About

Built in Cape Town.
For firms that need software bent around them.

A founder-led studio building bespoke AI + software for the financial industry. Strategic consulting where it earns its keep.

The team

Founder-led, and close to the work.

Two people are accountable for every engagement — the build and the commercials. No layer of account managers between you and the work.

Emil Fabel, founder of Pallisade
Founder · Cape Town

Emil Fabel

Data engineering and applied machine learning, with years shipping production systems where the data is high-stakes.

emil@pallisadedata.com

Christiaan Steenkamp, CFO and COO of Pallisade
CFO / COO · Cape Town

Christiaan Steenkamp

BAcc Honours graduate with sharp analytical instincts and roots in private equity. Runs commercials and operations: scoping, financial discipline, engagements on track.

christiaan@pallisadedata.com

The work, before Pallisade

Production data systems, applied ML, agentic research.

The background that shaped the studio: production data and machine-learning systems where the data is high-stakes, plus cited, multi-agent research built to stand up to scrutiny. That discipline is what we bring to every bespoke build.

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Let's have a working conversation.

45 minutes. Bring the workflow. We'll see whether a Pallisade engagement fits.