks, we know which modules and functionalities should be finished by which date.

Ancient’s fintech and software development expertise is their greatest strength, along with their project management and development methodologies skills. Their talented resources enable them to complete high-quality work.

They could improve their delivery so that their work feels like a solid deliverable. This would be more for show than functionality, but it could be useful for them to grow.

I recommend having clarity about your needs so the right team from Ancient can assist you. Initially, we thought we only needed development services, and it turned out we also needed product support, which Ancient helped us realize.

I am a manager at Innover digital

We provide our clients with digital transformation and consulting services. We also provide managed services and staff augmentation services

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We required quality resources to help scale our projects at reasonable costs. We wanted a partner that could act as an extension of our company, a partner that was trustworthy and dependable. Since we have begun working together, there has not been a single position Ancient haven’t been able to fulfill. They have always gone above and beyond to meet our needs and maintain high standards.

Affordable resources Receiving profiles within 48 hours of sharing the requirement and having them onboarded within 48 hours of being their selection. Being able to scale the team in a gradual manner Acting as an extension of our own team Less than two escalations per consultant per year

There was always a good flow of communication between us. My POC at Ancient was always reachable and would often connect with me on WhatsApp as well in order to be more efficient when needed. Project deliverables were always met. All staffing requirements were met.

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The culture and their passion to help us achieve our goals. Ancient always tailors their services in a manner that would best fit us and make us feel comfortable and supported

I honestly don’t think there is anything else they could have done to provide us with a better experience.

I am the Chief Executive Officer of Telecom Direct USA

Our company serves the USA with quality Telecommunications products with the focus on delivering telecommunications solutions to small business and large enterprise customers alike.

Ancient provided us with a team of 10 IT professionals, including software developers, project managers, and quality assurance specialists.

The scope of work for Ancient's team included developing custom software solutions for our telecommunication industry, conducting software testing and quality assurance, and providing project management support. The key deliverables included high-quality software solutions, detailed testing reports, and regular project progress updates.

The team's management was outstanding. They provided regular progress updates which helped us to stay informed and make informed decisions.

What we found most impressive about Ancient's team was their ability to understand our needs quickly and delivered great solutions that met our specific requirements. Their team was highly skilled, and they worked seamlessly with our team to achieve our goals.

We were highly satisfied with the services provided by Ancient and we have no suggestions for areas of improvement.

I’m an operations director at an IT services company.

We had a high demand for resources for our projects and needed to expand our team quickly.

Ancient provides staff augmentation services for our multiple projects, including tasks focused on UI/UX design, DevOps, QA, and development.

We work with different members of Ancient’s team depending on the project, but our main communication is with their CEO and a project manager they assigned to us.

We found Ancient on Linkedin and had an initial meeting with them in our offices. We realized we were a very good match from the first moment and immediately started collaborating with them.

So far, we’ve spent about $600,000 with them.

We started working together in January 2020, and the engagement is ongoing.

Our main success metric is our client’s satisfaction, and we’ve successfully delivered all the projects we have worked on with Ancient. We’ve never had any complaints.

Ancient’s team has met all deadlines, which is one of the main reasons we’ve continued our collaboration with them for so long — our clients are very important, and delivering on time is key. Regarding communication, we use Jira, Slack, and WhatsApp, but other project management tools depend on the project and the client.

Ancient offers good quality for a good price. In addition, they’re flexible, and their management team offers great communication — whenever we have any slight issue, they solve it right away.

I don’t think there’s anything they can improve on.

Be open and transparent, and have them set up a team that works for you.

CTO of a digital agency serving clients from across the globe.

We needed reliable and competent IT resources who can help us with our projects. We wanted to expedite the development process while delivering a great customer experience. Because we were falling short of resources, we decided to on-board the Ancient team.

We interviewed a lot of companies: three main aspects we reviewed included the strength of their team, their expertise, and engagement model. Of all the other agencies we interviewed, the Ancient team checked it all. They had a flexible engagement model, and a sound team of trained professionals - so we hired them for the project.

They worked closely with our team and helped us execute our client’s projects. Their team was comfortable working with all the leading technologies. The designers helped us create fresh website/software concepts, and the development team helped us build it from the ground up. The coordination was seamless among them.

We worked with multiple departments. For the most part, we were in touch with the project manager and had a chance to collaborate with UI/UX designers, Software Developers, and QA engineers.

With the help of their team, we managed to take on 3x more projects and brought the project timeline to just 30 days from 60. Their team is skillful, deliberate, and easy to work with. We continue to work with them and appreciate their dedication and genuine interest.

We collaborated via Slack for the most part. Apart from that, we had a few Zoom calls every now and then. They are very particular when it comes to managing timelines. They always respected given deadlines and delivered things on time.

Working with the Ancient team was a delight. They were friendly, skillful, and very supportive. When needed, they directly coordinated with our clients and got things done. They take the accountability of their responsibilities and are always there when needed.

Nothing in general. They have been very supportive throughout our partnership and we expect the same going forward.