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SaaS

Arketa (YC S20)

Booking, checkout, and marketing platform tailored for wellness studios.

Arketa (YC S20) product screenshot built by Horizon Labs

Case study

Problem

Arketa is a SaaS platform for fitness/wellness studios (booking, checkouts, marketing).

As Arketa gained traction, their small tech team (3 developers) needed to transition the product from an early MVP to a production-grade, scalable platform. They lacked robust DevOps processes and cloud infrastructure.

Solution

Horizon Labs established a reliable DevOps pipeline and cloud environment. We:

  • Built CI/CD pipelines linked to GitHub to automate testing and deployment.
  • Automated multi-environment deployments (development, staging, production).
  • Containerized services with Docker and set up Kubernetes orchestration on Google Cloud.
  • Instituted testing frameworks and coding best practices.

Outcome

Development velocity and reliability improved dramatically. Arketa could deploy features rapidly and safely. By the time Arketa grew to ~30–40 employees, they had a solid, automated SDLC in place. Deployments became fast and repeatable, enabling quicker customer releases.

Features & Tech Stack

Production hardening + DevOps foundation: CI/CD tied to GitHub, automated multi-env deploys, Docker containerization, Kubernetes on GCP, and testing/process improvements.

Google Cloud Platform, Docker, GitHub Actions/CI for pipelines, automated test suites

Inside the product

Arketa (YC S20) app screenshot showing a dark homepage hero with an Our insider knowledge, your competitive edge headline, an email signup, and previews of the scheduling dashboard and mobile app
Arketa (YC S20) app screenshot showing the homepage with a The better way to grow your business headline, Get a Demo and Try Now buttons, and a preview of a customer booking site
"They absolutely nailed it, getting everything done on time and without busting the budget. Seriously, their game was on point! They kept things smooth throughout. Major props to them and can't wait to work on more stuff together."
Josh Archer

Josh Archer

Chief Technology Officer

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