№ 002 — About 2016 — 2026
Dateline San José, CR — Madrid, ES
Filed under Studio · Founder · Values
Edition v2.0 · Est. 2016

A small studio,
built deliberately.

Technology consultancy and AI studio. We help companies turn unclear problems into shipped software — without layers between the engineer and the founder.

§ I — Our story

How we got
here.

Founded in 2016 in San José as a one-person consultancy, Bamboo grew because clients kept asking us to do the part nobody else wanted to: own the outcome end-to-end. Today we're a senior team across Costa Rica and Spain, but we still only take work where the founder is in the room.

§ II — Our journey

Fifteen
chapters.

From a one-person consultancy in Costa Rica to a multi-country technology partner.

2010
Gary launches independent consulting practice — Fortune 500 work via Accenture-trained reps.
2016
Bamboo Tech Studio formally founded in Costa Rica as a boutique technology consultancy.
2018
First international client. Expanded into custom enterprise software for hospitality.
2019
Became an Akamai/Linode Solutions Partner for CDN, cloud and security.
2020
Operations expanded to Spain. Pura Vida Cloud HealthTech platform launches.
2021
Zoho Authorized Partner for CRM and business automation.
2023
AI & Automation practice opens. ChatWise AI development begins.
2024
50+ platforms delivered across LATAM and EU.
2025
HeyHarvie (sales AI) launches as flagship product.
Now
Serving 100+ companies across 4 countries with a senior team and an integrated AI/cloud practice.
▢ Founder portrait Drop Gary's headshot here — 4:5, center-weighted, warm light.
Fig. Founder · photographed at the San José studio
§ III — Founder & CEO

Gary Fonseca

Founder & CEO · Bamboo Tech Studio

Twenty years in the trenches — startups, SMBs and Fortune 500 alike. Accenture-trained consulting, then five companies founded across four countries. Direct access to senior expertise on every project, because the person writing your proposal is the one writing your code.

  • ▸ 20+ years in technology
  • ▸ Accenture-trained consulting
  • ▸ MBA · INCAE Business School
  • ▸ 5 companies founded · 4 countries
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§ IV — What drives us

Four things
non-negotiable.

The principles that shape every project, partnership and proposal.

Innovation

Stay close to what is new without chasing it. We adopt only what earns its keep — and tell you when something does not.

Quality

Every line of code, every design decision, every recommendation meets the bar we would defend in court. We build to last.

Partnership

We are not vendors. We become an extension of your team — invested in your win, available when it matters.

Impact

Technology is a means. We measure ourselves by tangible business outcomes, not deliverables.

§ — Start a conversation

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