mente

Mente is a Poland-based development shop focused on MVP delivery and project rescue. The team has 25+ years of combined experience architecting prototypes, MVPs, and corporate systems. They've completed 40+ projects—mostly rescues and ongoing partnerships—and claim 100% on-time, on-budget delivery. Co-founders Robert Bocheński (tech/architecture/AI lead) and Sławek Pawlitko (strategy/product) run a remote-first operation that's been distributed since 2017. The company targets early-stage founders prepping to launch or fundraise, founders with broken MVPs, and investors seeking technical partners or due diligence on portfolio companies.

Services and capabilities

Mente packages its work into five service lines. MVP Scoping & Technological Strategy helps founders define what to build (and what to skip) based on user needs and business goals, including tech stack selection, budget definition, and risk flagging drawn from rescue experience. Modular MVP Development delivers launch-ready MVPs engineered for performance and pivot-readiness, designed for GDPR compliance and investor-level standards without introducing security debt or chaotic codebases.

Technical Audits & Due Diligence targets founders, VCs, and accelerators. They audit codebases, architecture, and product teams to surface technical risks before they become financial damage—validating foundations before investment, assessing team capacity, and identifying hidden product development risks. Project Rescue & Recovery tackles platforms that are buggy, delayed, or off-strategy. The firm handles rapid diagnosis, workload and infrastructure optimization, technical R&D, process structuring, modernization with AI and automation, and technical debt reduction.

Long-Term Tech Partnerships position Mente as interim tech lead, strategist, or CTO-level advisor through structured contracts and equity arrangements. The site emphasizes they "don't do hidden CTO work for free, and we don't disappear when things get tough."

Notable work

Mente names four projects in case studies. VENE Dash & Overwatch was a rescue mission transforming a legacy solution. Reach Hero proved "most software can be fixed with the right dose of knowledge, experience, and a proper attitude," preparing the client for scaling to foreign markets. An internal-use system in the tourism industry added a qualified technology specialist to the client's team to build a functional platform. PayB.io involved architecting and delivering a cryptocurrency shopping solution.

The firm also lists mobilcom debitel / Freenet as a reference, with a testimonial: "Mente has been a professional and friendly partner. The team has worked in a quick, creative, and flexible way and they have proved to be able to focus on what is really necessary."

How they work

Mente operates on Agile and Scrum methodologies and says the team can adjust to a client's preferred collaboration model. They work remotely and are prepared for daily standup communication with client teams. The firm offers a free initial consultation for MVP Scoping & Technological Strategy. Contact is via phone (+48 695 649 416) or email (hello@mente.io), with an option to book a 30-minute discovery call. No pricing information appears in the source.

Team and credentials

Co-founders: Robert Bocheński (tech/architecture/AI lead) and Sławek Pawlitko (strategy/product). The team has been working remotely since 2017. Team size is not explicitly stated in the source material. No certifications (ISO, SOC 2, GDPR badge), partner status (AWS, Google Cloud, etc.), or formal awards are mentioned. The site references a Clutch profile but does not include a rating, review count, or link in the source provided.