Two Bears Labs AI tools and custom software for growing businesses
We're Josie and Nicole, two software engineers in Minneapolis. We build AI agents and automations, custom apps and SaaS products, and fast websites for small businesses that have outgrown Wix or WordPress.
What we build
Engagements range from a single architecture review to designing and running a product end to end.
AI, agents, and automation
AI agents, workflow automation, model fine-tuning and small language model training. Practical integrations that pay for themselves, not pilots that never ship.
AI and custom softwareTechnical consulting
A second brain on architecture, stack choices, and build-vs-buy calls before they get expensive.
More on consultingSaaS products
From first spec to running product. We design the interface, build the stack, and ship it.
See RoofQuoterSEO and AI search (GEO)
Getting you found by Google and recommended by ChatGPT. Structured data, local search, and the technical groundwork both humans and AI engines read.
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Custom websites for small businesses
If your site runs on Wix, Squarespace, GoDaddy, or an aging WordPress theme, we rebuild it as a fast custom site that you own. We carry every page over so your Google rankings come with you, and we stay on after launch to host it and keep it up to date.
Redesign
Design, build, and launch. Every old page address redirects to its new one, so your search rankings carry over.
Maintenance plan
Fully managed after launch: hosting, security patches, content changes, and a monthly search check. Recommended for every site we build.
Lead tools
Instant quote calculators, chat assistants, and contact forms that send inquiries straight to your inbox.
Who we are
Two Bears Labs is Josie and Nicole. You talk directly to the people writing the code: no account layer, and no handoff between whoever scoped the work and whoever builds it. Based in Minneapolis, working with clients anywhere.
Josie Machalek
Co-Founder
AI and data science engineer in Deloitte's AI and Data Engineering practice, with a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Texas at Austin. She studied computer science at the University of Minnesota as a Hopper-Dean scholar and got her start building backend software for cardiac devices at Medtronic.
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Nicole Kunz
Co-Founder
Cloud software engineer at Medtronic, where she builds the systems behind technology that alleviates pain, restores health, and extends life. A University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate, she is passionate about mentorship, inclusion, and using technology to make healthcare better.
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