Automation with soul
Bocalma helps small businesses use artificial intelligence to get repetitive work off their plate and put their talent into what really matters: their customers, their ideas and their craft.
We believe in a new era for small businesses
Growing without multiplying the team
Technology that only large companies could once afford is now within reach of any business. A small company can scale its impact without scaling its headcount.
Cutting-edge technology without becoming a tech company
You don't need an IT department to benefit from AI. You need to choose well what to automate and do it with tools your team understands.
AI that frees you, not AI that feels cold
Automating the repetitive gives time back for the human work: serving better, thinking better and deciding better.
Free up talent.Unlock ideas.Transform your business day to day.
When automation has a purpose, it does more than save time. That's why I design solutions that understand how your business works and adapt to it, not the other way round.
What guides every project
- Clear purpose
- Every project starts with a concrete business problem and an indicator to measure it. If it doesn't improve something that matters, it isn't worth automating.
- No friction
- Low-code tools that are quick to implement and that your team can understand and maintain, without depending on custom development.
- Essence intact
- Automate the repetitive, not what makes your business unique: how you treat your customers and your team's judgement.
Who is behind it
I'm Borja Calvo, founder of Bocalma and senior AI consultant. Before starting Bocalma I spent more than 10 years leading digital transformation in banking, international organisations and consulting, across three continents. Today I put that experience to work for small businesses.
- years in digital transformation
- 10+
- countries in the technology programmes I have led
- 26
- digital initiatives overseen
- 100+
What we build
Europa en datos, España en datos, Despolarizados, Menuly and bocal shop come out of the Bocalma lab.
Europa en datosData journalismThe European Union compared with the United States and China, and the differences between its 27 countries, told with official open data.
España en datosData journalismSpain told with open data: economy, housing, jobs, politics and territory, compared with Europe and across regions.
DespolarizadosNews and mediaSee every side of each story: the same news told by outlets across the spectrum, so you can read with more perspective.
MenulyRestaurant softwareMultilingual QR menus for restaurants, cafés and bars: create, translate, design and share your menu.
bocal shopClothing brandClothes with an appetite and an opinion: T-shirts and sweatshirts with original designs about food, long lunches, office life and the news.
Shall we talk about your project?
Tell me what you want to solve and I'll get back to you to arrange a first conversation.