AI-Native Studio · Austin, TX

We build software
that moves first.

One founder. Agentic AI. Nine products shipped and live, from mobile games to tools people use at work.

9
Products Live
2
App Store Apps
1
Founder
02

The Craft

We don't "use AI to code faster."

We deploy agents that architect, implement, test, and ship on their own. The human handles vision, product instinct, and knowing when it's right.

Autonomous. Not assisted.
01

AI-Native Development

Every product here was built end-to-end with agentic AI. Not copilots offering suggestions, but autonomous agents handling architecture, code, testing, and deployment. The human decides what to build. The agents build it.

02

Mobile & Web

Native iOS apps on the App Store. Full-stack web platforms deployed to the cloud. Real products with real users, not prototypes collecting dust in a Notion doc.

03

Games

Competitive mobile games built for players who want a real challenge. Ranked play, real-time mechanics, and the satisfaction of actually winning against someone who was actually trying.

03

The Approach

Named Checkmate because every move is deliberate.

Checkmate Labs is a one-person software studio in Austin, TX. And yes, nine live products is the work of one person. That's only possible because every line is built with agentic AI. Not assisted. Not suggested. Built.

While other teams are still scheduling kickoffs, we've already shipped, iterated, and shipped again. Strategy first. Then execution. Then users. Then repeat.

Austin, TX · Est. 2026

Thoughtful Design

The right spacing, the right animation, the right feel. We care about the details because users notice when you don't.

Shipped end-to-end

From first screen to production release, the work is built for use, not left as a promising prototype.

Small scope, finished

Tight product decisions keep the loop short: choose the mechanic, build the whole thing, put it in front of people.