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In June, Wolfpack Digital took \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Gold for the Digital &amp; Creative Agency Excellence Award at the eir business Chambers Ireland Awards 2026\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">, capping months of work in the Irish market with recognition on one of Ireland's most respected business stages. It landed alongside our \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">30th Annual Webby Awards Nomination for ROAM-AI\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">, making Q2 the quarter the pack's work was recognised on both sides of the Irish Sea.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">The building kept pace with the recognition. This quarter, Wolfpack Digital turned its \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Cu>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fservices\u002Fai-native-development\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AI-native\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> way of working into products you can actually try\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">: we launched an AI app cost estimator on our own website, opened our AI-native MVP service that takes a product from idea to live in two to four weeks, and shipped Fyl, an AI meeting companion, for a Dublin partner. In between, the pack crossed the Irish Sea again for a third Breakfast &amp; Insights in Dublin and published a run of deep-dive articles that put our thinking on the record. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Here is everything that happened between April and June.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>\u003Ch1>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">We built our own AI, on our own site 🤖\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(250, 53, 123)\">The AI Instant Ballpark Estimator\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">\"How much will my app cost?\" is the hardest question to answer in a single message, and the one Wolfpack Digital hears most. For years, the answer meant a discovery call, a few days of work, and a written estimate. In Q2 2026, we removed the wait. Wolfpack Digital launched the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Cu>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fai-estimator\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AI Instant Ballpark Estimator\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">, a conversational AI tool on our website that walks a potential partner through a structured Q&amp;A and returns a ballpark cost breakdown in minutes rather than days.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">The Estimator is not a generic calculator. It breaks the number down per platform across the five disciplines that actually drive a project budget, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">product design, backend, frontend, mobile, and project management\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">, and it is grounded in Wolfpack Digital's delivery data from more than 250 products built since 2015. A generic LLM tells you what an app costs on average; the Estimator tells you what your app would cost with Wolfpack Digital, then hands you to the team that would build it.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">It is also a small case study in our own medicine. The tool is conversational, model-driven, and uses streaming UI patterns that were uncommon two years ago, and it was specified, built, and launched by a small team using the same AI-native delivery approach we apply to client work.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">As an ISO 27001-certified company, we treat anything entered into the Estimator as confidential by default. If a founder is evaluating partners, the point makes itself: the team you hire to build your AI product should be capable of building one of their own.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002F356aa5a8bdb6b3d836e279c1d65d04da.png\" alt=\"Wolfpack Digital's AI Instant Ballpark Estimator page. A headline reads 'AI Instant Ballpark Estimator' with instructions to enter web or mobile app project details for an instant AI-generated estimate, plus a note that starting a conversation means agreeing to the Terms &amp; Conditions and Privacy Policy, and that the estimate is high-level and not final. To the right are decorative icons — a bar chart, a checklist, and a colourful howling wolf illustration with a '$$$' card. Below, a chat window shows the estimator's opening message: 'Hi, I'm Wolfpack Digital's AI Estimator. Let's start with your name! How should I call you?' with a message input field at the bottom.\" style=\"display: block; width: 50%\">\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch1>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Project Highlights 📱🖥️\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">A few of the things the pack shipped and showcased this quarter.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Fyl - an AI meeting companion, built for DisrupSTAR\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">We launched \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Cu>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fprojects\u002Ffyl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fyl\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">, a free mobile app for iOS and Android developed for Dublin-based DisrupSTAR Ltd. Fyl works as a preparation and memory companion for high-stakes conversations, from medical appointments and specialist consultations to performance reviews.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">It is designed for people who feel anxious before big conversations, caregivers supporting aging parents, and anyone managing a memory condition or learning difference.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">The app records conversations, captures pre-meeting voice memos, generates AI-powered summaries, builds a narrative across related conversations, and lets you share notes in one tap, with full ownership of your data. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fc4eda7be55ae2db62fe6d71888804b1e.png\" alt=\"Two smartphones on a white background showing a voice-recording app with green branding. The left phone displays a full-screen green splash page with a white feather logo. The right phone shows the app's main screen: a 'Meeting' tab (with a 'Memo' tab beside it), a large green circular record button with the feather logo, and the prompt 'Tap the button to START recording.' A bottom navigation bar shows Record, Summaries, and Settings tabs.\" style=\"width: 50%\">\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">A new AI-native MVP service - idea to live in 2-4 weeks\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Q2 also saw Wolfpack Digital formalise one of its biggest shifts into a service. Our \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Cu>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fai-mvp.wolfpack-digital.com\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AI-native MVP\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cu style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fai-mvp.wolfpack-digital.com\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> offering\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> takes a product from idea to live in two to four weeks by putting AI into every stage, discovery, design, build, and QA, while a senior expert reviews every output.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">The old six-step process collapses into four, working prototypes replace low-fidelity wireframes, and clients walk away owning a live product, a clean GitHub repository, and a growth roadmap.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">It comes in three tiers: Lite (5,000 EUR, 2 weeks), Pro (10,000 EUR, 3 weeks), and Complete (15,000 EUR, 4 weeks). The speed comes from a better workflow, not a lower bar, the same engineering standards behind our 2024 Webby for Responsible AI and our 2026 Web Excellence wins.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Vyz AI - a new project out of the den\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">We also introduced\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cu style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fprojects\u002Fvyz-ai\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> \u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Cu>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fprojects\u002Fvyz-ai\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vyz AI\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cu style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fprojects\u002Fvyz-ai\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">,\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> a new project: an AI-powered image-processing application built for large slab analysis, precision measurement, and visual refinement. It is a neat example of AI applied to a very physical, industrial problem, turning a high-resolution image of a stone slab into precise, usable measurements.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">SOARR - AI medical documentation\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">This quarter we also put \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Cu>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fprojects\u002Fsoarr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SOARR\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> in the spotlight, sharing the story of an AI-powered medical documentation platform built by emergency physicians and refined and improved by Wolfpack Digital.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">SOARR captures patient-clinician conversations, transcribes them, and generates structured medical notes for the clinician to review and finalise, cutting documentation time by up to 50% per shift so healthcare teams can spend less time charting and more time with patients.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">It is built with anti-hallucination safeguards and a privacy-by-design, enterprise-grade security architecture, spanning a web platform and cross-platform mobile apps.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002F22af9d9c62b4a3d1e2c16e05c1033ab9.png\" alt=\"A medical AI note-taking app shown on a laptop and a smartphone. The laptop displays a 'Process details' screen with a generated medical note for a sample patient, Emily Johnson, including sections for Chief Complaint, History of Present Illness, Physical Examination, Review of Systems, Past Medical History, and Family Medical History, plus 'Refine Note' and 'Copy note' buttons. The smartphone shows the app's recording screen with the prompt 'Pick your recording type and press record — we'll generate the perfect note' above a red 'Start Recording' button.\" style=\"display: block; width: 50%\">\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch1>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Behind-the-Pack Peeks 👀\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Awards and launches are only half the story.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Behind every product this quarter were the wolves who make the AI-native way actually work, and, as always, they found plenty of reasons to step away from their screens and simply enjoy being a pack.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Our Annual Picnic in the Park\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">A pack of wolves was spotted in the park. That would be us. We headed out for our annual picnic, families and furry family members included. The kids had their own fun with games, face painting, and plenty of running around, while the rest of us soaked up the sunshine, shared good food and cold drinks, and caught up the way you only can away from the office. We're big believers that the best team moments happen beyond the desks and the screens, and days like this are how we recharge and reconnect. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002F5f945b2e611ab9b93fece1db5590968e.png\" alt=\"The Wolfpack Digital team and their families gathered outdoors in a Cluj-Napoca park for a summer get-together, smiling and waving at the camera beneath tall trees.\" style=\"display: block; width: 50%\">\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Happy Mobile Day\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">We took a moment to howl for our mobile pack, the wolves who turn designs into apps, speak fluent iOS and Android, and ship features that land in real people's pockets. Thank you for building the apps our partners brag about and the ones their users can't put down. Awoo!\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002F1c18f299789199284ab41cc04c3036e7.png\" alt=\"Wolfpack Digital's 'Mobile Devs Day' graphic showcasing eight members of the mobile development team, each in an individual portrait, some posing with props that reflect their personalities.\" style=\"width: 50%\">\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Co-CEOs on national TV\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Our co-CEOs, Georgina Lupu Florian and Adrian Florian, took Wolfpack Digital's perspective to national television, appearing on \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Cu>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=yF6PGlIT7KQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\"Investim in Romania cu Flori Stoian\"\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cu style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=yF6PGlIT7KQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> \u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">to talk about where Romanian software development is heading and about women's leadership in Romanian tech.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002F89298f510772bc534ff399d46ec4eecc.png\" alt=\"Wolfpack Digital featured on B1 TV's 'Investim în România' segment, discussing how an app is developed in 2026.\" style=\"width: 50%\">\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">A Color Run together\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">The pack also laced up together for a charity Color Run, a colorful, feel-good morning out of the den where the wolves swapped keyboards for running shoes and came back covered head to toe in color. Good cause, good sweat, and a lot of laughs! \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002F240c9f48d23c9143465b6f09aa08e0cb.png\" alt=\"Members of the Wolfpack Digital team celebrate finishing The Color Run together, holding up their medals in colour-splattered race t-shirts.\" style=\"width: 50%\">\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Ten years with Florin\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">This quarter, we celebrated Florin Ionce's 10-year anniversary at Wolfpack Digital, making him one of our longest-standing wolves. Florin has grown alongside the company as one of our most senior developers and someone the whole team can count on, taking on Head of Web, Scrum Master, and PM duties along the way. Thank you for a decade of energy and enthusiasm, Florin. We can't wait to see what comes next! \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fcaa79001733164ca5e8b7c9023b3a2d3.png\" alt=\"Wolfpack Digital celebrates Florin, Full-Stack Developer, marking 10 years with the pack — a 'Happy Anniversary!' graphic featuring his portrait.\" style=\"width: 50%\">\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch1>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Community Involvement 🤲\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Breakfast &amp; Insights returns to Dublin - The Ivy, 25 May\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">On Monday, 25 May 2026, founders and decision-makers gathered at \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">The Ivy Dublin\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> for our third \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cu style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fblogposts\u002Fhow-to-choose-a-software-development-partner-takeaways-from-breakfast-insights-dublin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Breakfast &amp; Insights session\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">, built around one question: how do you choose a software development partner you can trust? The panel brought together \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Sinead Byrne\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> (CEO &amp; Founder, Prospera), \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Maria Gallo\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> (Strategic Projects Manager, Trinity Business School), \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Brian Lavery\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> (non-executive director and fractional executive), and \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Cristian Virciu\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> (Head of Product Design, Wolfpack Digital), with \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Valentin Trif\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">, Head of Business Development, moderating.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">A private panel with Cluj Startups\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Back in Cluj-Napoca, the pack hosted a private panel and networking evening with \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Cu>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fclujstartups.com\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cluj Startups\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> on the premise that when you can ship in days what used to take months, the real work moves downstream: which features earn their place and how to read what users actually do rather than what they say. On the panel, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Cu>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fvica-cotoarba-a84b1a56\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vica Cotoarba\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">, Head of Mobile at Wolfpack Digital, was joined by \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Cu>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fradu-bendic-365a97142\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Radu Bendic\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> (entrepreneur and co-founder of Calmly, building in the mental-health space) and \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Cu>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Flinkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fcalin-sipos\u002F?skipRedirect=true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Calin Sipos\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> (founder of Embark 4 Tech, business consultant, Cluj Startups programs lead, and angel investor).\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fa7aacc8534f52450da94892591838bc8.png\" alt=\"Wolfpack Digital speaks at a Cluj Startups community event, with a panel presenting on building digital products start-to-end to an engaged startup audience.\" style=\"width: 50%\">\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Two days at Techsylvania\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">We spent two days at \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cu style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechsylvania.com\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Techsylvania\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">, alongside more than 3,000 people from over 30 countries at Cluj Innovation Park. The agenda leaned heavily on AI and product, which matches where most of our own conversations with founders are heading right now, so there was plenty to take away from the stage. We also sponsored the Mindful Corner, a quiet space organised by Laura Calmore where people could sit down and reset between sessions, a welcome spot in a conference that runs at full volume for two days straight.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Four wolves loose in Malta - EU-Startups Summit\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Four wolves headed to Valletta for the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cu style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.eu-startups.com\u002Fsummit\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EU-Startups Summit\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cu style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fgabriel-o-93681b8a\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gabriel Olariu\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cu style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fvalentin-trif\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Valentin Trif,\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003Cu style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fgeorginalupu\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Georgina Lupu Florian\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">, and \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cu style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fadrian-florian-006b6242\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Adrian Florian\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> spent two days in conversations with founders building in healthtech, fintech, spacetech, sustainability, and energy, the kind of long-term bets Europe needs more of.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">They met brilliant operators tackling real-world challenges and came away with a sharper picture of where the next wave of category-defining European startups will come from. The trip also carried a proud moment for the pack, with Founder &amp; co-CEO Georgina Lupu Florian recognised at the Global Startup Awards held during the summit (more on that below).\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Mentoring a winning team at the TEDIHT Hackathon\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Our CTO, \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cu style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Flinkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fandi-nicolescu-76b72b134\u002F?skipRedirect=true\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Andi Nicolescu\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">, mentored a team of students from Babes-Bolyai University, Brigitte Mranovatz, Ioana Nitan, and Anabela Leat, at the TEDIHT Hackathon, and they took first place. They tackled a real problem: public-administration staff lose hours searching for answers buried in internal procedures, and in two months built a working prototype with an AI and RAG chatbot, automated ticketing, and an analytics module for management.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">If there's one thing the pack brings to the table, it's problem-solving backed by deep technical expertise. The tools change, but the instinct doesn't: look at a hard, real-world problem and figure out how to build the right thing for it.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002F3885d968c2b121ec2e7725ee9325d4a1.png\" alt=\"Four young people, three women and one man, stand smiling in front of a large screen at a hackathon event. Two of them hold up a diploma together. The screen behind them reads 'HACKATHON — Soluții pentru digitalizarea sectorului public' (Solutions for digitalising the public sector) and displays an EU co-funding logo alongside event photos\" style=\"width: 50%\">\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Back with Academia dpIT\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Wolfpack Digital returned to Academia dpIT, continuing its long-running commitment to mentoring young talent and guiding students through building real products, part of how the pack has worked for years. This year, Anca Hangea, Product Manager, and Oana Iștoc, Web Developer, are mentoring the team. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Ff988b2c49b4997220a02b841650555bf.png\" alt=\"Wolfpack Digital hosts the kick-off session for the DpiT Program, welcoming the participants at its Cluj-Napoca office.\" style=\"width: 50%\">\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">The Developers conference - Cluj Business Tech Landscape panel\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">On 10 June, Gina Lupu Florian, Founder and Co-CEO of Wolfpack Digital, joined the experts panel on the Cluj business-tech landscape at The Developers conference in Cluj-Napoca, digging into how AI is moving faster than the curricula and job descriptions meant to keep up with it.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Bronze sponsor at JSHeroes\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">The pack also backed one of the region's marquee gatherings for JavaScript developers, joining JSHeroes in Cluj-Napoca as a bronze sponsor. It kept Wolfpack Digital close to the engineering community we're part of, and to the conversations and people shaping where front-end and product work are heading.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>\u003Ch1>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Awards &amp; Shoutouts 🏅\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Gold - Digital &amp; Creative Agency Excellence Award, eir business Chambers Ireland Awards 2026\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">The headline of the quarter: on 26 June 2026, at a black-tie gala in the Dublin Royal Convention Centre, Wolfpack Digital took \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Cu>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fchambersawards.ie\u002F2026-winners\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gold in the Digital &amp; Creative Agency Excellence Award\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> at the eir business Chambers Ireland Awards 2026, now in its 14th year and one of Ireland's most respected business awards.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">The programme is run by Chambers Ireland, the country's largest business network, and winners were chosen across 29 categories through a rigorous judging process assessing business performance, innovation, customer focus, leadership, and overall impact. Taking the top spot in our own category is a landmark for Wolfpack Digital's growing presence in the Irish market, recognition of both the products we build and the partnerships we build them on.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">A big thank you to \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Maria Gallo,\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> who represented the pack and accepted the award on our behalf on the night!\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002F415f87da565d3892e497a9fb3a2eee03.png\" alt=\"Wolfpack Digital wins the Digital &amp; Creative Agency Excellence Award at the Chambers Ireland Awards, with Maria accepting the trophy on the company's behalf.\" style=\"width: 50%\">\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"ql-align-center\">\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Webby Awards Nominee - ROAM-AI\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Wolfpack Digital also carried a \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">30th Annual Webby Awards Nomination\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> for ROAM-AI into Q2, recognised in \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cu style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwinners.webbyawards.com\u002F2026\u002Fai\u002Fai-experiences-applications\u002Fdata-visualization-reporting\u002F363904\u002Froamai\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Data Visualization &amp; Reporting under AI Experiences &amp; Applications\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">HR Club Romania Award - Workplace Wellbeing\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">The pack howled a little louder this quarter after winning at the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">HR Club Romania Awards\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> in the \"Embedding a Culture of Workplace Wellbeing\" category, for our project \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Wellbeing as a Way of Working\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Finalist - Business &amp; Finance ESG Awards 2026\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Wolfpack Digital was also named a finalist at the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Business &amp; Finance ESG Awards 2026\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> in the Employee Well-Being category. Now in their fourth year, these awards celebrate organisations advancing environmental, social, and governance initiatives. A happy pack is a strong pack, and this nomination confirmed it!\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Georgina Lupu Florian - Global Startup Awards finalist\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">At the 11th edition of the \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Global Startup Awards\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">, held during the EU-Startups Summit in Valletta, our co-CEO \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Cu>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fgeorginalupu\u002F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Georgina Lupu Florian\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\"> represented Eastern Europe as a finalist in the Diversity Role Model of the Year category. The ceremony drew 71,671 nominations and 181 finalists, and for the first time brought together finalists from six continents, with 13 global winners celebrated on stage.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>\u003Ch1>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Insights &amp; Knowledge Sharing 🧠\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">A few brain snacks from the past quarter, straight from our wolves.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\n\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Cu>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fblogposts\u002Ftop-10-healthtech-startups-in-ireland-2026\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 Healthtech Startups in Ireland (2026\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\n\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">A guide to Ireland's standout healthtech startups and what it takes to build a compliant, fundable health product, set against a market that drew a record 491 million EUR in health-tech venture investment in 2025. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Cu>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fblogposts\u002Fwhy-companies-outsource-software-development-to-romania-in-2026\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Why Companies Outsource Software Development to Romania in 2026\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">A deep dive into why Romania has become one of Europe's strongest places to build a product: 200,000+ engineers, native GDPR and EU AI Act alignment, AI-native delivery, and rates 40-50% below Western Europe, plus the crucial difference between renting developer hours and choosing a true product development partner.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(17, 85, 204)\">\u003Cu>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fblogposts\u002Fwhat-qa-looks-like-when-your-app-talks-to-hardware\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What QA Looks Like When Your App Talks to Hardware\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">What actually changes when you test an app tied to a Bluetooth sensor, an NFC reader, or any connected device: why emulators aren't enough, the test cases teams forget until something breaks in production, and how we structure QA for connected products, drawing on our work across healthcare wearables, transport beacons, and industrial sensors.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>\u003Ch1>\u003Cstrong style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Going Forward 🐾\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh1>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Q2 2026 was the quarter Wolfpack Digital won in Ireland. A trophy at the eir business Chambers Ireland Awards and a Webby nomination for ROAM-AI sat next to an AI cost estimator on our own site, and an MVP service that gets founders live in weeks. Add a fun morning at The Ivy in Dublin and a stack of articles putting our thinking on the record, and it adds up to a quarter of recognition earned and momentum built.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Thank you to every partner, panelist, and community member who built alongside us! Into the second half of the year we go, same pack, same standards, faster than ever.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan style=\"color: rgb(26, 26, 26)\">Curious about working together, or want to see your idea live in a few weeks? Let's chat: wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fcontact\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>","q2-2026-wrap-up-the-pack-goes-ai-native",[78,80,83,86,89,92,95,98,101],{"style":66,"url":79},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fblogpost\u002F1866\u002Ffeatured_image\u002Fog\u002FQ%20Wrap-up%20covers%20%281%29.webp",{"style":81,"url":82},"640","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fblogpost\u002F1866\u002Ffeatured_image\u002F640\u002FQ%20Wrap-up%20covers%20%281%29.webp",{"style":84,"url":85},"768","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fblogpost\u002F1866\u002Ffeatured_image\u002F768\u002FQ%20Wrap-up%20covers%20%281%29.webp",{"style":87,"url":88},"1024","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fblogpost\u002F1866\u002Ffeatured_image\u002F1024\u002FQ%20Wrap-up%20covers%20%281%29.webp",{"style":90,"url":91},"1366","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fblogpost\u002F1866\u002Ffeatured_image\u002F1366\u002FQ%20Wrap-up%20covers%20%281%29.webp",{"style":93,"url":94},"1600","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fblogpost\u002F1866\u002Ffeatured_image\u002F1600\u002FQ%20Wrap-up%20covers%20%281%29.webp",{"style":96,"url":97},"1920","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fblogpost\u002F1866\u002Ffeatured_image\u002F1920\u002FQ%20Wrap-up%20covers%20%281%29.webp",{"style":99,"url":100},"thumb","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fblogpost\u002F1866\u002Ffeatured_image\u002Fthumb\u002FQ%20Wrap-up%20covers%20%281%29.webp",{"style":102,"url":103},"original","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fblogpost\u002F1866\u002Ffeatured_image\u002Foriginal\u002FQ%20Wrap-up%20covers%20%281%29.webp",{"title":105,"description":106,"keywords":107,"contact_form:title":108,"contact_form:cta":109,"og:site_name":68,"og:type":110,"og:locale":69,"twitter:card":111,"twitter:site":70,"twitter:creator":70,"og:title":74,"twitter:title":74,"og:description":112,"twitter:description":113},"Q2 2026 Wrap-up: The Pack Goes AI-Native | Wolfpack Digital","Wolfpack Digital's Q2 2026: Gold at the Chambers Ireland Awards, a Webby nod for ROAM-AI, a new AI cost estimator, and an MVP service that ships in 2-4 weeks.","Wolfpack Digital, Q2 2026, AI-native development, Chambers Ireland Awards 2026, ROAM-AI, Webby Awards, AI cost estimator, AI MVP service, app development, software development partner","contact us","send message","article","summary_large_image","Gold at the Chambers Ireland Awards, a Webby nomination for ROAM-AI, an AI cost estimator on our own site, and an MVP service that ships in 2-4 weeks.","Gold at the Chambers Ireland Awards, a Webby nod for ROAM-AI, an AI cost estimator, and an MVP service that ships in 2-4 weeks.","12",32,[117,118,119,120,121,122,123,124,125,126],"wolfpack digital","Quarterly Wrap-up","AI-Native Development","ai mvp","AI Cost Estimator","Awards","Chambers Ireland Awards","ROAM-AI","Company Culture","software development","Jul 8, 2026","Gold at the Chambers Ireland Awards, a Webby nomination for ROAM-AI, an AI cost estimator on our own site, and an MVP service that goes from idea to live in weeks — here's everything the pack did between April and June 2026.",[130,131,132,133],"mobile-development","web-development","startups","wolfpack-life","Wolfpack Digital Q2 2026 wrap-up — the pack goes AI-native","2026-07-08T20:11:55.000Z",null,[138,139,140,141,142,143],"Wolfpack Digital won Gold for the Digital & Creative Agency Excellence Award at the eir business Chambers Ireland Awards 2026 — a milestone for its growing presence in the Irish market.","ROAM-AI earned a 30th Annual Webby Awards nomination in Data Visualization & Reporting, under AI Experiences & Applications.","The team launched the AI Instant Ballpark Estimator on its own website — a conversational tool that returns a per-platform cost breakdown in minutes, grounded in 250+ delivered products.","A new AI-native MVP service takes a product from idea to live in 2-4 weeks, across three tiers: Lite (€5,000), Pro (€10,000), and Complete (€15,000).","New and showcased products included Fyl (an AI meeting companion built for DisrupSTAR), Vyz AI, and SOARR (AI medical documentation).","The pack showed up across Europe — a third Breakfast & Insights in Dublin, Techsylvania, the EU-Startups Summit in Malta, and JSHeroes — plus a first-place mentorship at the TEDIHT Hackathon and further recognition at the HR Club Romania Awards, the Business & Finance ESG Awards, and the Global Startup Awards.",[145,148,151,154,157,160],{"answer":146,"question":147},"It's a free conversational AI tool on the Wolfpack Digital website that walks you through a short structured Q&A and returns a ballpark cost breakdown for your app in minutes rather than days. Instead of one flat number, it splits the estimate per platform across the five disciplines that drive a project budget — product design, backend, frontend, mobile, and project management — and it's grounded in delivery data from more than 250 products built since 2015.","What is Wolfpack Digital's AI Instant Ballpark Estimator?",{"answer":149,"question":150},"Wolfpack Digital's AI-native MVP service takes a product from idea to live in two to four weeks and comes in three tiers: Lite (€5,000, 2 weeks), Pro (€10,000, 3 weeks), and Complete (€15,000, 4 weeks). Clients walk away owning a live product, a clean GitHub repository, and a growth roadmap. The speed comes from a better AI-native workflow, not a lower engineering bar.","How much does an AI-native MVP cost, and how fast can it launch?",{"answer":152,"question":153},"The headline was Gold for the Digital & Creative Agency Excellence Award at the eir business Chambers Ireland Awards 2026, presented at a gala in Dublin on 26 June 2026. In the same quarter, ROAM-AI held a 30th Annual Webby Awards nomination, the team won at the HR Club Romania Awards for workplace wellbeing, Wolfpack Digital was named a finalist at the Business & Finance ESG Awards 2026, and co-CEO Georgina Lupu Florian was a finalist at the Global Startup Awards.","What awards did Wolfpack Digital win in Q2 2026?",{"answer":155,"question":156},"Fyl is a free iOS and Android app Wolfpack Digital built for Dublin-based DisrupSTAR Ltd. It acts as a preparation and memory companion for high-stakes conversations — from medical appointments and specialist consultations to performance reviews — recording conversations, capturing pre-meeting voice memos, and generating AI-powered summaries, all with full ownership of your data.","What is Fyl?",{"answer":158,"question":159},"It means putting AI into every stage of building a product — discovery, design, build, and QA — while a senior expert reviews every output. In practice, that collapses the old six-step process into four, replaces low-fidelity wireframes with working prototypes, and ships faster while holding the same engineering standards behind the team's Webby and Web Excellence wins.","What does \"AI-native\" mean at Wolfpack Digital?",{"answer":161,"question":162},"You can try the AI Instant Ballpark Estimator at wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fai-estimator for an instant ballpark, or reach the team at wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fcontact to talk through your idea and see it live in a few weeks.","How can I get an estimate or start a project with Wolfpack Digital?","2026-07-09T09:07:42.145Z",false,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fblogposts\u002Fq2-2026-wrap-up-the-pack-goes-ai-native",[167],{"id":168,"author":169,"short_description":170,"role":171,"avatar_urls":172,"cover_urls":180,"linkedin_link":199,"instagram_link":40,"x_link":40,"meta_tags":200,"last_published_at":135,"same_as":205},2,"Gina Lupu Florian","\u003Cp>Georgina is the Founder and Co-CEO of Wolfpack Digital, an award-winning digital product agency with 80+ team members across Cluj-Napoca and Dublin, delivering end-to-end web and mobile applications for clients globally. Under her leadership, Wolfpack Digital has earned international recognition including the 2024 Webby Award for Responsible AI, European Technology Awards for App Development, and Web Excellence Awards.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>\u003Cp>With a multidisciplinary academic foundation spanning Telecommunications &amp; IT, Psychology, Public Relations, and an M.Sc. with Distinction in Engineering with Business Management from King's College London, Gina brings a unique perspective that bridges technology, human behavior, and strategic business thinking. Her career began as an iOS developer in London's wearable tech and smart jewelry industry, combining her technical expertise with her passion for human-centered design.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>\u003Cp>As a recognized thought leader in the tech ecosystem, Gina serves as a member of IADAS (the judging body of the prestigious Webby Awards), sits on the Board of Directors of Transilvania IT Cluster (representing 150+ software companies), and is part of the Global Women TechLeaders Board of Advisors. Named CESA Ecosystem Hero of the Year in 2023, she has mentored over 100 startup founders and is the co-founder of Women in Tech Cluj since 2018.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>\u003Cp>Gina is a frequent speaker at international tech and startup events and an active contributor to technology publications, sharing insights on digital product development, entrepreneurship, AI integration, and building sustainable tech businesses. Her writing draws on hands-on experience building 250+ digital products, deep expertise in product strategy and user experience, and a commitment to advancing the technology industry through mentorship and community building.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cbr>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Areas of expertise:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Digital product strategy, AI integration, entrepreneurship, product development lifecycle, user experience design, tech team leadership, startup mentorship, women in tech advocacy\r\n\r\n\u003Cu style=\"color: rgb(0, 102, 204);\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechbehemoths.com\u002Fblog\u002Finterview-georgina-lupu-florian-founder-co-ceo-wolfpack-digital\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"internal-cta\">In her latest interview with TechBehemoths\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fu>, Gina shares how Wolfpack Digital grew from a bold vision into an award-winning digital agency.\u003C\u002Fp>","Founder & co-CEO",[173,175,178],{"style":99,"url":174},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fpublisher\u002F2\u002Favatar\u002Fthumb\u002FUntitled_design-4.webp",{"style":176,"url":177},"medium","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fpublisher\u002F2\u002Favatar\u002Fmedium\u002FUntitled_design-4.webp",{"style":102,"url":179},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fpublisher\u002F2\u002Favatar\u002Foriginal\u002FUntitled_design-4.webp",[181,183,185,187,189,191,193,195,197],{"style":81,"url":182},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fpublisher\u002F2\u002Fcover_image\u002F640\u002FGina.webp",{"style":84,"url":184},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fpublisher\u002F2\u002Fcover_image\u002F768\u002FGina.webp",{"style":87,"url":186},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fpublisher\u002F2\u002Fcover_image\u002F1024\u002FGina.webp",{"style":90,"url":188},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fpublisher\u002F2\u002Fcover_image\u002F1366\u002FGina.webp",{"style":93,"url":190},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fpublisher\u002F2\u002Fcover_image\u002F1600\u002FGina.webp",{"style":96,"url":192},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fpublisher\u002F2\u002Fcover_image\u002F1920\u002FGina.webp",{"style":99,"url":194},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fpublisher\u002F2\u002Fcover_image\u002Fthumb\u002FGina.webp",{"style":176,"url":196},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fpublisher\u002F2\u002Fcover_image\u002Fmedium\u002FGina.webp",{"style":102,"url":198},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.wolfpack-digital.com\u002Fstore\u002Fpublisher\u002F2\u002Fcover_image\u002Foriginal\u002FGina.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fin\u002Fgeorginalupu\u002F",{"title":201,"description":202,"keywords":203,"contact_form:title":108,"contact_form:cta":109,"og:site_name":68,"og:type":204,"og:locale":69,"twitter:card":111,"twitter:site":70,"twitter:creator":70},"Georgina - Co-CEO & Founder | Wolfpack Digital Blog","Founder & Co-CEO sharing insights on building digital products, integrating AI, and scaling tech businesses. CESA Ecosystem Hero 2023 and mentor to 100+ startups.","georgina lupu florian, gina lupu, wolfpack digital","website",[199]]