The studio
A Calgary studio that builds ambitious software.
We transform ambitious ideas into beautifully engineered software platforms that solve meaningful real-world problems.
Who we are
An engineering-led studio, building for ourselves and for the enterprise.
Appè Latte is an innovation and venture studio based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. We started as a mobile app agency, shipping consumer products to the App Store — and we’ve repositioned into a builder of our own ventures alongside enterprise platforms for organizations that need real systems, not slideware.
We’re engineering-led. Every product is architected, built and maintained by the same small team that ships our own apps, so the bar never drops between a client platform and something that carries our name.
Premium without arrogance — simple, honest and well-made. We lead with the outcome rather than the buzzword, and we build software that holds up in the real world.
What we believe
Six principles that keep every build honest.
The studio runs on a small set of convictions — the same ones whether we're shipping our own venture or a platform for a client.
Products before services
We build our own ventures — and hold client work to exactly the same bar.
Outcomes before technology
We lead with the business result, not the tech stack or the buzzword.
Engineering excellence
Production software that ships and holds up in the real world.
Confidence through clarity
Simple, honest and well-made. Premium without arrogance.
Governed by design
Human-in-the-loop AI, auditable systems, and data residency by default.
Consistency over novelty
Every touchpoint feels like it comes from the same world.
Meet the founder
One founder. One standard.
Appè Latte is led by the person who builds it.
Stanford Khumalo
Founder & CEO · Principal Engineer
Stanford is a Calgary-based engineer and product leader who has spent 14 years building software — from native iOS and Apple Watch apps to full platforms — and has shipped a portfolio of his own products to the App Store. He leads product as a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) and Scrum Master (CSM).
He started Appè Latte for a simple reason: it was genuinely hard to find a software partner that paired real creativity with true transparency — and that was actually there when you needed them. So he built one.
Today he leads the studio across its own ventures and its enterprise engineering, holding both to the same standard: ambitious, beautifully engineered software, honestly delivered.
North Star
Appè Latte does not just build software. We build the next generation of intelligent platforms.