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Livefront

Digital product strategy, design, and engineering

Overview

Livefront provides digital product strategy, design, and engineering to build and scale core digital experiences. Its approach blends product thinking with hands-on development for mobile and web apps, APIs, IoT, and automation, guided by the MESH methodology that ties product discipline to AI-driven delivery. The firm works with a wide range of clients from startups to Fortune 100 companies, collaborating closely through co-creation, and has partnered with notable brands like Samsung, General Mills, Optum, Target, CVS, and Fidelity. A recent merger with Zeal IT Consultants broadens its capabilities to end-to-end services, including data analytics and AI-driven automation, with the goal of helping 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, Minnesota

Founded

2015

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What believers are saying

  • February 2, 2026 added Ed Hoffman and Trent Sutton for growth and operations.
  • The combined firm passed 300 professionals across Minneapolis, Dallas, Chicago, and Latin America.
  • Livefront.com on October 3, 2026 pushed AI-first transformation and agentic workflows.

What critics are saying

  • Integration risk rises after January 23, 2026 merger and February leadership shuffle.
  • Perficient and Credera now target the same Fortune 1000 buyers with deeper benches.
  • AI consulting commoditizes delivery; pricing pressure can erase Livefront's boutique margins by 2027.

What makes Livefront unique

  • MESH turns clients, Livefront, and AI into one delivery team, updated August 2026.
  • January 23, 2026 Zeal combination added software, data, and AI automation depth.
  • Samsung, Target, and Optum references signal enterprise trust and durable client credibility.

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Benefits

  • Remote Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

12%

1 year growth

12%

2 year growth

18%
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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