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For founders & business owners

Build your AI product with a technical team that stays.

From a clear idea to a first usable release. We scope, build and develop your software, one agreed stage at a time.

Free 20–30 min call → written scope + fixed price for stage one within 2 business days. First stages start from $5k.

Maria from our team replies within 1 business day (US Eastern) to set up your call with Eugene.

Led by Eugene Tsaplin, CEO — personally Upwork Expert-Vetted (top 1% of talent), Top Rated Plus, 100% Job Success (Oct 2026).

  • 515projects on Upwork
  • $2M+billed on Upwork
  • 98%Job Success Score
  • Top Rated Plusagency status

Indext Data Lab agency profile on Upwork, October 2026. See the profile (opens in a new tab)

Who this is for

You run the business. We handle the software.

  1. Build the first version of a new product

    You understand a problem and who the product is for. You need a technical team to test the core idea and build the first useful version.

  2. Turn a client service into software

    Your team does the same work for client after client. You want a tool that does it faster, or one your clients can use on their own.

  3. Take a live product further

    It’s live, but users find it hard to use, or changes take forever. We pick it up and keep it moving.

Not sure which one fits? That’s what the free call is for.

How the deal works

You know the price before any work starts.

Two quotes for one app can end in very different bills. So we fix the price in writing, one stage at a time.

  1. A free 20–30 min call

    About your business, not about code. You talk to Eugene, our CEO.

  2. Written scope + fixed price in 2 business days

    For stage one: what we’ll build, how we’ll know it’s done, and the price. First stages start from $5k.

  3. A short demo every week

    You see working software every week, so you always know where things stand.

  4. Next stage, same rules

    Every next stage gets its own written scope and fixed price before we start. You can stop after any stage.

  5. Launch, and we stay

    Keep us on as your engineering team, or on a support plan from $750/month.

Your code is yours. The code and repository live in your accounts from day one.

Stage one

A clear idea is enough to start the conversation

You do not need an existing prototype, revenue or an in-house engineering team. Bring the problem you want to solve, who will use the product and what a useful first version should let them do.

Together we choose the first stage: testing the hardest technical assumption, connecting the core workflow, or delivering a usable release. Each stage has an agreed scope and fixed price, so the next decision is based on work you can review.

  • The hard part first

    The core function your product depends on, working on your real data or documents.

  • A first version people can use

    That core, wrapped in a simple interface your users or your team can click through.

  • One new feature in a live product

    Like the plain-English assistant we added to a medical tech company’s dashboard.

The written scope lists what you’ll get, how we’ll check it’s done, and the fixed price. First stages start from $5k.

See how we scope and build an MVP

After launch

We stay after launch.

Launch is when real users show up and the real work starts. Keep building with us stage by stage, or keep us on a support plan.

Support plan: monitoring + fixes

from $750/month

  • Issues flagged within 24 hours
  • Fixed within 2 business days
  • New features scoped and priced as their own stage

Want to take it in-house later? The code is already in your accounts.

Published work

Projects you can check

Each one is a published case study or a client’s own review.

Medical technology · Live product

An assistant for a product its users found too technical

Simple questions about battery health kept going to the support team. We built an AI assistant into the existing dashboard: clinic staff ask in plain English and pull their own reports, without waiting on support.

Better oversight of thousands of assets across hundreds of locations.

Read the case (opens in a new tab)

Architecture & engineering

Technical drawings people used to read by hand

Teams reviewed large sets of PDF drawings manually to find specific components. We built a computer-vision pipeline that detects and classifies the symbols and turns drawings into organized lists of technical components.

Read the case (opens in a new tab)

E-commerce brand

Product listings, automated

Listing updates used to be manual. We automated them.

75% fewer manual updates — as reported by the client in their Clutch review.

“Their professionalism, technical prowess, and commitment to excellence make them invaluable partners.”

— Aleksandar Jankovic, CEO, TheHoneyhugs · Clutch 5.0/5
Read the review on Clutch (opens in a new tab)

More: a multi-agent script workflow for a social content team, script-to-screen time down 70% (opens in a new tab) · All case studies (opens in a new tab)

Who you’ll talk to

Your first call is with our CEO, not a sales rep.

Eugene Tsaplin

Eugene Tsaplin

CEO, Indext Data Lab

Senior architect with 20+ years in software. Your first call is with him.

On Upwork, personally: Expert-Vetted (top 1% of talent) · Top Rated Plus · 100% Job Success (Oct 2026)

Maria

COO

Emails you within 1 business day (US Eastern) to set up your call.

“Eugene and Maria are phenomenal to work with and produce high quality work!”

— Client on Upwork, AI medical property classification project · 5.0/5 · April 2026

“They are the best at AI.”

— Jonas Wistrand, CEO, Gaston Luga AB · Clutch 5.0/5

Indext Data Lab is an engineering team based in Belgrade, Serbia, working with clients worldwide. Meet the engineers

Straight answers before we build

What exactly is stage one?

The smallest piece that proves your product works for real users, for example the core function first, or a first version people can click through. We agree on it together on the call, and the written scope spells out what you’ll get, how we’ll check it’s done, and the fixed price.

What will the whole product cost?

We price one stage at a time, so you only commit to work that is fully defined. Each next stage gets its own written scope and fixed price before we start, and you can stop after any stage.

Will you still be here after launch?

Yes. Keep building with us stage by stage, or keep us on a support plan from $750/month: issues flagged within 24 hours, fixed within 2 business days.

I’m not technical. How will I know it’s going well?

Every week you see working software in a short demo. Judge it by a number from your business, not by the code: hours saved, orders handled, support calls avoided.

Who owns the code?

You do. The code and repository live in your accounts from day one, so you can take it in-house anytime.

Do I need a spec or a technical co-founder?

No. Bring the problem, who it’s for, and what you’ve tried. Turning that into a written scope is our job.

Do I need funding or a registered company?

No. You need a budget for the stage in front of you. First stages start from $5k.

Where is your team?

We’re based in Belgrade, Serbia. Maria replies within 1 business day, US Eastern time, and sets up your call with Eugene.

Send a short brief

A few lines are enough. Free 20–30 min call with Eugene Tsaplin, our CEO — about your business, not about code. Within 2 business days after the call, you get a written scope and a fixed price for stage one. First stages start from $5k.

What happens next

  1. Within 1 business day (US Eastern): Maria from our team emails you to set up the call.
  2. The call, 20–30 min, free: who will use the product and what the first version has to do.
  3. Within 2 business days after the call: a written scope and a fixed price for stage one. Every next stage gets its own written scope and fixed price. You can stop after any stage.
  4. If we go ahead: the code lives in your accounts from day one, you see a short demo every week, and after launch we stay on as your engineering team. Support plans start from $750/month.

An idea is enough to start the conversation. You do not need an existing product or investment round; we will discuss the scope and funding for the first paid stage.

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