About Us
Buoyant Systems was founded by Lucas Sargent, a technology leader with a proven track record of building AI companies from the ground up and guiding them to successful acquisitions. Our foundation isn't in theory; it's in the practical, hands-on experience of creating real-world products. We've built founding engineering teams, architected secure, scalable infrastructure, and partnered directly with customers to deliver tangible value.
Our philosophy is rooted in a low-process, high-communication approach. We believe in rising above the ordinary, crafting solutions that are not just effective but resilient. We're passionate about building more than just technology; we build high-performing teams, robust technical foundations, and lasting partnerships. We aren't just consultants; we are your dedicated technical co-founders.
Our Services
Engage us in a manner that suits your needs. Whether you require strategic technical leadership, hands-on engineering, or team development, we offer flexible services tailored to your unique challenges.
Fractional CTO
Providing senior technical leadership to define your technology strategy, build your founding team, and navigate from vision to product-market fit.
AI Strategy
Adopt an AI first culture that works for your company, that works for your engineers, your customers, and your security posture. We help you identify opportunities, select the right tools, and implement best practices to leverage AI effectively.
Individual Contributor
Hands-on engineering to build foundational tech stacks, inventing novel architectures where its beneficial and ensuring standard approaches elsewhere, in order to solve your most complex technical challenges effectively.
Team Uplift
Mentoring and growing your engineering team, fostering a culture of high communication and product ownership to increase velocity and overall capability.
Case Studies
At Buoyant Systems, we believe in the power of real-world experience. Our case studies showcase our hands-on approach to solving complex challenges and delivering tangible results for our clients.
Real-Time Voice AI SaaS Platform
Engagement: Co-founder & CTO at Quarterzip
The Challenge
To co-found and scale the technology for a B2B SaaS platform providing embeddable, real-time voice agents, requiring a robust, ISO-certified infrastructure from scratch.
Our Solution
Architected and built the entire tech stack, capable of handling large-scale AI voice traffic. Established CI/CD pipelines enabling multiple stable deployments per day.
Generative AI Security Platform
Engagement: Co-founder & CTO at Redactive (Acquired by RecordPoint)
The Challenge
To build a novel Generative AI product with security and data governance at its core, capable of attracting early customers and a successful acquisition.
Our Solution
Led the entire technical vision, including inventing a "permissioned-RAG" database architecture. Recruited the team and executed the strategy that led to the acquisition.