About Spawntech
We Build What's Next
At Spawntech, we help companies turn bold ideas into intelligent, scalable products — fast. Our mission is to remove friction between vision and execution by combining lean strategy, modular engineering, and embedded AI.
We're not just consultants. We're product partners. From startups to global enterprises, we deliver working solutions — not wireframes, decks, or half-baked MVPs. With toolkits built from real-world experience, we bring velocity and clarity to every engagement.
Our Origin Story
From UX and CX leadership to full-stack product strategy, Spawntech is built on decades of practical insight and innovation.
Spawntech began in 2018 as a product studio — a space for us to build our own ideas using everything we’d learned from two decades in UX and CX.
Before that, Dave Benjamin and Gary Greenfield had spent years shaping South Africa’s experience design landscape. Dave launched the country’s first UX consultancy in 1999. In 2004, he and Gary co-founded Interact RDT, South Africa’s first CX firm — serving top-tier clients in finance, telecoms, and retail with proprietary strategy and research frameworks.
Spawntech was a shift. Our first product, Papill.io, didn’t succeed — but it sparked a deeper dive into lean product thinking. Dave became a certified Lean Product Coach, and we applied that learning to build Collabli, a tool for async collaboration. Then came Product Starter — a guided platform for product teams, combining strategic models with embedded AI.
That’s when the questions started coming in: “Can you help us build our own AI-powered solution?”
So we did. And now, that’s what Spawntech is. We still build our own tools. But we also help others go from product vision to AI-native execution — faster, smarter, and without the usual guesswork.
Our Mission
To turn great ideas into real products with intelligence, speed, and strategy.
We exist to make AI-powered product delivery simple, fast, and effective. We bridge the gap between inspiration and execution by combining advanced toolkits, lean methodology, and deep product insight. Whether you're a startup founder or enterprise leader, our mission is the same: to help you build something that works — and works well — from day one.
We help product leaders bring ideas to life through modular, production-grade AI capabilities — built for real use, not just demos. By combining the speed of open-source engineering with the precision of consultancy-grade thinking, we enable our clients to go to market with confidence.
Meet Our Leadership
We’re a dynamic group of individuals who are passionate about what we do.
- Gary GreenfieldCEO
- Dave BenjaminCTO
- Khensani NgobeniCustomer Success Lead
- Tshitshi NtumbaProduct Design Lead
- Arshaad YousuphExperience Design Lead
- Candice MalcolmPrompt Engineering Lead
Our Philosophy
Our philosophy is simple: build smart, move fast, and always deliver real value. Every product we touch is guided by these principles.
We believe in iterative, insight-driven development — with just enough process to stay focused and fast.
Every AI capability we build must deliver value, save time, or improve clarity — not just impress in a demo.
A product that isn’t usable isn’t finished. Design is not decoration — it’s clarity, speed, and simplicity.
Great code without purpose is just expensive guessing. We align every decision to the real-world outcome you’re chasing.
We help you place smarter ones — with validation, structure, and systems that adapt with your product.
We believe great teams don’t just need vision — they need systems that support good decisions.
The Business Challenges We Solve
At Spawntech, we help businesses — from startups to enterprises — solve the real challenges that stand between vision and execution. These are the pain points our toolkits, strategy, and team are built to overcome:
We help teams move from rough concepts to validated, build-ready strategies — fast, focused, and aligned to customer value.
Our cloud-native, multi-tenant architecture enables modern builds that can live inside or alongside complex ecosystems — without starting over.
We eliminate handoff risk by being your end-to-end partner — from product strategy and UX to AI architecture and delivery.
Our team plugs in where you're short — from LLM specialists to product designers — delivering expert capability without the long hiring cycles.
We help you move quickly *and* wisely with proven toolkits that reduce risk, improve stability, and accelerate outcomes — without cutting corners.
We prioritize what matters — with customer insight, lean validation, and data-backed product thinking — so every sprint delivers value.
Why Spawntech?
We don’t just talk about AI. We ship it. We make it usable. And we integrate it into systems that scale.
Our monorepo and toolkits compress time-to-value — helping teams move from idea to impact faster than ever.
From auth to AI chat, we’ve built it all before — and baked it into modular, production-ready code.
With 20+ years in UX, CX, and product innovation, we know what to build — and what to leave out.