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Founder's Story: From Building Houses to Building Software

Still building — just with different tools.

Hi, I’m Mike — founder of Capsa and MAKE.

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I started out as an engineer, became a builder when I set up MAKE with my university mate Matt, and now I’m a tech founder. The obvious career path.

For me, it’s always been about making things — and never accepting “that’s just how it’s done.” If something can be built better, why wouldn’t you?

MAKE was the first step. We started it because we wanted to build projects we could actually be proud of — proper craftsmanship, real care, no shortcuts. That’s exactly what MAKE became: a high-end builder, selective about the projects we take on, and always looking for ways to do them better.

Where MAKE began — just two mates and an idea to build better.

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The smallest project we ever built, but the start of everything that led to Capsa.

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But even great projects can get messy behind the scenes. One of the biggest headaches was keeping on top of drawings. They changed daily, piled up fast, and before you knew it, you could be building the wrong thing perfectly.

We looked around for software to help, but everything was aimed at huge companies — complicated, expensive, and built for boardrooms, not building sites.

So we did what any good engineer turned builder would do. We built our own.

Me and Matt — back when MAKE was just two mates trying to build better. Now I’m a builder turned tech founder.

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At first it was just about solving one problem: always knowing which version was the right one. Simple, but powerful.

That’s how Capsa began. Not as another bloated system, but as a stripped-back way of working — clear, simple, affordable, and built for people who actually do the work.

“Clear. Simple. Affordable. That’s how Capsa began.”

Today, Capsa is simple. It helps keep your projects organised without the hassle. Because the last thing anyone needs is another bit of software making life harder.

Tomorrow, we’ll keep making construction easier for everyone — on our way to becoming the simplest and most trusted platform for running projects.

And as Capsa grows, we’ll stick to the values we set out at the start: staying bold, staying curious, and proving that construction can be smarter, simpler, and even… dare I say it… enjoyable. All while making a positive impact in our communities.

So that’s a glimpse into how it all started. Just an idea on site that’s grown into something bigger.

MAKE taught us how to deliver projects we could be proud of. And now we’re using Capsa to bring that experience — and those tools — to everyone else.

I invite you to be bold and join us.

Mike Teeling – Capsa Founder

This is where that first small project led. The tools changed, the standard kept rising.

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