Portalink · Information Technology

Growing Portalink’s Offshore Team from One to Fifteen

Adaca built Portalink’s first offshore development team, growing from one engineer to fifteen over more than two years. The team worked on the AnyOrder AI platform and a new Shopify integration for B2B commerce.

Delivered by Adaca, Covela’s sister company. This case study records the original engagement and the experience behind Covela.

Illustrative image from the original case study.

offshore dev team: First
team scaled: 1 to 15
AI in production: Enterprise

What did the business need?

Portalink needed to establish its first offshore development team across two workstreams: the core AnyOrder platform for offline order automation and a Shopify integration for B2B commerce.

How was the work organised?

Adaca started with a single engineer and scaled to a full dedicated team across both streams: the AnyOrder AI platform, and the Shopify integration carrying Portalink into B2B commerce.

What changed?

The team grew from one to fifteen engineers over more than two years. Portalink launched its Shopify product and ran production AI applications for enterprise customers.

The Work Covered

AI Platform
B2B Commerce
Shopify Integration

Questions About the Engagement

How large did Portalink’s offshore team become?

The team grew from one engineer to fifteen over more than two years.

What work did the team cover?

The engineers worked across Portalink’s AnyOrder AI platform for offline order automation and a Shopify integration for B2B commerce.

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