Websites, Apps and Custom Integration Design & Development
The Dream Factory is a Waikato-born, Melbourne based studio with a passion for building things out of the ordinary.
We partner with individuals, businesses and organisations worldwide, doing our best work with those who dare to be different.
Website Design & Online Store Services
Custom Development
Custom App Development
Developers of The Great White App
The Dream Factory developed The Great White App, New Zealand's first public shark tracking platform and best seller on the App Store and Google Play.
This interactive web and mobile app shows the locations of Great White Sharks tagged by shark scientist Dr. Riley Elliott. Users can learn about sharks and explore their journeys across the globe.
“Suffice to say Izaak [from The Dream Factory]'s work has not only blown me away, but it has single handedly enabled a shark conservation project.
“It's not just the sharing of tracks with the public, but also generating revenue through app purchases that assist with tagging expenditure and satellite costs.
The Great White Project would not have existed without Izaak's incredible skill and resilience through a complex App build.”
- Dr. Riley Elliott, Shark Scientist
What matters:
Empower Ambitious, Forward-thinking People, Organisations and Businesses.
We take what you do best and use technology to make it even better.
We work with people and organisations that care deeply about what they do and are committed to making a greater impact.
Never Chase Trends
We look beyond what's popular today and focus on what will matter tomorrow.
Technology should solve real problems, create opportunities, and deliver meaningful outcomes - not simply follow the crowd.
We look to the future, remember the past, and stay grounded in the present.
Support the Contract for the Web
We have endorsed the Contract for the Web and advocate its principles.
Our goal is to strengthen, not undermine, the values that help create a better internet:
The internet should be affordable and accessible to everyone
People's privacy and personal data should be respected
Technology should support the best in humanity and challenge the worst.
These principles are actively shaping our decisions today, including who we work with, the tools and suppliers we choose, the software we rely on, and how we contribute to the online community.
We are continually reviewing and improving these choices as part of an ongoing commitment.
Support Digital Sovereignty
We believe you should retain as much control over the digital infrastructure, data, hardware and software upon which you depend on, wherever practical and possible.
Control over infrastructure choices (not being locked into a single hyperscaler or SaaS ecosystem)
Data autonomy (knowing where data lives, who can access it, and under what jurisdiction)
Reduced vendor lock-in
Preference for open standards and interoperable systems
Ethical and jurisdiction-aware tool selection
Ability to migrate or adapt systems without existential dependency risk
We endeavour to use technology in a way which benefits humanity.
What's the big idea?
Reach out to chat further and explore opportunities.
“The Web as I envisaged it, we have not seen it yet. The future is still so much bigger than the past.”
- Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web
