> What we’re building
Building the operating system for independent work.
We start with the apps independents use every day, then connect them into one platform that takes care of the admin for them.
Last updated
October 2026
Each launch is gated by milestones, not just dates. The next app starts when the one before it has proven itself.
NowJanuary 2027
Slot Mango
One app for the whole job — booking, quotes, the day’s route and follow-ups — with AI that translates every chat. For electricians, plumbers, trainers and photographers.
- Done: MVP built for iOS & Android
- Planned: Private beta with independent pros, January 2027
- Planned: Mango Engine v1 ships with the beta
- Planned: Public launch on slotmango.com
NextAfter the beta
Plate Mango
A marketplace where customers find home cooks and small restaurants, and cooks run orders and payouts.
Starts when
Slot Mango beta pros are booking every week and coming back, and Mango Engine v1 is stable in production.
- Planned: Cook and customer app design
- Planned: Pilot with local home cooks
- Planned: Mango Engine v2: payments, orders and cook verification
- Planned: Launch on platemango.com
ThenAfter payments
Money tools
Help independents get paid on time and stay ready for taxes — built into every Logic Mango app.
Starts when
Payments are live and proven in Slot Mango and Plate Mango.
- Planned: Shaped with Slot Mango and Plate Mango beta users
- Planned: Details shared closer to launch
LaterExploring
More kinds of independent work
New categories built on the same booking, payments and AI platform — each one faster to launch than the last.
Starts when
A new app can launch mostly on shared engine parts.
- Planned: Reuse the shared booking, payments and Mango Engine
- Planned: Portable profiles and reviews across apps
> The platform
Each product makes the platform stronger.
Every app adds shared building blocks to our core on Google Cloud, so the next product launches faster than the last.
- Mango Engine v1 · identity, events, delivery, AI, media: Jan 2027
- Bookings & scheduling: Built
- Search & maps: Built
- Chat & AI translation: Built
- Payments & payouts: With Plate Mango
- Orders & menus: With Plate Mango
- Money tools: Planned
Want to build this with us?
Join the Slot Mango beta, get on the Plate Mango waitlist, or talk to us about investing in the independent economy.