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We help you craft breakthrough products and services.

Cantina is an award-winning innovation agency based in Boston with expertise in digital design, mobile app and web development, IoT, connected devices, and experience strategy.

We work with companies in all major industry sectors ranging from the Fortune 500 to high growth startups. Our clients include some of the largest and most innovative companies on the planet, and we are actively exploring and doing work with clients in a variety of exciting areas including health tech, fintech, sports tech, AR, VR, machine learning, and innovation strategy. At our core, we are a team of innovators, builders, designers, engineers, and strategists who love what we do.

We are committed to designing and building experiences that truly matter, and that enhance the human experience.

The Cantina team has a rare combination of being skilled technically and also interpersonally. They went about deeply understanding our needs and communicating well with us throughout the entire process.

Grace Nicolette, CEP

Cantina has a reputation that precedes them. We quickly found that they had the skills to deliver an excellent user experience but also the confidence to utilize new technology that are on the bleeding edge.

Transformation through Customer-Centricity

SES

Transformation through Customer-Centricity

SES is one of the world's leading satellite owners and operators with over 70 satellites in both geostationary and medium Earth orbits.

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The Member Experience Opportunity

Digital Credit Union

The Member Experience Opportunity

We worked with DCU to overcome disruptive risks by undertaking ethnographic member insights research.

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Scaling a Unique Peer Support Network

DUGRI

Scaling a Unique Peer Support Network

A safe and anonymous peer support network that helps people increase wellness and resilience while decreasing stress and burnout.

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Estate Planning, Simplified

ESTATESPACE

Estate Planning, Simplified

For the first time, EstateSpace offers transformative simplicity to individuals, family offices, and the marketplace of service providers who manage estates.

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Enhancing the Digital 401(k) Experience

CHARLES SCHWAB

Enhancing the Digital 401(k) Experience

An interactive tool that helps to educate and motivate people to better prepare for retirement.

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Virtual Reality for Medical Innovation

SyncThink

Virtual Reality for Medical Innovation

An FDA approved, VR-based concussion detection technology used by the U.S. military and professional sports teams.

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A Secure Patient Experience and Admin Portal for COVID Testing

Granger Genetics

A Secure Patient Experience and Admin Portal for COVID Testing

Cantina designed and built a compassionate, accurate, and HIPAA-compliant patient experience to deliver Granger Genetics' life-altering COVID genetics tests.

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Supporting the Future of Journalism

Local Media Association

Supporting the Future of Journalism

An innovative new funding platform, called NewsFuel, to help local newsrooms stay in business.

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Shorelight

Creating a Better Student Experience

A redefined journey that increases student engagement and delivers a better overall experience at top U.S. universities.

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Increasing Philanthropic Impact

CEP

Increasing Philanthropic Impact

A transformed website and content strategy that increases the philanthropic effectiveness of donors.

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An Interactive Tool to Engage New Clients

CHARLES SCHWAB

An Interactive Tool to Engage New Clients

A digital experience that motivates new client prospects to contact Charles Schwab for help with retirement planning.

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A Market Leading Mobile Experience

EMPOWER RETIREMENT

A Market Leading Mobile Experience

A breakthrough Android app that helps more than 9 million retirement plan participants achieve their retirement goals.

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Breakthrough eCommerce Results

AVID

Breakthrough eCommerce Results

A transformed e-commerce experience that delivers a 43% increase in online revenue.

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Helping Hollywood Get Back To Work Safely During COVID

PROSCENIUM

Helping Hollywood Get Back To Work Safely During COVID

Cantina teamed up with an award-winning Hollywood producer to develop software to help bring the TV & film industry back to work during COVID-19.

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Intelligent Chatbots for Retirement Planning

Principal

Intelligent Chatbots for Retirement Planning

A chatbot strategy that enhances the 401k participant experience.

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Intelligent Assistant for Financial Advisors

PUTNAM INVESTMENTS

Intelligent Assistant for Financial Advisors

An AI-powered Intelligent Assistant that helps financial advisors search for and find funds to better serve their clients.

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Intelligent Travel Platform

OAG

Intelligent Travel Platform

Building a powerful aviation analysis platform to drive operational decisions across the airline industry.

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LABCORP

Putting Patients and Providers at the Center

Labcorp is a leading global life sciences company that provides vital information to help doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, researchers and patients make clear and confident decisions. We created a streamlined patient experience that reduced friction, increased satisfaction and set the groundwork for innovative adaptation in the face of the Pandemic.

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Engaging Fans in Real Time

Your Call Football

Engaging Fans in Real Time

A mobile platform that engages fans with real-time play calling and fan-to-fan competition during a live football game.

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Improving the ROI of Cloud Services

NAVISITE

Improving the ROI of Cloud Services

An intuitive, insight-driven dashboard that provides a single pane view of cloud services and increases customer satisfaction, uptime, and ROI.

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Improving Cancer Care with Big Data

CLIENT CONFIDENTIAL

Improving Cancer Care with Big Data

A precision medicine platform that helps oncologists tailor treatment for individual cancer patients.

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Innovating for Financial Literacy

Money Experience

Innovating for Financial Literacy

An award-winning scenario-based financial education platform that is focused on closing the financial literacy gap.

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Modernizing a User Experience

PUBLIC CONSULTING GROUP

Modernizing a User Experience

A modernized user experience for a large, web-based student data system in the education sector.

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Connecting Retailers with Suppliers

BAMBOO ROSE

Connecting Retailers with Suppliers

A real-time communication tool that enables retailers and suppliers to quickly respond to consumer trends and needs.

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Real-Time Air Quality Monitoring

PERKINELMER

Real-Time Air Quality Monitoring

A direct-to-consumer air quality monitoring platform that provides anytime, anywhere access to local air quality information.

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LED Lighting for Indoor Positioning

Bytelight

LED Lighting for Indoor Positioning

Transforming cutting-edge technology into a deployable mobile product.

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CLEARWATER

Inventing the Waze for Water

Helping boaters navigate safely and discover great fishing spots by using AR to remember every boating hazard and virtual fishing spot.

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A Game-Changing Website Redesign

AVID

A Game-Changing Website Redesign

A redesign that helps customers more easily discover and purchase the products they want and need.

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A Mobile App for Music Lovers

Newport Folk Festival

A Mobile App for Music Lovers

The Newport Folk Festival™ had a simple goal for their mobile app - help people find when and where their favorite artists were playing.

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Converting Customers with Better UX

Client Confidential

Converting Customers with Better UX

A better user experience (UX) focused on increased visitor engagement and customer conversion for a leading online marketplace.

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A Leading Digital Marketing Platform

EPSILON

A Leading Digital Marketing Platform

A redefined and modern digital marketing platform that outperforms Salesforce, Oracle, and other competitors in its space.

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Award-Winning Smart Connected Dog Collar

LINK AKC

Award-Winning Smart Connected Dog Collar

A CES Innovation Award-winning smart connected dog collar and mobile app that tracks a dog’s location and health info.

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A Talent Platform for Restaurateurs

CLOTHBOUND

A Talent Platform for Restaurateurs

An innovative new mobile app that connects restaurateurs with talented restaurant staff to reduce staff turnover and hiring costs.

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A Mobile-First Design Strategy

PARENTS

A Mobile-First Design Strategy

A mobile-first design strategy implemented across Parents magazine’s digital assets to create a best-in-class experience.

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Apple Watch App for Retirement Planning

EMPOWER RETIREMENT

Apple Watch App for Retirement Planning

An award-winning Apple Watch app that meets customers where they are and helps them prepare for retirement.

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CLIENT CONFIDENTIAL

Engaging Consumers in Healthcare Innovation

A new in-store experience that engages consumers in healthcare innovation.

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