The Lab at Ambaum

We build our own tools. Some of them become products.

The Lab is where Ambaum builds software for problems we hit ourselves or with clients: a brand whose numbers never agreed, our own outreach, a new market for company records. Each one started as something we needed. These three grew into products of their own.

The builds

Three builds, so far

01
Aperchur website
Private beta
Aperchur

Connects every data source a Shopify brand runs on into one view of the business and a plan for this week. Built for a client, then generalized.

02
Platen website
Private alpha
Platen

AI-assisted outreach where a person reviews and sends every message. Built to run our own outreach.

03
Founderie website
Working with owners
Founderie

Helps owners license the record of how their business runs to AI labs, cleared and on their terms. An Ambaum Labs company.

How The Lab works

Real problems first, products second

01
Start with a problem we actually have

Ours or a client's. Every build began as something somebody needed that week.

02
Run it on real work first

A client's books, our own outreach. It earns a name and a website only after it works.

03
AI does the work. People stay in charge.

A second agent checks the numbers, a person sends every message, and the owner signs before anything is released.

04
Write it down

Every build gets build notes: why we built it, how it works and what it caught.

Questions

What people ask about The Lab

What is The Lab at Ambaum?

The Lab is where Ambaum builds its own software. Each build starts as a problem we hit ourselves or with a client. Aperchur, Platen and Founderie are the three that grew into products of their own.

Who builds the tools?

The Ambaum team, the same people who build and run Shopify stores for our clients. Ambaum has been a Shopify Premier Partner since 2016. The products sit under Ambaum Labs, LLC.

Can I use Aperchur, Platen or Founderie?

Yes, by request. Aperchur is in private beta for Shopify brands. Platen is in private alpha for small teams that sell on relationships. Founderie works directly with business owners, trustees and PE operating partners. Each build has its own page here, with a link to its site.

How does The Lab use AI?

AI does the slow work: pulling data together, research, verification and first drafts. People stay in charge of decisions and of anything that goes out. Platen never sends a message on its own, and Founderie never takes possession of an owner's records.

Can Ambaum build a custom tool for my business?

Yes. If your team keeps exporting, pasting and reconciling the same data every week, that is usually where a build starts. Tell us the problem. We will tell you whether it needs custom software, an existing app or a better process.

How does The Lab connect to Ambaum's Shopify work?

Most of it comes straight out of client work. Aperchur started with a Shopify brand whose numbers never agreed across Shopify, ads and email. The same AI and data work is what we do for brands through AI enablement and agentic commerce.

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