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Vivarium Conversational Architecture © 2026

Conversations

brought to life
Manifesto

Shift. The web is shifting from pages to conversations:less clicking, more dialogue with agents directly in your chats.

Layer. From Bologna, we craft a new web layer:consumer agents designed to feel natural, helpful, and alive.

Builders. We don’t build cold tech:we seek builders to bring real intelligent agents to life.

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Stack:TypeScript · Python · Cloudflare
[ About ]
01 / Real Agents

Real agents.

We design and ship consumer AI agents that actually do things for people: answering questions, planning days, handling routines.

02 / Chat Native

Built for chats.

Our agents live in WhatsApp, Telegram and on the web. We obsess over clear responses, low latency and natural conversation.

03 / Agile Teams

Small teams.

We work in tiny cross-functional teams that own problems end to end and iterate quickly on real user feedback.

04 / Bologna

Human pace.

We are based in Bologna. We care about good code, good conversations and a pace that leaves room for real life.

No black boxes.

The AI market is full of magic tricks. We prefer open hoods. We trace every step of the conversation flow so you can see how prompts, tools and memory combine to produce each answer.

SYSTEM_AUDITABLE: TRUE

The Stack

  • Rust / Python
  • Vector Memory
  • Edge Computing
[ AGENTS ]

Custom Architectures.
Real-world execution.

We start from messy, real problems that are too nuanced for forms and too important for generic chatbots.

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Giada.

The Nutritional Coach

Giada turns "I should eat better" into concrete decisions and repeatable habits.

For Consumers

Easy logging of meals with photos or voice.

For Professionals

Weekly summaries and adherence alerts directly in WhatsApp.

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BUILDER VIEW // MONITORING
AVG RESPONSE1.2s
AUTO-RESOLVED94%
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Valeria.

The Travel Concierge

Valeria is a travel concierge agent that lives in WhatsApp and supports guests and hosts in real time.

For Guests

Warm welcome and tailored itineraries in 30+ languages.

For Hosts

Handles repetitive questions and flags operational issues.

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BUILDER VIEW // RAG ENGINE
AVG RESPONSE0.8s
LANGUAGES30+
ChatRAG EngineBooking

Think big,build bigger.

Radical Clarity

We write short, decide clearly, and communicate directly. Only what we need to build well together.

Fast cycles

We build-measure-learn in short cycles, shipping improvements weekly to validate assumptions in the wild.

Make it feel effortless

We make hard problems feel simple for users and obsess over latency, wording and invisible details.

[ BLOG ]

Notes from the Lab.

Deep dives into LLM latency, RAG architecture and agent orchestration, written by people shipping these systems in production.

[ Careers ]
Hiring Builders

It's better to be a Pirate
than join the Navy!

Bologna — Build the future of AI with us

We are building true consumer AI-native products where LLMs are not a feature, but the core. If you love experimenting and shipping things that feel like sci-fi but actually work, read below.

/// Who are we?

We are Vivarium, a startup based in Bologna founded by a serial entrepreneur building AI-native consumer products. We are a team of six and already shipping AI products in fitness and travel.

We believe in the build fast, learn faster mindset and want practical, curious people ready to grow with us.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for an enterprising builder eager to tackle every aspect of web product development and learn rapidly with the team.

How to apply

Send us your CV or LinkedIn profile, plus projects or repos you are proud of, directly to [email protected].

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  • You love building and understanding how things work
  • JavaScript / TypeScript (Front + Back)
  • Cloud services (Cloudflare and AWS)
  • Frequent user of LLM and generative AI tools
  • Collaborative and hands-on mindset
  • Degree not required, show us what you built
~ $cat offer.json
{

"impact": "Immediate impact on real products",

"growth": "Rapid growth with devs and founder",

"work_mode": "Flexible / Hybrid / Remote",

"learning": "Budget for courses and workshops",

"contract": "Full-time or Freelance"

}

// Ready to build something amazing?

// Join Vivarium and bring the next generation

// of consumer products to life.

PIRATE