Increasing Reach:

Tamba Expands The Coterie’s Reach Globally *

Pixel-perfect & mobile responsive front end, seamless API integration, iron-clad security, and smooth deployment

The Coterie is an end-to-end investment management platform for GPs and LPs

Introduction

After securing a $40M USD Series A with a16z, The Coterie was ready to expand its user base beyond iOS and open its platform to the world. Tamba was selected to build The Coterie’s mobile-responsive web platform for web and Android users.

The Challenge

Build The Coterie’s web platform in 11 weeks while:

  • Adhering to a well defined design system

  • Maintaining high security standards

  • Ensuring 100% bug-free functionality from day one

  • Enabling mobile responsiveness across all devices

  • Building with clean and concise code for future scalability

Planning and Management

We adopted a milestone-based approach, focusing first on essential features such as the Home, Portfolio, and Capital calls sections. Each milestone was carefully planned to ensure a smooth transition from one phase to the next, maintaining the integrity and functionality of the platform.

roles

Senior Developer

Worked on the UI
implementation.

Team Lead

Maintained the integrity of dev ops, infrastructure, architecture, and code quality.

Product Lead

Ensured accurate and efficient translation of requirements.

Project Manager

Kept the wheels greased, lines of communication open, and planning sharp.

Quality Assurance

Testing, testing,
and testing.

Communication and Collaboration

Internal Communication:

  • Daily Stand-ups: Brief daily meetings in accordance with scrum.

  • Notion: For documentation.

  • Linear:  For project and task management.

  • 1-1 Sessions: Regular one-on-one meetings helped resolve any  roadblocks quickly.

External Communication:

  • Client Updates: Weekly written updates + demos. Biweekly meetings.

  • Slack: Everyone talks to everyone. This meant Tamba’s front end and The Coterie’s back end teams were always in sync.

Planning and Management

Major Challenges: One of the hurdles was navigating a seamless back end integration with Coterie’s infrastructure.

Innovative Solutions:

We increased developer visibility through internal bug bashes and a steady PM process. This helped us stay organized and identify issues early.

Insights and Impact

We experimented with a different approach

We invested more time and energy at the planning stage to ensure 100% alignment on features and scope. This allowed us to provide accurate cost and time estimates. This helped us move fast but not break things.

Technologies

TypeScript, Next.js 13, Tailwind UI, GraphQL, ESLint, Jest, Cyprus, Prettier.

The project significantly expanded Coterie’s user base, making the platform accessible to a broader audience. Ethan Agarwal, the CEO appeared on Bloomberg to demo the finished product.