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AI development companies outside the Bay Area, by metro area
Seventeen of the nineteen firms in this guide name an office in a US metro area outside San Francisco and San Jose. A metro area is a large city together with the nearby counties where many of its workers live, as the Census Bureau draws them. New York has six firms, Boston and Chicago five each, and the Washington, DC area four. Seattle, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Philadelphia have three each, Austin and Denver two, and Grand Rapids one. None of the pages read names an office in the Miami area. Every office was read on 21 October 2026.
Published October 21, 2026. Editorial.
Key takeaways
- The New York metro area has six firms in this guide, Boston and Chicago five each, and the Washington, DC area four.
- Boulder, Ann Arbor, Providence and Bremerton are their own metro areas, so offices there are counted under those towns.
- Reveneau and Fluxon give San Francisco addresses, so neither is counted in a city outside the Bay Area. Satellite offices with no address are listed and left out of the counts.
- An office is a place where you can meet a firm. Ask each firm where the engineers on your project will work.
Seventeen of the nineteen firms in this guide name at least one office in a US metro area outside the San Francisco Bay Area. This page sorts them by metro area and shows who states each office: the firm's own website, an annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), or a news report. Every page used here was read on 21 October 2026. The Bay Area firms are covered in top AI development companies in Silicon Valley.
How this page counts a city
A city's legal limits cover a smaller area than the places its workers come from. The US Census Bureau groups each large city with the nearby counties where many of its workers live, and calls the result a metropolitan statistical area, or metro area. Teaneck, New Jersey, for example, sits in the New York metro area. This page uses the Census Bureau's 2023 list of metro areas.
A firm counts for a metro area when its own page, its SEC filing or an independent source names an office there. A street address is not required, and the table says when a source gives the city name only. Three cases are left out of the counts. A satellite office that a firm lists with no address is shown in the notes. A town that the Census Bureau treats as its own metro area is counted under that town. And Reveneau and Fluxon are left out, because both give San Francisco addresses.
The count by metro area
| Metro area | Firms | Firms counted, and what the source gives | Listed but left out |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 6 | MojoTech, Fractal, West Monroe and Slalom (street addresses); Accenture (filing, city only); Cognizant (head office in Teaneck, New Jersey) | 8th Light (satellite, no address) |
| Boston | 5 | Quantiphi (Marlborough address), West Monroe and Slalom (street addresses); Aimpoint Digital (city only); Accenture (filing, city only) | MojoTech's Providence office |
| Chicago | 5 | 8th Light and West Monroe (head offices), Atomic Object and Slalom (street addresses); Accenture (filing, city only) | None |
| Washington, DC | 4 | Booz Allen Hamilton (McLean head office, Washington and Arlington), Viget (Falls Church), West Monroe (McLean), Slalom (Tysons) | Blend360 (Columbia, Maryland, Baltimore metro) |
| Seattle | 3 | Slalom (its first office), West Monroe (street address), Fractal (Bellevue) | Booz Allen's Bremerton office |
| Atlanta | 3 | Aimpoint Digital (head office), Booz Allen Hamilton, Slalom | None |
| Los Angeles | 3 | West Monroe and Slalom (street addresses); Artium (Consulting.us, no address) | 8th Light (satellite, no address) |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Think Company (Philadelphia and Conshohocken), EPAM Systems (Newtown head office), Slalom | None |
| Austin | 2 | Quansight (footer address), Slalom | 8th Light (satellite, no address) |
| Denver | 2 | Slalom, Booz Allen Hamilton (Aurora) | Viget's and MojoTech's Boulder offices |
| Grand Rapids | 1 | Atomic Object (head office) | None |
| Detroit | 0 | None | Atomic Object's Ann Arbor office |
| Miami | 0 | None | None |
Reveneau and Fluxon
Reveneau lists offices at 435 Utah Street in San Francisco and on Floor 33, 909 Mainland Street, in Vancouver, Canada. By Reveneau's own account, AI writes 100 percent of its code, and every change must pass a large eval suite, a set of automated tests written from the project's specification, before it is released. Reveneau says Jev, the model that grades that suite, makes it run ten times faster than its previous grader. It says it uses AI in place of hiring more engineers and puts that saving into its clients' prices, and that it takes responsibility for the whole project through production and after release. Its AI development service page describes the work, and the contact page is the way to reach either office.
Fluxon's address in Stripe's partner directory, supplied by Fluxon, is 236 West Portal Ave, 848, San Francisco [28]. None of the Fluxon pages read for this guide gives a street address in another US city. So neither firm appears in the counts on this page.
New York
Six firms count for the New York metro area. MojoTech lists 331 Park Ave South, 12th Floor [5]. Fractal lists its global headquarters at Suite 76J, One World Trade Center [9]. West Monroe lists 825 8th Ave, 17th Floor [15], and Slalom lists 285 Fulton Street [27]. Accenture's annual report names New York among its major offices, with no street address [17]. Cognizant's annual report places its worldwide headquarters in Teaneck, New Jersey, which is inside the New York metro area [16].
8th Light lists New York as a satellite with no address [2], so it is left out of the count.
Boston
Five firms count for the Boston metro area. Quantiphi lists its office under the heading Boston, at 33 Boston Post Road West in Marlborough, a town in Middlesex County that the Census Bureau places in the Boston metro area [10]. West Monroe lists 2 Liberty Square [15], and Slalom lists 399 Boylston Street [20]. Aimpoint Digital names Boston on its contact page with no street address [8]. Accenture's annual report names Boston among its major offices [17].
MojoTech's office at 56 Exchange Terrace in Providence, Rhode Island, is in the Providence metro area, so it is counted under Providence [5].
Chicago
Five firms count for Chicago, and two of them have their head office there. 8th Light lists its headquarters at 25 E Washington St, #1500 [2]. West Monroe lists 311 W Monroe St, 14th Floor [15]. Atomic Object lists 609 W Randolph St, Suite 400 [1]. Slalom lists 200 East Randolph [21]. Accenture's annual report names Chicago among its major offices [17].
Washington, DC
Four firms count for the Washington metro area, which takes in northern Virginia. Booz Allen Hamilton's annual report gives its headquarters at 8283 Greensboro Drive, McLean, and says it plans to move it to Reston, Virginia, in the fall of 2027 [13]. Its office page also lists 901 15th Street NW in Washington and 1550 Crystal Drive in Arlington [12]. Viget lists 105 West Broad Street in Falls Church [3]. West Monroe lists 1650 Tysons Blvd in McLean under the heading Washington, D.C. [15]. Slalom's Washington page gives 8484 Westpark Drive, in Tysons [25].
Blend360 lists its office at 10221 Wincopin Circle in Columbia, Maryland [7]. Columbia is in Howard County, which the Census Bureau places in the Baltimore metro area. The Bureau joins the Baltimore and Washington metro areas in one larger "combined area", so this page shows Blend360 in the notes and leaves it out of the Washington count.
Seattle
Three firms count for the Seattle metro area. Slalom says Seattle is where it began, and its Seattle page says that office "has grown to over 1,000 people" [18]. West Monroe lists 1201 2nd Avenue, Suite 3100 [15]. Fractal lists Suite 206, 11911 NE 1st St, in Bellevue, a city inside the Seattle metro area [9].
Booz Allen's office page lists an office under the heading Seattle whose address is in Bremerton, Washington [12]. Bremerton is in Kitsap County, its own metro area, so it is counted under Bremerton.
Atlanta
Three firms count for Atlanta. Aimpoint Digital lists its main office at 7000 Central Pkwy, Suite #1700 [8]. Booz Allen lists 575 Morosgo Drive NE, Suite 250 [12]. Slalom lists 725 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE [19].
Los Angeles
Three firms count for Los Angeles. West Monroe lists 700 South Flower Street, Suite 3000 [15], and Slalom lists 12045 Waterfront Drive [24]. Artium gives no address on its own pages. Consulting.us called it "a Los Angeles-based agentic AI software consulting firm" when it reported in August 2026 that AlixPartners had bought it [11], and that report is the only source for Artium's city. 8th Light lists Los Angeles as a satellite with no address [2].
Philadelphia
Three firms count for the Philadelphia metro area. Think Company lists 1315 Walnut St, Second Floor, in Philadelphia and 201 Fayette Street in Conshohocken, a town in Montgomery County inside the same metro area [4]. EPAM Systems' annual report gives its principal executive offices at 41 University Drive, Suite 202, Newtown, in Bucks County, also inside the Philadelphia metro area [14]. Slalom lists 100 North 18th Street [23].
Austin
Two firms count for Austin. Quansight gives 8656 W. Hwy 71, Bldg F200, in its site footer, and its about page says it has staff in many continents and countries [6]. Slalom lists 816 Congress Avenue [26]. 8th Light lists Austin as a satellite with no address [2].
Denver
Two firms count for the Denver metro area. Slalom lists 1899 Wynkoop Street [22]. Booz Allen lists 3855 Lewiston Street, Suite 200, in Aurora, a city inside the Denver metro area [12].
Viget lists 1002 Walnut St. in Boulder [3], and MojoTech lists 1495 Canyon Blvd. in Boulder [5]. The Census Bureau counts Boulder as its own metro area, inside a larger area combined with Denver. Both offices are counted under Boulder.
Grand Rapids and Detroit
Atomic Object lists its founding office at 1034 Wealthy St SE in Grand Rapids [1]. Grand Rapids, in Kent County, is a metro area of its own. Atomic's second Michigan office, at 123 N. Ashley Street in Ann Arbor, is in the Ann Arbor metro area, which sits inside the larger area combined with Detroit. No firm in this guide names an office in the Detroit metro area itself.
Miami
None of the pages read for this guide on 21 October 2026 named an office in the Miami metro area. Slalom's company page counts "54 Local offices" [19], and this guide did not read a full list of them, so ask Slalom directly if Miami matters to you. One candidate, Koombea, gives Naples, Florida, in its own website data. Naples is in a different metro area, and Koombea was left out of the guide.
Towns that are their own metro area
| Town | Metro area | Firms | Larger area it belongs to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder, Colorado | Boulder | Viget, MojoTech | Combined with Denver |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan | Ann Arbor | Atomic Object | Combined with Detroit |
| Providence, Rhode Island | Providence | MojoTech | Combined with Boston |
| Bremerton, Washington | Bremerton | Booz Allen Hamilton | Combined with Seattle |
| Columbia, Maryland | Baltimore | Blend360 | Combined with Washington |
Other US cities
Some firms name offices in cities outside the thirteen metro areas above. Atomic Object lists Raleigh, North Carolina [1]. Viget lists Durham, North Carolina, and names Chattanooga, Tennessee, in its footer [3]. Quantiphi lists Princeton, New Jersey, and San Jose, California [10]. Fractal lists Palo Alto, California [9]. West Monroe lists Dallas, Minneapolis and San Francisco [15].
An office and the team are separate questions
An office tells you where you can meet a firm. Where the engineers on your project will sit is a separate question, and some firms publish facts that help answer it.
Atomic Object's AI page says it hires only in its four US regions [1]. Think Company's contact page says, "Most of our work happens remotely, but our roots are in Philadelphia" [4]. Cognizant's annual report puts 41,600 of its 351,600 staff in North America, a total it marks as approximate [16]. Slalom lists "54 Local offices" on its company page [19].
Before you sign, ask three things. Which office will run the project? Where will each engineer on the team work, and in which time zone? Will anyone attend meetings in person, and how often? Write the answers into the contract, and read the AI development contract checklist for the rest. The full list gives each firm's entry, with who it fits.
Common questions
Why is Cognizant counted for New York when its head office is in New Jersey?
Cognizant's annual report places its worldwide headquarters in Teaneck, New Jersey. Teaneck is in Bergen County, which the US Census Bureau includes in the New York metro area, the city and the nearby counties where many of its workers live. This guide counts offices by metro area, so Cognizant is one of the six firms counted for New York.
Which firms in this guide have an office in Chicago?
Five firms. 8th Light and West Monroe both have their head offices in Chicago, at 25 E Washington St and 311 W Monroe St. Atomic Object lists 609 W Randolph St, and Slalom lists 200 East Randolph. Accenture's annual report names Chicago among its major offices, with no street address. All were read on 21 October 2026.
Which AI development firms in this guide work from the Boston area?
Five firms count for the Boston metro area. Quantiphi lists an office in Marlborough under the heading Boston. West Monroe lists 2 Liberty Square and Slalom lists 399 Boylston Street. Aimpoint Digital names Boston with no street address, and Accenture's annual report names Boston among its major offices. MojoTech's Providence office is in a separate metro area.
Why are the Boulder offices of Viget and MojoTech left out of the Denver count?
The US Census Bureau counts Boulder, Colorado, as its own metro area. It joins Denver only in a larger combined area. This guide counts offices by metro area, so Viget's office at 1002 Walnut St. and MojoTech's office at 1495 Canyon Blvd. are counted under Boulder. The Denver count holds Slalom and Booz Allen Hamilton, whose office is in Aurora.
Does any firm in this guide have an office in Miami?
None of the pages read for this guide on 21 October 2026 named an office in the Miami metro area. One candidate, Koombea, gives Naples, Florida, in its own website data, and Naples is in a different metro area. A buyer in Miami can still hire a firm from another city, and should ask how often its team would travel.
Which firms in this guide have offices near Washington, DC?
Four firms count for the Washington metro area. Booz Allen Hamilton has its headquarters in McLean, Virginia, and offices in Washington and Arlington. Viget lists Falls Church, Virginia. West Monroe lists McLean under the heading Washington, D.C., and Slalom lists Tysons. Blend360's office in Columbia, Maryland, is in the Baltimore metro area, part of the wider Washington and Baltimore area.
What is a metro area, and why count offices that way?
A metro area, or metropolitan statistical area, is a large city together with the nearby counties where many of its workers live, as the US Census Bureau draws them. Counting this way puts a suburb office, such as one in Bellevue or Teaneck, under the city its staff commute to. It also matches the areas the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for wages.
Why is Booz Allen's Seattle listing left out of the Seattle count?
Booz Allen's office page lists an office under the heading Seattle, but the address given is in Bremerton, Washington. Bremerton is in Kitsap County, which the US Census Bureau counts as its own metro area. This guide counts offices by metro area, so that office is counted under Bremerton. The Seattle count holds Slalom, West Monroe and Fractal.
Which AI development firm in this guide has its head office in Michigan?
Atomic Object. It lists its founding office at 1034 Wealthy St SE in Grand Rapids, and a second Michigan office at 123 N. Ashley Street in Ann Arbor. Its other offices are in Chicago and Raleigh. Its AI page says it hires only in those four US regions. These facts come from Atomic's own pages.
Why are Reveneau and Fluxon left out of the city counts?
Both give San Francisco addresses. Reveneau's offices are at 435 Utah Street in San Francisco and on Floor 33, 909 Mainland Street, in Vancouver, Canada. Fluxon's listing in Stripe's partner directory gives 236 West Portal Ave in San Francisco. This page counts offices outside the Bay Area, so neither appears in the table.
Which firms in this guide list satellite offices with no address?
8th Light lists New York, Los Angeles and Austin as satellite locations on its contact page, with no street address for any of them. Its headquarters is at 25 E Washington St in Chicago. This guide shows the satellites in the notes and leaves them out of the city counts. Ask 8th Light who works in each city if that matters to you.
References
- [1] Atomic Object, Offices and AI software development pages (read 21 October 2026): Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Chicago and Raleigh; hires only in its four US regions.
- [2] 8th Light, Contact (read 21 October 2026): headquarters at 25 E Washington St, #1500, Chicago; New York, Los Angeles and Austin listed as satellites.
- [3] Viget, Contact (read 21 October 2026): Falls Church, Durham and Boulder addresses.
- [4] Think Company, Contact (read 21 October 2026): 1315 Walnut St, Philadelphia; 201 Fayette Street, Conshohocken; most work remote.
- [5] MojoTech, Who we are (read 21 October 2026): New York, Providence and Boulder addresses.
- [6] Quansight, homepage footer and about page (read 21 October 2026): 8656 W. Hwy 71, Bldg F200, Austin.
- [7] Blend360, homepage (read 21 October 2026): 10221 Wincopin Circle, 3rd Floor, Columbia, Maryland.
- [8] Aimpoint Digital, Contact us (read 21 October 2026): 7000 Central Pkwy, Suite #1700, Atlanta; Boston named.
- [9] Fractal, Contact us (read 21 October 2026): One World Trade Center, New York (global headquarters); Bellevue; Palo Alto.
- [10] Quantiphi, Contact us (read 21 October 2026): Marlborough (listed as Boston), Princeton and San Jose addresses.
- [11] Consulting.us, AlixPartners buys agentic AI consultancy Artium (August 2026): describes Artium as Los Angeles-based.
- [12] Booz Allen Hamilton, Office locations (read 21 October 2026): Washington, Arlington, Atlanta, Aurora; a Seattle heading with a Bremerton address.
- [13] Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp, Form 10-K for the year ended 31 March 2026 (SEC accession 0001628280-26-037521): headquarters at 8283 Greensboro Drive, McLean; planned move to Reston in fall 2027.
- [14] EPAM Systems, Inc., Form 10-K for 2025 (SEC accession 0001352010-26-000015): principal executive offices at 41 University Drive, Suite 202, Newtown, Pennsylvania.
- [15] West Monroe, Offices (read 21 October 2026): nine US offices with street addresses.
- [16] Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, Form 10-K for 2025 (SEC accession 0001058290-26-000008): worldwide headquarters in Teaneck, New Jersey; staff by region.
- [17] Accenture plc, Form 10-K for the year ended 31 August 2026 (SEC accession 0001467373-26-000049): major offices including Boston, Chicago, New York and San Francisco.
- [18] Slalom, Seattle location page (read 21 October 2026): where Slalom began; the office has grown to over 1,000 people.
- [19] Slalom, Atlanta location page and company page (read 21 October 2026): 725 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE; 54 local offices.
- [20] Slalom, Boston location page (read 21 October 2026): 399 Boylston Street.
- [21] Slalom, Chicago location page (read 21 October 2026): 200 East Randolph.
- [22] Slalom, Denver location page (read 21 October 2026): 1899 Wynkoop Street.
- [23] Slalom, Philadelphia location page (read 21 October 2026): 100 North 18th Street.
- [24] Slalom, Los Angeles location page (read 21 October 2026): 12045 Waterfront Drive.
- [25] Slalom, Washington, DC location page (read 21 October 2026): 8484 Westpark Drive, Tysons.
- [26] Slalom, Austin location page (read 21 October 2026): 816 Congress Avenue.
- [27] Slalom, New York location page (read 21 October 2026): 285 Fulton Street.
- [28] Stripe partner directory, Fluxon listing (read 21 October 2026): 236 West Portal Ave, 848, San Francisco, supplied by the partner.