Brightgrove

Brightgrove is a Poland-registered IT services firm founded in 2011 by three engineers. It has grown to 400+ employees across eight countries, with delivery centers in Chicago, Remscheid (Germany), Wrocław (Poland), Bucharest, Medellín, Kyiv, Lviv, and Kharkiv. The company serves 400+ clients with 70+ active engagements and reports a 95% client retention rate and 80% net promoter score.

The firm handles custom software development, staff augmentation, QA, cloud transformation, legacy modernization, and AI services. Its client base spans video streaming, hospitality, finance, real estate, e-commerce, healthcare, and consumer electronics. Leadership includes CEO Vsevolod Grebnev (20 years in software development), CFO Andriy Borovytskiy, and COO Eugene Gubanov, with regional directors scattered across Europe and North America.

Services and capabilities

Brightgrove's solutions development arm delivers end-to-end custom software from planning to launch, with ~91% customer satisfaction and an average client lifetime of ~4 years. The company offers fixed-price projects, dedicated work packages, and time-and-materials engagement. Its technical scope covers frontend and backend development, system integration, API design, UI/UX, web, mobile, enterprise, and cloud solutions. Specific offerings include IT modernization and cloudification, custom API development, application and infrastructure operations, data analytics and business intelligence, customer experience enhancements, OTT/video-on-demand solutions, and what the company calls a "Digital Innovation Foundry" (proof-of-concept approach).

Staff augmentation targets a 30-day staffing timeline and uses a multi-channel recruitment strategy focused on EU and LATAM markets. The company claims access to talent with rare skillsets and manages both dedicated teams and individual contributors. QA services span desktop, web, and mobile applications across functional, security, and other testing types, with test planning, defect tracking, automation implementation, and CI/CD integration. Clients can opt for a managed QA team, integration into their own organization, or specific service areas.

Cloud transformation includes migration, architecture design, infrastructure management, security assessments, and CI/CD pipelines. Legacy modernization focuses on microservices transformation, API integration, technical debt remediation, cloud migration, and ongoing monitoring. AI development covers large language models for content generation and recommendation systems, with stated experience in real estate, e-commerce assistants, and recommendation engines.

Notable work

Case studies span diverse verticals. A logistics project with NEXTRAIL GmbH involved building a scalable, vectorized simulation framework for ETCS Gamma brake model computation. An Austrian ready-mix concrete software provider received custom development in .NET and SaaS architecture. Lombardi Group, a European engineering provider, underwent cloud and SharePoint modernization. A major Eastern European airport commissioned a baggage handling system for a new terminal expansion, engineered for "mission-critical reliability."

In fintech, Brightgrove partnered with a German digital audit platform serving 500+ firms to accelerate balance confirmation processes. A hospitality client needed AI and microservices for hotel scenario optimization, processing historical booking data across thousands of properties. CerQlar, a fast-growing HR software company, received performance management scaling assistance. Brightgrove has maintained a partnership with Coginiti (formerly Aginity), a data analytics management software firm, since 2012. A German system house specializing in integrated logistic support and technical documentation received modernization for enterprise documentation systems.

How they work

Brightgrove uses its own engagement governance model, described as "Mature Client Engagement Governance," grounded in agile practices (Scrum, Kanban) but tailored for speed, transparency, and predictability. The customer onboarding sequence runs: introduction, discovery phase (detailed challenge and goal analysis), proposal, contract and ramp-up (paperwork and talent acquisition), formal kick-off to Customer Success Team, then ongoing delivery. The company emphasizes a "value focus" approach—analyzing client processes to identify improvement areas. Engagement models include fixed-price, dedicated teams, and T&M, with flexible options for both tactical and strategic projects.

Team and credentials

Founder and CEO Vsevolod Grebnev (originally a programmer, 20 years in software development) leads the firm from Germany. Other key executives: CFO Andriy Borovytskiy (Poland), COO Eugene Gubanov (Ukraine), Chief Delivery Officer Yevhen Us (Spain, 22 years in IT), and CDTO Kateryna Kulikova (Croatia, 15+ years in digital transformation). The company's director-level team includes roles in delivery, talent acquisition, business development, and client engagement across NA, UK, EU, and LATAM regions. No certifications (ISO 27001, SOC 2, etc.) are mentioned in the source material. The company was recently featured as a trusted partner by unnamed global enterprises, but specific partner badges or G2/Clutch ratings do not appear in the source.