Get ROI from AI by taking pilots to production
Forward Deployed Team embeds product managers, designers, and engineers in your company to build, integrate, and run AI in your systems, with Pixel AI™.
Put AI to work in your own systems
Embed
Our engineers join your team and choose the first use case with you.
Build
We build focused on your specific use cases, reviewed by your team.
Deploy
We deploy with guardrails, monitoring, and a person in the loop.
Operate
We keep the system healthy and improve it as your data and users change.
When does a Forward Deployed Team make sense?
A Forward Deployed Team makes sense when established tech companies and scaling startups need AI working in production without building an AI team from scratch first.
Your AI pilot never made it to production
The proof of concept impressed everyone. Then it met real data, security reviews, and legacy systems, and stalled.
What changesThe pilot rebuilt for real data and real users, cleared through your reviews and running in production.
Your agents can’t reach the systems that matter
An agent is only useful when it can act on your data and tools. Getting access, permissions, and fallbacks right is most of the work.
What changesAgents connected to your stack and running in production, with access designed with your security team.
You have a model, but no product around it
Someone has to design the flows and the experience before people can use it well.
What changesForward deployed product managers and designers shape how people use the AI in your product.
Your team owns the product. Nobody owns the AI
Your engineers are busy with the roadmap, and AI work keeps losing to it. Nobody has the time or the depth to take it end to end.
What changesAI integration with a clear owner, built with your engineers or by a dedicated team accountable for results.
Add forward deployed engineers, or a whole team
Go flexible to bring in product managers, designers, and forward deployed engineers to work with your team. Go dedicated when a Pixelmatters team should build and run your AI.
4.9 stars on Clutch | Flexible Subscription | Team Subscription, Recommended for more impact, faster | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting at | €15k/month | €30k/month |
| Best for | Specific AI work built with your team, so they learn how it’s done | Complex AI systems we build and run, while your team learns how they work |
| Scope | Priorities adjusted month to month, within the cap | An ongoing roadmap with agreed milestones |
| Team | Forward deployed engineers, with product managers and designers added as needed | A dedicated team of multiple forward deployed engineers, with product managers and designers |
| Investment | Usage-based within a monthly cap | Agreed fixed monthly fee |
| Commitment | None | 3-month minimum |
| Discuss Flexible Subscription | Discuss Team Subscription |
AI-native delivery with Pixel AI™, whichever model you choose.
Not sure which model fits?
Tell us what you want running in production. We’ll suggest the right setup.
Prices exclude VAT where applicable. Starting prices are indicative. Final investment and terms depend on the agreed scope and team.
What tech leaders say about us
“It was very clear from the start that something was different. This team had that sense of ownership and accountability, and wanted to understand the broader strategy. Pixelmatters was the type of firm that would not let their team fail a client.”
“We always felt like they were good about aligning expectations and making sure that we knew the key challenges and path to overcome. We really enjoyed working with them.”
“What stood out most was how embedded and proactive they were. They’ve anticipated needs, responded quickly, and taken ownership across design, development, and launch in a way that felt more like an internal team than an external agency.”
“They were responsive to our evolving needs, remaining flexible and available to adapt to our roadmap and any changes or new requirements that arose during the project. This approach was crucial in successfully launching our new software platform.”
“Pixelmatters is all about agility. They have a flexible but meticulous approach to both Design and Development, which has been a perfect match for Rubrik’s mindset and rapid growth.”
“It felt like a natural extension of our team, rather than an external provider. I also really appreciated having senior stakeholders jump in at important moments and provide guidance and recommendations to both teams on how to unlock difficult problems.”
Questions about Forward Deployed Team
A Forward Deployed Team is a Pixelmatters team embedded in your company to build, integrate, and run AI systems in production, in your own environment.
It brings forward deployed engineers and a forward deployed product manager from day one, with forward deployed designers when the work needs them, so the AI solves the right problem for the people who use it. The team works one use case at a time in 4 steps (embed, build, deploy, and operate), AI-native with Pixel AI™.
A forward deployed engineer is a software engineer who works inside a customer’s company, close to the people and systems the software serves, to build, integrate, and run it in production.
They work with your engineers, on your data, and in your tools, so what they build fits how your company already works. At Pixelmatters, forward deployed engineers focus on getting AI working in production.
Yes, a Forward Deployed Team can take an AI pilot or proof of concept into production.
We start from what you already have, harden what won’t hold up with live data and users, connect it to your systems, and release it through your reviews, with monitoring and a person in the loop. We’ve already taken AI to production for clients.
Before we build, we agree the result each use case should move, such as hours saved, cost per request, or revenue, and the baseline to measure it against. We keep tracking it after release, and if a use case isn’t paying off, we adjust it or move on to the next one.
If you’re still at the idea stage, an AI Pilot Sprint can build the proof of concept first.
A Forward Deployed Team starts at €15k a month on a Flexible Subscription, with forward deployed engineers working alongside yours, billed by usage within an agreed monthly cap. A Team Subscription starts at €30k a month for a team that owns delivery end to end, with a 3-month minimum.
Your quote depends on scope and team. Compare the plans.
Your team learns to build AI by working inside a Pixelmatters Forward Deployed Team. Your engineers learn by building with ours. That happens through pairing on real work, code reviews, and documentation of every system we put in production.
You also see how we work AI-native with Pixel AI™, how we plan, build, and review AI work on every product.
A Forward Deployed Team works inside your systems and follows your security rules from day one, with only the access each use case needs. Every AI system is tested against your real data and edge cases, and releases go through your review and security checks before they reach production.
Each system ships with guardrails, monitoring, and human approval for the decisions that carry risk. Every AI agent has a named owner and agreed permissions before it goes live, so governance is part of how the system runs from the start.
We’re working toward SOC 2. You own the agreed deliverables, including code, as set out in your contract. If you need a specific certification or compliance standard, tell us when you get in touch and we’ll confirm fit before anything starts.
You need a Forward Deployed Team when you want AI systems built, integrated, and running in production in your own environment, and AI-Native Enablement when you want your teams to work differently with AI, from workflows and tools to training.
If you’re still working out where to start, AI-Native Strategy shows where your teams stand, with a roadmap at the end.
To build or modernize your product, see AI Pilot Sprint, AI Product Modernization, or R&D Labs.
If you’re not sure, tell us about your challenge and we’ll suggest the right fit.