Powering Lift-Pro with Sarus — Engineering Smarter Lift Planning

Sarus, Inc. is a Boulder, Colorado-based startup dedicated to bringing digital transformation to the heavy-lifting industry. Their mission: simplify and automate the complex, manual process of lift-plan reporting by combining laser-distance meter hardware with intelligent software. By mid-2021, Sarus had already gained momentum. They secured wins in competitive accelerator programs such as Catalyze CU, validating their innovative approach to crane selection, site evaluation, and lift planning. With funding secured and attention growing, Sarus turned their focus toward productization and customer acquisition. To move quickly, they sought a partner who could offer end-to-end product development while eliminating the overhead of hiring and team scaling. That's when they partnered with LabFox.

The partnership culminated in the successful launch of Lift-Pro — a clean, intuitive web application that empowers heavy-lift professionals to generate accurate, professional-grade lift plans. With smart geo-location integration, scalable architecture, and real-time data inputs, Lift-Pro turned a historically manual process into a streamlined digital workflow. LabFox played a key role in helping Sarus move from prototype to production, enabling them to deliver a compelling product to their early customers and position themselves for future growth.