Gather
- The Investment App
Building Gather's Investing App through Integration and Agile Iterations
Mighty Labs partnered with Gather, a forward-thinking fintech startup to create a mobile investing app focused on community-driven investment across diverse assets. The goal was to develop a user-friendly platform that empowers individuals to invest collaboratively and access shared insights for better financial decisions. Mighty Labs delivered this solution through a flexible, agile development process that closely integrated with Gather’s internal team to bring their vision to life.
Processes
Team Integration and Alignment
Our collaboration began with a comprehensive kickoff meeting to align on project goals, timelines, and mutual expectations. Establishing seamless communication channels between Mighty Labs and Gather’s stakeholders—product managers, designers, and developers—allowed for a highly coordinated workflow, ensuring all project aspects were aligned with Gather’s goals and user needs.
Requirements Gathering and Prioritisation
To build a solution that reflects Gather’s objectives and user expectations, we held multiple workshops and collaborative sessions with Gather’s team. These sessions focused on gathering, prioritising, and refining requirements based on business value, user feedback, and technical feasibility. This rigorous planning phase enabled us to establish a clear development backlog, which streamlined our progress and ensured that essential features were developed first.
Iterative Development with Agile Methodology
Using an agile development approach, we adopted a cycle of iterative development, allowing us to continuously incorporate feedback and adapt to changing requirements. Each development sprint included planning, testing, and review phases, ensuring the app's design and functionality evolved with user preferences and gathered insights. This agile process enabled us to quickly address any adjustments.
Continuous Integration & Rigorous Testing
Throughout development, our team implemented a robust continuous integration (CI) pipeline to facilitate the frequent integration of code changes. Each update underwent a series of automated tests, which helped detect and resolve any bugs early, ensuring code quality and stability. In addition to automated testing, our QA specialists performed manual testing on various devices to validate usability and functionality, addressing any issues promptly. This rigorous approach allowed us to maintain a consistently high standard, ensuring that Gather’s app was both reliable and user-friendly.
Deployment & Post-Launch Support
In preparation for deployment, we meticulously configured the production environment to support a seamless transition from development to launch. Our team coordinated closely with Gather to establish a detailed rollout plan, ensuring the deployment process was smooth and met all launch requirements. After the app went live, we provided comprehensive post-launch support, including performance monitoring and troubleshooting, to ensure a stable user experience. This proactive approach allowed us to quickly resolve any post-launch issues and gather initial user feedback, setting the stage for ongoing app success and future updates.
Outcome
The result was the successful creation and launch of Gather’s investing app, a robust platform that exceeded user expectations in functionality and user experience. The company has since been valued over £10M in its last funding round. The app’s community-driven design encourages collaborative investing, allowing users to engage with and learn from one another. Our close integration with Gather’s team and commitment to agile development resulted in a high-quality, user-friendly app that supports Gather’s vision for community-based investing.
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