Kirke Labs
Kirke Labs
About

What is Kirke Labs?

Kirke Labs is a systems engineering firm building high-reliability software for the next generation of finance and digital ownership. We replace manual middle-office processes with self-executing, audit-ready systems on Algorand.

What does Kirke Labs build?

We engineer programmable ledgers, automated audit trails, and decision-support tooling for institutions and operators handling high-value assets. Our work spans three areas:

  • Digital ownership layers. Secure, programmable ledgers handling automated participation, audit trails, and complex distribution logic.
  • AI-driven insights. Custom analytics layers that transform raw network data into decision-grade intelligence for asset operators.
  • Systems modeling. Rigorous architectural mapping of economic actors and constraints to ensure stability under stress.

Who runs Kirke Labs?

Kirke Labs was founded by Steve Kirton (Founder & CEO) with Soleman El Gelawi as CTO. See the team page for full bios and external profiles.

Where has Kirke Labs deployed?

  • Casalotto. Transparent crowdfunding and distribution. An immutable fundraising platform using digital assets for global prize draws, bridging on-chain transparency with traditional legal property notary processes. Casalotto placed in the top 10 of the 2025 Algorand Startup Challenge.
  • Atelier OpenLedger (flagship build, in active development). Blockchain-verified charitable procurement engineered MiCA- and PSD2-compliant — proof is recorded on Algorand while funds remain in the charity's own regulated bank account. The regulatory rigour is set out in our Atelier OpenLedger v5.2 whitepaper (request access).
  • The Marketing Machine. Agentic distribution infrastructure for marketing teams operating on Algorand. Developed in the context of the alliance.xyz accelerator program.
  • ai-legibility-scan. Open-source tooling for AI adoption. A CLI that scores how readable a website is to AI agents and LLMs, advancing standards for the machine-readable web.

What recognition has Kirke Labs earned?

Casalotto placed in the top 10 of the 2025 Algorand Startup Challenge. Kirke Labs runs live deployments on Algorand and publishes open-source AI-legibility tooling. Aurelius Finance — asset-backed finance — remains on the roadmap, pending regulatory clarity.

Where is Kirke Labs based?

Kirke Labs S.R.L. is registered in Europe. Inquiries: contact@kirkelabs.com. Open-source work is published at github.com/KirkeLabs.