Context Nine helps enterprises become AI-first.
CTX9 is a founder-led AI strategy and engineering studio based in Cape Town and working worldwide. We stay close to the business problem, the system being built, and the people who need to use it.
Why Context Nine
Strategy only matters when it changes the work.
AI creates a widening gap between what an organization could do and what its operating systems allow it to do. Context Nine maps that gap, identifies valuable use cases, and turns the strongest opportunities into working systems.
Our name reflects the time horizon: decisions made now should leave the organization stronger and more relevant years from today, not merely produce another short-lived demonstration.
Founder-led delivery
Senior judgment stays close to the outcome.
Context Nine was founded by Matt Derman, a product builder and engineer focused on practical AI adoption, internal tools, workflow automation, and software that people can understand and use.
The delivery model is deliberately hands-on. Strategy, architecture, implementation, and adoption are treated as one connected problem rather than separate hand-offs.
Operating principles
Useful over impressive. Systems before spectacle.
We optimize for measurable business value, maintainable systems, clear ownership, and team adoption. A prototype is valuable when it helps us learn; production work succeeds when it becomes a reliable part of daily operations.
Context matters. We begin with the organization’s constraints, data, workflows, risk, and people before choosing tools or models.