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Livefront

Digital product strategy, design, and engineering

Overview

Livefront is a digital product consultancy that provides strategy, design, and engineering to build and scale digital experiences. They use a proprietary MESH methodology that blends product discipline with AI-driven delivery to guide co-creation with clients across mobile, web, APIs, IoT, automation, and QA. They differentiate themselves through an integrated end-to-end approach across strategy, experience design, and engineering, plus a focus on AI-enabled transformation and work with large enterprises, reinforced by a merger with Zeal IT Consultants that expands data analytics and automation capabilities. Their goal is to help clients innovate, optimize digital experiences, and scale digital products to meet business objectives.

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About Livefront

Simplify's Rating
Why Livefront is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & AnalyticsConsultingEnterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Venture Capital)

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Minneapolis, MN

Founded

2015

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What believers are saying

  • Livefront cited over 300 staff after the January 2026 Zeal combination.
  • February 2026 added Ed Hoffman and Trent Sutton to accelerate growth.
  • The company still wins enterprise work from Samsung, Target, CVS, Optum, and Fidelity.

What critics are saying

  • Integration failure after the January 2026 Zeal merger will distract delivery and sales.
  • Private-equity ownership from Rallyday pressures margin expansion before client retention proves durable.
  • If AI commoditizes digital product work, Livefront loses differentiation against Accenture and Deloitte.

What makes Livefront unique

  • Livefront's January 2026 Zeal merger broadened delivery from design to data and AI.
  • MESH combines client co-creation with AI-driven delivery for core digital experiences.
  • Mimspolis leadership plus Dallas, Chicago, and Latin America teams support distributed execution.

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Benefits

  • Remote Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

12%

2 year growth

19%
Associated Press
Feb 2nd, 2026
Livefront appoints Ed Hoffman as chief growth officer and Trent Sutton as president following Zeal merger

Livefront, a digital consulting firm, has appointed Ed Hoffman as chief growth officer and Trent Sutton as president to support its expansion following a strategic combination with Zeal IT Consultants. Hoffman previously served as senior vice president of North America business operations at Perficient, whilst Sutton was global chief operating officer at Credera. The leadership additions follow Livefront's merger with Zeal to create a digital consulting company offering services spanning digital strategy, experience design, AI-driven platforms, software engineering and data. The combined firm employs over 300 strategists, designers, engineers and data experts across Minneapolis, Dallas and Chicago. Founded in 2001, Livefront helps companies develop intelligent products and platforms, working with major brands to build digital experiences and AI-first solutions.

Business Wire
Jan 27th, 2026
Livefront and Zeal IT Consultants Join Forces to Create Leading Digital Consultancy

Livefront, a digital consultancy known for helping companies design and build standout intelligent products and platforms, and Zeal IT Consultants, a leading...

Business News For Profit
Jan 24th, 2026
Livefront and Zeal IT Consultants merge to form 300-strong digital consultancy

Livefront, a Minneapolis-based digital consultancy, and Zeal IT Consultants, a Dallas software consulting firm, have announced a strategic merger to form an expanded digital consulting company. The combined entity will employ over 300 strategists, designers, engineers and product managers across the United States and Latin America. The merged company will offer end-to-end services including digital strategy, experience design, AI-driven platforms, software engineering and data analytics. It will serve clients across healthcare, consumer, media, technology, hospitality, transportation, logistics and financial services sectors. The combination was supported by a strategic investment from Denver-based private equity firm Rallyday Partners in Livefront in 2023. Livefront founder and CEO Mike Bollinger said the merger builds on the companies' long-standing partnership and aligned vision.

FinSMEs
Sep 6th, 2023
Livefront Receives Strategic Growth Capital Investment from Rallyday Partners

Livefront, a Minneapolis, MN-based digital product consultancy provider, received a strategic growth capital investment from Rallyday Partners

The Wall Street Journal
Sep 5th, 2023
Rallyday Partners Backs Livefront, a Digital Product Consulting Firm

Rallyday Partners, a Denver-based private-equity firm, has made a growth-stage investment in digital product consulting firm Livefront.

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