Thrive Creative

Thrive Creative Inc. is a custom software development company in Calgary, Alberta, serving clients across Canada and North America. We operate as a Development Department as a Service, which means you get a forward deployed engineering team embedded in your business rather than an agency running a fixed-scope project from the outside.

Our services include custom software development, web and mobile app development, UX and UI design, cloud architecture and AWS consulting, AI and machine learning development, systems integration, and technical delivery management. Forward deployed engineers work inside your tools, your standups, and your roadmap, at a single blended hourly rate billed on usage.

There is no monthly commitment. No retainer, no minimum hours, no long-term contract, no lock-in. Scale the team up for a heavy release, scale down between milestones, or pause and restart without penalty. You own full IP on the work from the moment it is created.

Canadian innovation funding is built into every engagement. SR&ED is only one piece of it. The federal credit stacks with provincial programs, and prospective funding like NRC IRAP supports forward-looking work that a retroactive credit never reaches. Eligibility depends on how the work is structured and documented while it happens, so we build the engagement to qualify from day one. We file in house at no separate fee and take no contingency cut. Proceeds go entirely to you.

We work with clients in oil and gas compliance, healthcare technology, nonprofit and donor platforms, conversational AI, and B2B SaaS. Book a 20-minute call and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit. www.thrivecreative.ltd