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AI Development & Consulting for Complex Industries

Darkmatter is a boutique AI consulting agency and external R&D team for companies in manufacturing, aerospace, fintech, gaming, retail, and edtech. We help organizations cut through the noise of AI hype and identify where it actually creates value.

  • Min project size
    $5,000+
  • Hourly rate
    Undisclosed
  • Employees
    10 - 49
  • Locations
    Lisboa, Portugal
  • Year founded
    Founded 2024

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João Montenegro
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    Our Story

    Founded by award-winning engineer and designer João Montenegro, Darkmatter brings together physicists, ML engineers, and award-winning product builders to tackle AI in complex industries. No cookie-cutter solutions here. Every engagement starts by understanding the technical unknowns in your business. Our team has shipped across aerospace, fintech, gaming, and manufacturing, blending deep technical expertise with a product-first mindset that delivers real results.

    Meet the Team

    João Montenegro

    João MontenegroFounder & CEO

    Award-winning engineer and designer with a background spanning aerospace, software, and AI. Previously built products across multiple industries. Now leads Darkmatter's vision of making AI work for complex, high-stakes environments.

    What Sets Us Apart

    Built for Complex Industries

    We specialize in industries where AI is hard — manufacturing, aerospace, fintech, and gaming. Our team of physicists, ML engineers, and product builders understands regulated environments, messy data, and real-world constraints that generic AI agencies can't handle.

    Audit-First Approach

    Every engagement begins with a 15-day AI Audit that maps where AI creates real value in your business. No guesswork, no bloated proposals. We identify the highest-impact opportunities first, then build — so you invest in what actually moves the needle.

    Your Fractional AI Department

    We don't just deliver a project and disappear. Darkmatter operates as your ongoing fractional AI team — embedded in your workflows, continuously optimizing, and scaling AI across your organization. Think of us as your external R&D department for AI.

    Team Breakdown

    ML Engineers (2)
    AI Product & Strategy (3)
    Software Engineers (5)
    Design & UX (2)

    Commonly Asked Questions

    Our AI Audit takes 15 days and gives you a complete roadmap of where AI creates real value in your business. From there, our 30-day DKMT AI Ecosystem sprint delivers a working AI system integrated into your workflows. For ongoing engagements, we operate as your fractional AI department with continuous iteration and scaling.

    We start with a free 30-minute discovery call to understand your challenges and goals. If there's a fit, we kick off with our 15-day AI Audit — a deep dive into your operations, data, and workflows to identify where AI will have the biggest impact. You get a clear roadmap, cost estimates, and prioritized opportunities before any development begins.

    We measure success through weekly progress milestones and tangible business outcomes. Every week, we review what was built, gather client feedback, and adjust priorities to stay aligned with the business case. Our key metrics include: time-to-launch, adoption rate of the AI tools by the client's team, and measurable impact on the business KPIs we defined together during the initial roadmap. We also track how confident the client feels using and managing the AI solutions independently — because true success means you're not dependent on us forever. If we built it right, taught it well, and the client sees clear ROI, that's a win.

    We run weekly sprint cycles with a strong focus on visible progress and continuous feedback. Every engagement starts with a clear business case — we define the problem, expected outcomes, and success criteria before writing a single line of code. From there, we work end-to-end: business case development, UX/UI design, AI development, testing, launch, and distribution. Each week, you get a progress update with demos of what was built, what's next, and a chance to steer direction. We move fast but never cut corners — quality and care are non-negotiable. Throughout the project, we also train your team on the AI agent tools we implement, so by the time we hand off, your team knows how to use, manage, and extend the solution on their own. Communication is direct, transparent, and always tied back to the business goals we set together on day one.

    Collaboration is at the core of how we work. We operate as an extension of your team, not a black-box vendor. Every week, we hold structured progress sessions where we demo what was built, walk through results, and align on priorities for the next sprint. Feedback isn't something we collect at the end — it's built into every step. We also believe in teaching, not just delivering. As we implement AI agent tools and workflows, we actively train your team so they understand how things work and can confidently manage the solutions we build together. Our communication style is direct and business-focused — every conversation ties back to your business case and goals. Whether it's Slack, video calls, or shared dashboards, we adapt to whatever keeps collaboration smooth and efficient.

    Locations (1)

    Avenida 24 de Julho 54 Lisboa, Portugal 1200-686

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