Idea Maker

Idea Maker is a custom software agency headquartered in Irvine, California, with further offices in Los Angeles and Dallas. Founder Dr Thomas Kwon leads the firm, which builds web, mobile and AI products for startups, small businesses and larger companies. It holds AWS certification.

Its AI practice covers AI consulting, generative AI and ChatGPT app development, AI agents, retrieval-augmented generation, robotic process automation and AI automation. It also sells a self-hosted RAG solution and a custom learning management system. Other services include native iOS and Android apps, cross-platform apps in Flutter and React Native, full-stack and progressive web apps, SaaS and enterprise software, database work, and the rescue or modernisation of failing and legacy code. The main stack is Python, Django, Vue and React.

The firm names healthcare, manufacturing and e-learning as focus sectors. Published AI projects include a SOC 2 compliance automation platform, an e-commerce shopping chatbot built on OpenAI, LangChain and Azure, a RAG cybersecurity assistant delivered through Slack on AWS, and a Medicare document chatbot. Its wider portfolio includes a Filevine to Power BI data bridge, e-learning platforms and an aircraft sales marketplace.