SHINKA LABS

We are a digital business transformation boutique

生き甲斐

生き (iki), meaning "life" or "alive," and 甲斐 (gai), meaning "value" or "worth" - therefore, "ikigai" refers to having a sense of purpose, a reason for being, or something that makes life worth living.

Our Purpose
We help ambitious teams solve meaningful problems with business decisions guided by intelligence - using Artificial Intelligence, Application and Analytics practically and meaningfully.

Why work with us?

You get experts - not junior consultants
We partner deeply - not just deliver, but share outcomes
We build Ai and Analytics applications - and we do it exceptionally well

We make complex transformations simple

helping our clients focus on making business decisions and driving growth.

簡素

簡 (kan) meaning simple or brief, and 素 (so) meaning plain or element - therefore, "kanso" refers refers to simplicity by focusing on the essential and functional, while eliminating clutter and removing the unnecessary.

The Great Unbundling - and its cost for the business

Running in-house application, analytics, and AI programs is becoming increasingly more complex.

The shift to micro-services, modern data stacks, and cloud-native AI has splintered once-simple systems into dozens of moving parts.

Each layer now demands scarce, high-cost talent - application engineers, data scientists, Ai experts, and platform architects - alongside endless integration, security, and optimization needs.

Salaries, cloud spend, and tooling costs quickly compound into multi-million-dollar annual commitments.

Many organizations underestimate this reality and the result is delayed delivery, runaway budgets, and a technical debt that leads to yet another rebuild...

Focusing on value drivers - Top of the Stack (TOS)

We focus on the Top of the Stack - where strategy, transformation, AI, applications, and decisions directly shape business results.

This lets clients avoid the cost and complexity of managing every layer themselves.

Our flexibility-first model adapts to any operating rhythm, with embedded resources, pooled talent, fixed or flexible engagements.

Clients get the right skills, at the right time, without long-term overhead.

Using proven design patterns and accelerators, we implement and sustain best-practice architectures.

The result is faster time-to-value, lower delivery risk, and a tech stack that stays fit for purpose as needs evolve.

We don't just do technology solutions,

discover how we build winning partnerships with our customers on Ai and Analytics solutions.

進化

進 (shin), meaning "advance" or "progress" and 化 (ka), meaning "change" or "transformation" - therefore, "shinka" refers to the process of advancing or transforming into a more developed and advanced state, an evolution.

The People Layer

Consulting Solutions
We design and deliver practical AI and analytics applications that work in your context and deliver value in production.

Custom-built models, dashboards, and agents
Solutions embedded into workflows, not just stand-alone
Measurable business impact, not just technical delivery

The Application Layer

Inteligent Transformation
We design analytics solutions that don’t just describe the past, but help teams take action in the present.

Value-linked metrics and performance models
Decision-ready dashboards and Ai augmented workforces
Forecasting, benchmarking, and optimization tools

The Digital Infrastructure Layer

Analytics Platform
Helping you build the right data stack for your context, engineering maturity, resource constraints, and business goals.

Fit-for-purpose architecture (cloud-native, lakehouse, or serverless)
Scalable data pipelines, models, and governance
Tools your teams actually understand and use

Find out more

Leverage our flexible talent pool

whether you’re shaping strategy, building momentum, or scaling what works - we move fast with you.

手法

手 (shu) meaning "hand" or "skill," and 法 (hou) meaning "method," "law," or "principle" - therefore, "shuhou" refers to a specific way of doing something with deep experience and skill, or expertise.

Embedded Resources

We embed our expert engineers and consultants directly within your organization on a full-time basis. We handle all employment and support, you retain full control over day-to-day direction, priorities, and outcomes — ensuring maximum alignment with your business goals. This model is ideal for long-term transformation initiatives that require deep contextual understanding and continuity.

Resource Pooling

Access a full-stack agile development team via a flexible “Pool Points” system — where 1 point equals 1 FTE for 10 days. Choose from a mix of data engineers, software developers, UX designers, and domain experts. You gain elastic capacity that adapts to changing priorities, with discounted rates for upfront commitments and sustained engagement.

Flexible Engagement

Flexible, on-demand access to our specialists for specific tasks or advisory roles. Time and Materials (T&M) or part-time engagements allow you to scale your capacity without committing to full-time resources. Best suited for short-term needs, ad hoc projects, or when supplementing in-house capabilities.

Fixed Engagement

We take full ownership of delivering outcomes for clearly scoped initiatives. This includes end-to-end execution — from discovery and design to delivery and deployment — based on agreed timelines, milestones, and success criteria. You get high-impact results without the burden of day-to-day management.