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RTA manufactures custom, prefab outdoor kitchens that eliminate the frustrations typically felt when planning and building an outdoor kitchen from scratch. Our customers are homeowners looking for a simplified solution—a single, trustworthy source to complete their outdoor kitchen project from start to finish, with minimal wait time and yard disruption.

Lids is the global leader in licensed sports merchandise and changing the way fans purchase their favorite team apparel and jerseys. Through an innovative, tech-infused approach to making and selling fan gear in today's on-demand culture, Fanatics operates more than 300 online and offline stores, including the e-commerce business for all major professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, MLS, PGA), major media brands (NBC Sports, CBS Sports, FOX Sports) and more than 200 collegiate and professional team properties, which include several of the biggest global soccer clubs (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City).

WEB DESIGN, WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT, WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, GRAPHIC DESIGNING, MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT, DIGITAL MARKETING, RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN, WEBSITE REDESIGNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Zenyth is building a best-in-class web accessibility platform and service ecosystem that helps organizations achieve and maintain WCAG 2.2 AA compliance while delivering inclusive, high-performing digital experiences. What Zenyth Is Building: Zenyth Audit: A fully accessible, in-house audit platform combining manual testing with automated tools to deliver actionable, standards-aligned reporting. End-to-End Services: Accessibility audits, remediation, legal defense support, developer training, and compliance monitoring tailored to each client’s tech stack and risk profile. A11y Labs: A knowledge and resource hub for inclusive design, AI-assisted compliance, and community-based learning. Accessible Shopify Themes and Integrations: Customizable, high-performance ecommerce templates built to be accessible out of the box. Hard Problems Zenyth Is Solving: Accessibility at Scale Making web accessibility repeatable and scalable across complex tech stacks, large websites, and dynamic content environments. Bridging Legal and Technical Gaps Helping businesses navigate legal risk by translating WCAG guidelines into development practices that are defensible and future-proof. Avoiding Overlay Pitfalls Providing real, lasting accessibility solutions—not temporary overlays or automation band-aids that increase risk. Human-Centered + AI-Enabled Testing Combining expert human review with smart automation to deliver fast, thorough, and compliant results. Making Accessibility Business-Critical Elevating accessibility from a checkbox to a competitive advantage—driving SEO, customer retention, and trust. Ongoing Compliance, Not One-Time Fixes Solving for the reality that digital products change constantly, so compliance must be monitored and maintained over time.

Create lets you turn English into full stack apps. It's an AI "text to app" builder for entrepreneurs. Our mission is to give everyone the power of software creation. Our ambitious first step is to power a new generation of entrepreneurs as their AI product engineer. We’re hiring for the early team (first 10) who want to create an iconic product and shape our culture. Our team is small and talent-dense. We’ve built products people love and look for people who care about building insanely great products. Our investors include Bessemer, Uncork and the founders of Shopify, Zapier, Turing, Docsend, Front, Intercom, Shippo, and more.

We design fast, conversion focused websites and back them with marketing, content and strategy that actually move the numbers. Direct access to the people doing the work, clear pricing, no jargon. Remote first, worldwide.

Entrepreneurs like you have a lot of ideas in their mind but they do not have enough resources to get their idea rolling. Our mission is to fill this gap by providing end-to-end technology solutions.

We bring strategic business consulting, product thinking, and AI-native engineering together to solve what matters most: the systems that run your business, the products you sell, and the workflows that scale your operations.