About SmartSpace

Built to make enterprise AIpractical.

SmartSpace is an enterprise AI platform built for organisations operating in Microsoft Azure. We connect systems, data and business context to give teams the governed foundation they need to put AI to work across real business operations.

Built in New Zealand

Developed by an experienced enterprise technology team.

Built for Microsoft Azure

Designed to operate inside the customer's Azure environment.

Why we exist

We saw the same problem again and again.

Organisations had plenty of ideas for AI, but getting those ideas into real operations was much harder.

Data lived across disconnected systems. Business context was fragmented. Governance had to be established from scratch. Integrations, identity and infrastructure were repeatedly being solved project by project rather than built once and reused.

SmartSpace was built to create a better foundation: one governed platform organisations can build on as their use of AI grows.

The goal is not to replace what organisations have already built. It is to connect it, govern it and give teams the context they need to put AI to work across real business operations.

Our experience

Built from real delivery experience.

SmartSpace is backed by CreativeQ, a New Zealand technology company with more than 15 years of experience building digital platforms, software and enterprise systems.

That experience shaped how SmartSpace was built. The platform reflects lessons learned from solving real integration, data, security and operational challenges for organisations across different industries. CreativeQ provides the engineering depth and delivery heritage behind the product. SmartSpace is the dedicated platform built from it.

15+
Years of technology and digital delivery
40+
Engineering, strategy, design and delivery

Microsoft Co-Sell Ready Partner

Certified for procurement through Microsoft

Our principles

The principles behind SmartSpace.

01

Customer control

Enterprise AI should operate within the security, identity and governance environment organisations already trust.

02

Practical AI

AI creates value when it connects to real systems, data, people and operational processes.

03

Build once, reuse

The foundations established for one capability should make the next easier to deliver.

04

Engineering matters

AI changes how software is built, but architecture, security, integration and engineering discipline remain essential to enterprise deployment.

The team

The people building SmartSpace.

SmartSpace brings together enterprise technology, product strategy, operations and software engineering to build and operate a governed AI platform for Microsoft Azure.

Leadership

Steve Turner

Steve Turner

Chief Executive Officer

Leads company direction, growth, partnerships and the overall SmartSpace vision.

Stefan Orr

Stefan Orr

Chief Technology Officer

Leads the architecture, engineering direction and technical evolution of SmartSpace.

Ryan Kilfoil

Ryan Kilfoil

General Manager

Oversees commercial operations, customer relationships, partnerships and execution across the business.

Aidan Lett

Aidan Lett

Head of Strategy

Shapes product and business strategy, market direction and the translation of opportunities into practical initiatives.

Sheldon Nesdale

Sheldon Nesdale

Head of Operations

Leads operational effectiveness, coordination and the systems that support SmartSpace as it grows.

Our direction

AI will become part of how organisations operate.

We believe AI will increasingly move beyond individual tools and experiments to become part of everyday business operations.

SmartSpace is being built to provide the governed infrastructure organisations and their technology partners need to make that transition progressively and responsibly.