Alottle
Alottle is an AI-powered kitchen companion that scans what is on hand, keeps a living inventory, and turns it into practical recipes people will actually want to make.
Independent venture studio
We build what
should exist.
Ruda Works turns ambitious ideas into useful, beautifully crafted companies—from the first question to the first customer and beyond.
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Selected ventures
Ideas with a life of their own.
We create products at the intersection of meaningful problems, emerging technology, and distinctly human experiences.
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Long Rest
Long Rest is a persistent AI game master and shared campaign home for tabletop adventures—designed to remember characters, consequences, places, and the small moments between sessions.
CivicPort
CivicPort is a configurable municipal operating platform that gives residents one understandable front door while giving staff clearer workflows behind it.
Who we build with
Our own convictions.
And the right shared ones.
Most Ruda Works companies begin inside the studio. We also selectively co-build with founders, operators, and strategic organizations when the problem is real, the ambition is durable, and we can contribute more than execution.
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“The future rarely arrives fully formed.
Someone has to make it useful.”
Ruda WorksDetroit, Michigan · Working everywhere
How we work
Curious by nature.
Rigorous by practice.
Start with a real tension
The best ideas begin with something people have learned to tolerate—but should not have to.
Make the complex feel obvious
Technology disappears when a product is designed with enough care.
Build to learn
We move from conviction to working product quickly, then let reality sharpen the idea.
Stay for the whole journey
We do not hand off decks. We build, launch, operate, and grow enduring companies.
Built by a builder
Meet Andi Ruda.
Andi is a Detroit-based founder and multidisciplinary product builder working across consumer AI, games, and civic technology.
Ruda Works grew from a simple belief: thoughtful products need someone willing to connect the strategy, design, technology, and day-to-day work required to make them real. Andi leads each venture close to the product, building alongside the people it is meant to serve.
There is always another possibility