About Wahlu Labs
Wahlu Labs is a software development studio in Sydney, Australia, founded by Steve Richardson. We design and build custom software and AI solutions for businesses of all sizes: dashboards and internal tools, SaaS products, iOS and Android apps, Mac and desktop apps, and firmware for connected devices.

Founder
Steve Richardson
Steve started as a carpenter, spent time as a structural engineer, and learned to code after work. What began as a hobby became Wahlu Labs.
He has worked under contract with Samsung and People Centric, and with teams from Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank. He co-founded Grolia, where he leads the software for Flush.
The approach hasn’t changed: understand how something will be used, then build it properly.
Key facts
Wahlu Labs at a glance
- Name
- Wahlu Labs
- Legal entity
- Wahlu Labs Pty Ltd, ABN 99 696 304 140, ACN 696 304 140
- Founder
- Steve Richardson, who is also a co-founder and Director of Software and UX at Grolia
- Based in
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- What we build
- Dashboards, internal tools, SaaS products, iOS and Android apps, Mac and desktop apps, firmware, custom AI agents and AI automation
- Our products
- Wahlu, social media scheduling software; Skill Readiness, a skills assessment platform; Pico, a carousel editor for iPhone and iPad
- Clients
- Samsung’s Talent and Learning team in Dubai, which runs its AI readiness and leadership assessments on Skill Readiness; People Centric, a learning and development consultancy in the Gulf that uses Skill Readiness with its own clients and has a partner dashboard of their activity; teams from Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, who also used Skill Readiness to assess and upskill staff; WhyGolf, which plans and automates its social media posts with Wahlu; and Sterling Civil in the US, for whom Steve wrote treatment-plant control firmware
- Contact
- Enquiry form or [email protected]
Questions
Common questions
Is Wahlu Labs the company behind Wahlu?
Yes. Wahlu, the social media scheduling platform at wahlu.com, is made by Wahlu Labs Pty Ltd. So are Skill Readiness and the Pico app.
What is the connection between Wahlu Labs and Grolia?
Steve Richardson co-founded Grolia and leads its software, including the Flush firmware, the touchscreen interface and the grolia.com.au platform.
Where is Wahlu Labs based?
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. We work with companies in the United States, Australia and the United Arab Emirates.
How do I get in touch?
Send an enquiry through the form on the contact page, or email [email protected]. Steve reads every enquiry himself.
What would you like to build?
A rough idea or a very specific problem. Either is a good place to start.