About Limeleaf
Our mission is to use our experience building software to help others.
Limeleaf is a Worker Cooperative
We are proud to be a member-owned, democratically managed company, based in Saratoga Springs, New York. We strive to embody the Seven Cooperative Principles in our work.
We are members of the Patio network of tech cooperatives and the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives.
Limeleaf Has Decades of Tech Experience
Our members have worked at Google, ngrok, Kinetic, Harvard University, RSA Security, JWP (JW Player), and others on a wide range of projects.
After long careers in Big tech, we started Limeleaf to help others and share our expertise. Our team's skills in software engineering, systems design, project and product management, technical planning, R&D, and mission-critical deployments enable us to enhance your competitiveness in the tech industry. We aim to ensure your technology not only succeeds but also remains sustainable and secure, with a strong commitment to privacy and ethical practices.
Our Founding Members
Blain Smith
Blain has spent 27 years working in web, video streaming, gaming, cloud services, distributed systems, and networking. He has held many technical lead roles and worked closely with product leadership to build software solutions.
Erik Straub
With a wealth of experience across video streaming platforms, legendary AAA live-service games, and helping startup ventures bring their products to market, Erik is well-equipped to offer practical solutions to real-world challenges.
John Luther
John has worked in web, media, and cloud software product management for over 25 years. In that time, he’s become a recognized industry leader, contributing to standards at the W3C, IETF, CTA, WebM Project, and elsewhere.