{"id":53920,"date":"2022-10-22T12:18:37","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T12:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/?post_type=case_study&p=53920"},"modified":"2025-11-12T11:43:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T11:43:21","slug":"gaialens-esg-platform","status":"publish","type":"case_study","link":"https:\/\/codeandpepper.com\/case-studies\/gaialens-esg-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"GaiaLens – AI Data Consultants for Compliance Workflows"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"GaiaLens<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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FinTech Development<\/div>\n
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Intro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How Code & Pepper helped GaiaLens<\/strong><\/a> scale their product, raise \u00a32M, and win the trust of institutional investors.

GaiaLens is a team of AI Data Consultants helping enterprises build secure, explainable AI systems for compliance, risk, and sustainability reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Client<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

GaiaLens<\/strong> is at the cutting edge of enterprise AI, providing a modular platform for sustainability,
regulatory reporting, and risk workflows. Operating as trusted AI Data Consultants, the team
helps financial institutions, corporates, and investors deploy secure, transparent AI systems that
drive insight, control, and governance across large datasets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019ve recently won:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Best ESG & Sustainability Analytics Platform \u2013 ESG Investing Awards 2025
\u2022 TechRound100 Winner 2024
\u2022 Top 10 ESG Solution Providers 2024 \u2013 GRC Outlook
\u2022 ESGFinTech100 list \u2013 3 years in a row<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026and more!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond its award-winning sustainability analytics, GaiaLens now delivers a full suite of
enterprise AI solutions spanning data automation, document intelligence, risk monitoring, and
compliance reporting. The company\u2019s modular platform empowers organisations to build
explainable, secure AI workflows tailored to their governance needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

GaiaLens<\/strong> came to Code & Pepper with a working product and a growing user base. But they needed more than just dev support. The platform needed to evolve quickly \u2014 both in functionality and performance \u2014 to keep pace with market demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The existing codebase, written in JavaScript, was becoming harder to scale. New features were
complex and required rapid iteration. The UI needed a full redesign to meet the expectations of
institutional clients. And as the platform started integrating AI, the front end had to
accommodate real-time interactions and dynamic data visualisation, without sacrificing usability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, GaiaLens<\/strong> wanted to avoid hiring a large in-house team. They needed senior engineers who could work independently, deliver fast, and integrate tightly with their product org.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Our Approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Code & Pepper embedded a dedicated team into GaiaLens\u2019 product setup:
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4 engineers, 1 product designer, and 1 scrum master. All worked directly with GaiaLens\u2019 CTO
and PMs, taking ownership of key product areas and maintaining delivery velocity across
multiple priorities.
We began by migrating the entire frontend codebase to TypeScript and React 19, which
immediately improved reliability and developer productivity. We implemented Next.js 15 to
enable server-side rendering and better performance at scale.
Our team led the development of several major features:

\u2022 A real-time ESG alert module, surfacing risk signals and PR-sensitive events for portfolio
companies.
\u2022 A report builder, generating clean, branded PDFs with investment-grade data
visualisations using Puppeteer and D3.js.
\u2022 An AI-powered ESG chat interface, allowing users to upload corporate reports and query
them directly via an LLM-backed assistant.
\u2022 A complete UI redesign, integrated with Tailwind CSS and Radix UI, optimised for
professional investor workflows.

We also handled testing (Jest, Playwright), documentation (Storybook), and performance
monitoring (Sentry, Hotjar), maintaining high product quality throughout rapid iteration cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Outcomes (What We Like the Most!)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since partnering with Code & Pepper, GaiaLens has:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Raised \u00a32 million in funding to accelerate product development and client acquisition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Acquired 10 new institutional clients \u2014 including asset managers and pension funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Reduced feature delivery times by 35%, thanks to improved velocity and better architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Won 7 major awards, including:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 ESG Investing Awards 2025 \u2013 Best ESG & Sustainability Analytics Platform<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 TechRound100 2024 \u2013 Winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 GRC Outlook \u2013 Top 10 ESG Solution Providers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 FinTech Global\u2019s ESGFinTech100 \u2013 listed three years running<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Reduced report-building time by 60%, improving investor engagement and usability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why It Worked<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

GaiaLens needed a thinking partner. <\/strong>Code & Pepper brought senior talent who could challenge assumptions, take ownership of deliverables, and move fast without hand-holding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our engineers worked as part of the team, not alongside it. They delivered but also shaped the product.

This allowed GaiaLens to scale confidently, without bloating its internal org.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And because our devs came with deep FinTech experience, we spoke the same language from day one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Final Word<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Code & Pepper continues to support GaiaLens as it scales its ESG intelligence platform globally. The relationship goes beyond deliverables \u2014 it\u2019s about shared momentum, aligned goals, and building a product that investors trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re building a FinTech product and need fast-moving, high-trust engineering support \u2014 let\u2019s talk.
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\n Scope-specific Development Services for GaiaLens<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\n Key Technologies Used in Enhancing the GaiaLens<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Essential tools and methodologies were employed to achieve a robust and efficient enhancement:<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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