Today, we’re excited to share that Black Airplane has acquired the Tyrannosaurus Tech brand, bringing a respected Atlanta digital product brand into the next chapter of Black Airplane.
For years, our teams have worked in the same technology ecosystem, often serving similar types of clients and solving many of the same hard problems: how to turn ambitious ideas into useful products, how to modernize complex software, and how to help organizations move faster without sacrificing quality.
Now, we’re bringing that experience into Black Airplane’s next stage of growth.
The acquisition expands Black Airplane’s capabilities across AI strategy, AI-native product development, product design, engineering, logistics, eCommerce, healthcare, public health, education, SaaS, and enterprise software.
A Stronger Black Airplane for the Next Era of Product Development
Black Airplane has always been built for clients who need more than code.
They need product judgment. Strong technical leadership. Thoughtful design. Clear communication. And a team that can take complex ideas from strategy through execution without losing sight of the business outcome.
The acquisition of the Tyrannosaurus Tech brand strengthens that foundation.
It deepens what Black Airplane can offer in AI transformation, healthcare, public health, education, SaaS, and custom product development. It also reinforces the direction we have already been moving: helping clients build AI-native products, modernize important systems, and create software that delivers real value.
For clients, this means a deeper Black Airplane: more capability, more perspective, and more specialized expertise behind the work.
As AI changes what great software can do, we are continuing to invest in the people and practices that help organizations move faster, make better product decisions, and build with confidence.
Building AI-native products with real business value
AI is changing how software is imagined, designed, built, and improved.
But for us, “AI-native” does not mean chasing hype or adding AI features where they do not belong. It means helping clients identify where AI can make a product more useful, a workflow more efficient, a decision more informed, or an experience more intuitive.
Both Black Airplane and Tyrannosaurus Tech have already been doing this work through LLM-powered features, AI-enabled workflows, custom model training, internal tools, product strategy, and AI-assisted delivery. With expanded capabilities, we are better positioned to help clients move from experimentation to meaningful implementation.
As David Leggett, Managing Partner at Black Airplane, put it:
“AI is changing how great products are designed and built, and the bench we have lets us help clients move faster, make better product decisions, and ship smarter software.”
A shared respect for craft, clients, and technology
This is also a story about respect.
Black Airplane has admired Tyrannosaurus Tech for years: the quality of its work, its practical approach to product development, and the reputation Richard, Carlos, and the team built in the Atlanta technology community.
“This positions Black Airplane as one of the strongest AI-forward product teams in the country,” said Michael Caldwell, Managing Partner at Black Airplane. “Richard, Carlos, and the Tyrannosaurus Tech team built something we've admired for years, and we're proud to bring that brand into Black Airplane.”
Richard Simms, Co-Founder of Tyrannosaurus Tech, said:
“Carlos and I built Tyrannosaurus Tech to help people bring great products into the world. A decade in, we get to write the next chapter alongside one of the agencies we’ve respected most in this state. Black Airplane shares our standards across craft, clients, and technology.”
Carlos Gonzalez, Co-Founder of Tyrannosaurus Tech, added:
“AI changed what we could deliver in ways I hadn't seen in years, and leading the firm through that shift has been the most interesting stretch of the run. Bringing the Tyrannosaurus Tech brand into Black Airplane is a force multiplier for the kind of work I've cared about most.”
The next chapter
This acquisition strengthens Black Airplane’s ability to serve clients who need more than software development alone. They need a partner who can help them think clearly, make better product decisions, apply AI responsibly, and build products that create measurable value.
That has always been the work.
Now, Black Airplane moves into that next chapter with a broader set of capabilities, deeper AI expertise, and a continued commitment to building software that creates real business value.