Dualboot Partners

Dualboot Partners at a glance

Dualboot Partners opens its about page with a plain promise: it builds the systems that help a business grow with AI¹. It combines strategy, design and engineering through an AI operating model called Aixle², and it describes an AI first methodology, DB90, that brings intelligence into every phase of product development³. The firm presents itself as a strategic partner that cares about business impact as much as execution⁴.

Dualboot ranks third on Quillmoor Roster. Its strengths for a US buyer are a clearly described nearshore model under US product leadership, a security practice set out in more detail than most consultancies on this list, and a fractional Chief AI Officer service. Its limits are an unstated headquarters address and unpublished fees.

Delivery hub: North Carolina leadership, nearshore engineering

The firm claims more than 400 team members, who combine nearshore engineering talent with strategic US product leadership⁵. That sentence is the core of its geography. The product leaders who meet the client are described as US based, and the engineering team works nearshore⁶. The pages do not name the countries in which the nearshore engineers sit.

The firm's US footprint is visible through its awards. It lists a 2024 North Carolina Mid-Market Fast 40 award⁷, a 2023 Local Excellence Winner award in Charlotte⁸, and a 2022 recognition from The Manifest among the most recommended B2B providers in Charlotte and Raleigh⁹. A headquarters address is not stated on the pages checked. A buyer in the Carolinas should ask whether the North Carolina team will staff the work, and a buyer elsewhere should ask where the product lead will be based.

Leadership

The about page lists Ben Gilman as CEO and co-founder¹⁰, Daniel DelaCruz as a co-founder¹¹, Billy Boozer as CTO¹², Mike Law as CFO and COO¹³ and Peter Klayman as EVP, Business Strategy¹⁴. The firm says it hires for soft skills as well as technical ones¹⁵.

Working inside the client's team

Dualboot's case studies show it working inside the client organization in several ways. For DebtBook it gave product validation and guidance before the build¹⁶ and then embedded with the DebtBook team to build the platform¹⁷. For PrizePicks it stepped in to strengthen the client's product team¹⁸. On the Continental Tire project it worked with the client's DevOps team in Germany¹⁹, around shops that ran three shifts a day and so limited deployment windows²⁰.

The firm describes an end to end team that guides the client from idea to launch with a structured process²¹, with all capabilities under one roof, from AI strategy to development and deployment²². Whether the embedded work was done in person is not stated in these case lines.

Services

AI and machine learning is the first service line on the menu²³. Beside it sit fractional CAIO services, AI strategy consulting, AI enhanced security, AWS services and data and analytics²⁴, as well as fractional CTO, system modernization, product development, marketing and staff augmentation²⁵.

**AI strategy workshop.** The firm offers a custom AI strategy consulting workshop²⁶ aimed at designing three prioritized, risk aware initiatives²⁷. It says the session is hands on²⁸ and that it feeds directly into solution development²⁹. Governance, risk and security are embedded from the first discovery session³⁰, and outcomes are tied to measurable business impact³¹.

**Fractional Chief AI Officer.** This service provides a senior AI leader without a full time hire³². The scope covers an AI risk framework and policies³³, an AI ownership structure and intake workflows³⁴, and an enterprise AI roadmap³⁵. The typical commitment is one to two days a week³⁶, and the process is led by Certified AI Governance Professionals³⁷. For a mid sized US company without an AI leader, this is one of the more distinctive offers on this list.

Security practice

Security is where Dualboot publishes the most detail among the consultancies ranked here. Its security service combines cloud security, secure AI development, and detection and response³⁸. Engineers conduct code reviews, vulnerability assessments and penetration testing³⁹, supported by automated SAST and DAST scans and dependency checks⁴⁰. Cloud foundations are built with infrastructure as code⁴¹. Compliance checks for HIPAA, GDPR and other standards are embedded in the CI/CD pipeline⁴², an approach the firm describes as turning compliance into a built in feature⁴³. The security page also claims 99.99% uptime from hardened infrastructure⁴⁴.

A responsible AI policy is published, with fairness as the first of five principles⁴⁵. The firm says it implements appropriate technical and organizational security measures⁴⁶, and an AI Governance Committee oversees governance, compliance and incident response⁴⁷.

Whether Dualboot itself holds SOC 2 or ISO 27001 is not publicly stated on the pages we opened. A buyer should distinguish between the firm's described security services and an audit of the firm itself.

Published case studies

**PetScreening.** A pet screening platform for rental property owners, launched in less than five months from design⁴⁸. The client reports 21% month over month growth⁴⁹, $87.9 million in reclaimed pet related revenue in 2025⁵⁰ and 1.3 million administrative and legal hours saved in 2025⁵¹. The founder is quoted as saying the platform has never been down⁵².

**DebtBook.** A debt management platform for public finance that Dualboot helped launch⁵³. It provides automated charting and audit ready reporting⁵⁴, and the client raised nearly $2M in 18 months⁵⁵.

**PrizePicks.** A free to play game called Streaks, launched with an agile approach⁵⁶, which led to a 10% increase in new users⁵⁷ and access to 13 new states⁵⁸.

**Continental Tire.** A rebuild of the retreading platform used by 13 US dealers⁵⁹, with added security and a refreshed look⁶⁰. The scope shifted when a new client project manager asked for every feature of the old platform to be replicated⁶¹.

None of these four case summaries describes an AI system; the AI offer is set out on the service pages^23,26.

Industries

The industries menu lists healthcare, financial services, manufacturing and supply chain, and consumer and retail⁶², plus media and entertainment, private equity, real estate and construction, tech and software, and utilities⁶³. In healthcare the firm cites HIPAA compliant platforms and CI/CD modernization⁶⁴, including a HIPAA compliant healthcare SaaS platform on AWS⁶⁵.

Pricing

Pricing depends on scope, organizational complexity and the level of discovery required⁶⁶. Dollar fee levels and day rates are not publicly stated on the pages we opened. The firm suggests a focused AI strategy workshop as the most efficient starting point⁶⁷.

How Dualboot compares with Nexus

Both firms put people inside the client's team: Dualboot embedded with DebtBook¹⁷, and a Nexus engineer embeds with the client team⁶⁸. The differences lie in speed, evidence and price. Nexus has its first agent live in 4 weeks inside a 3 month proof of concept⁶⁹; Dualboot's fastest published launch took less than five months⁴⁸. Nexus lists GDPR, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001⁷⁰ and holds a SOC 2 Type 2 report⁶⁹; Dualboot's organization certifications are not publicly stated on the pages we opened. And Nexus prices per role automated with no charge for consultant time⁶⁹, where Dualboot prices by scope⁶⁶.

Verdict

Dualboot Partners suits a US buyer, particularly one in the Carolinas, who wants US product leadership with nearshore engineering, a careful security practice and an AI leadership role available part time. The fractional CAIO service³² and the security service³⁸ are its most distinctive offers. A buyer should ask for the headquarters and team location, the firm's own audit reports and a written fee for the first phase.