Expanding VATBox’s web and mobile development team

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Cooperation Model

IT staff augmentation

Team composition

Software developers, QA engineers & designers

Industry

FinTech

Location

Israel

Project description

MWDN extended VATBox’s product team through IT staff augmentation, supporting the development and testing of its VAT recovery platform across web and mobile applications.

Funding

$100M+ raised

Enterprise reach

Fortune 500 clients

AI technology

200+ AI & ML models

Global reach

40+ countries

Company overview

VATBox, now Blue dot, is a tax compliance platform that helps global companies automate VAT recovery and manage tax compliance across business travel and employee expenses.

Project context

VATBox was expanding its cloud-based VAT recovery product beyond the web into native mobile applications.

The challenge

The company needed additional software development and QA capacity to support that expansion while maintaining product quality across platforms.

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Solutions
Ruby on Rails web development

MWDN developed VATBox’s website on Ruby on Rails, including custom functionality for the VAT recovery product.

Native mobile development

The team developed native iOS and Android applications for VATBox.

QA & workflow testing

QA specialists tested the website workflow and functionality throughout the development process.

UI design & adaptation

MWDN designers created the website interface and adapted the visual approach for the native mobile applications.

Results

Vatbox app
5 years of cooperation

The long-term setup gave the team continuity across multiple stages of product development rather than short-term project support.

100+ employees across 4 offices

MWDN supported the product during a period when VATBox was expanding internationally across Israel, Europe, and the US.

Web + iOS + Android

Users could access VATBox beyond the web through native applications on both major mobile platforms.

7-8 person team

The setup brought web, mobile, QA, and design expertise into one product-focused engineering group.

 

4.9
rated on Clutch
Since 2002 · 400+ clients worldwide
What clients say about MWDN

Their feedback shows how MWDN works in practice, from communication and delivery to long-term support.

Here’s how they describe the experience:

MWDN is one of the best subcontractors that we’re working with. The development team are experts, and the management team is flexible and opportunity creators. Definitely the right choice. 

NETANEL MOHONI

CEO, VIDOO

I have found MWDN to be a company with great honesty and high business ethics. The services, which they offered to us, have been of a very high quality and at very competitive rates. I have no hesitation in recommending them to any potential customer.

Igor Rogov

VP R&D , Pointer Telocation Ltd

Igor Rogov - VP R&D at Pointer Telocation Ltd.

Client referral rate

96%

Long-term partnerships make up a large part of our work. Our clients stay with MWDN, return with new hiring needs, and recommend us to other companies.

I approached MWDN for a POC that was delivered ahead of time with very competitive pricing. Following that experience, I have been working with various teams at MWDN for more than two years. Developers and managers have. great technical and interpersonal qualities.

Sharon Viente

Co-Founder & CTO, Better Chains

Sharon Viente - Co-Founder & CTO Better Chains

It was the really good journey with MWDN Ltd, the best IT company in Kharkov and maybe even in Ukraine. My major conclusion is that the individuals are making this company so unique and attractive. Thank you!

Shlomi Sasson

CTO, SizeWhiz

Shlomi Sasson - CTO, SizeWhiz

I had the greatest pleasure of working with MWDN. All teams are very pragmatic, get-it-done oriented engineers that deliver great quality of work with a strong “right first time” attitude. I worked with a very high-level team, which had technical and interpersonal qualities.

Ariel Velikovsky

CTO, SpeakingPal

Ariel Velikovsky - CTO SpeakingPal

I reached MWDN as I knew the company had a pool of skilled developers with vast expertise in medical software. Thanks to their assistance, I managed to reinforce my in-house team and fill in existing skill gaps. When working with MWDN, you can immediately see that diligence, transparency, honesty, and quality are their top values.

Igor Granov

COO, NICAS CS

Igor Granov - COO, NICAS CS

MWDN’s commitment to the team for our success is impressive. The team was working on data analysis for synthetic data, delivered work on time and responded well to our needs.

Mati Konen

VP R&D, Fairgen

Clear and transparent communication is a hallmark of our engagement with MWDN. From project updates to issue resolution, the open lines of communication fostered a sense of trust and collaboration. 

 

MWDN consistently met project deadlines, resulting in the timely delivery of goods and services. This punctuality greatly contributed to the overall success of our project.

Aleksander Levi

CTO, Hi-G-Tek

MWDN’s engineers have joined our teams as an inherent part of our engineering group. They serve in multiple roles in engineering contributing to the core of our technology.

 

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Amos Arev

EVP, Engineering & General Manager, Capitolis

MWDN has provided us with rapid talent acquisition, full development teams, and single specialists. The team has developed software products for supply chain management. The team has delivered at a constant speed and with low maintenance. 

Markus Schedel

VP of Product Development & QA, Valantic

Markus Schedel, VP of Product Development & QA - Valantic

I like MWDN’s work ethic. They try hard to get things done on time and to get to the bottom of every feature set early in the process rather than later in development, which I think is key.

 

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David Barlev

Co-Founder, Goji Labs

The team at MWDN was excellent in terms of project management, communication, and delivery at the end of it. They successfully helped us hire a strong remote R&D team. 

Chen Malka

CEO, StackUp

MWDN has successfully delivered high-quality releases on time and has been responsive to our needs. The team has demonstrated a high commitment to the project and has provided quality engineers. Overall, the engagement has been a success.

Alex Surguch

Director of Engineering, Change Healthcare

Alex Surguch, Director of Engineering - Change Healthcare

MWDN managed the project very effectively, delivering all milestones on time. They were highly responsive to our needs, adapted quickly to feedback, and maintained clear, proactive communication throughout.

 

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Liat Livnat Danesh

VP of People, Atidot

Liat Livnat Danesh, VP of People - Atidot

They found us good developers very quickly. It’s a real challenge to get good developers in less than a month, but they did it.

 

MWDN very quickly brought us two amazing developers, who worked so well that we hired another. We now have a backend developer, a frontend developer, and a developer that does both. One of our employees is the head of development.

Idan Didi

COO, Swiftic.io

Idan Didi, COO - Swiftic.io

MWDN has met our QA roadmap milestones. For example, in one month, the candidate we hired through MWDN developed their first batch of tests. MWDN’s personal treatment and professionalism are impressive.

Kobi Zohar

VP R&D, Nostromo

Kobi Zohar, VP R&D - Nostromo

The team has always been super responsive and able to match our crazy pace.

 

MWDN demonstrated strong project management practices. They consistently delivered SQL outputs on or ahead of schedule. For larger or more complex requests, they communicated progress proactively and set realistic expectations.

 

Urgent customer-facing requests were prioritized without compromising the quality of other deliverables. Their team often clarified requirements early in the process to ensure accuracy and alignment. This reduced the number of revisions required.

Aaron Dolan

Director of Technical Solutions , Triple Whale

Aaron Dolan, Director of Technical Solutions - Triple Whale
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