Lake Missoula Ventures

Lake Missoula Ventures LLC

Websites, software and systems that work for everyone who uses them.

We are a two-partner digital services firm. We design, build, host and maintain accessible websites, automate the work behind them, and run the marketing that brings people to them.

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Legal name
Lake Missoula Ventures LLC
Entity
Massachusetts limited liability company
Also doing business as
Virescent
Locations
Austin, Texas and Massachusetts
Accessibility standard
WCAG 2.1 AA on every build

Who we are

Two partners. You talk to the people doing the work.

Lake Missoula Ventures is Mike Haynes and Ryan Dewsnap. We both grew up in Franklin, Massachusetts. Mike now works from Austin, Texas, and Ryan from Massachusetts.

Between us we build websites, software and the systems behind them, and we run sales, outreach and marketing. The team that builds your site is the team that maintains it, measures it and answers your call.

The company is named for Glacial Lake Missoula, the Ice Age lake whose old shorelines still mark the hills around Missoula, Montana. Those lines are in our logo.

Mike Haynes

Co-founder and CEO · Austin, Texas

Scopes every project, maps how your team's work actually flows, and makes sure what we promise ships. You work with Mike directly from the first call to the finished product, in plain language.

Ryan Dewsnap

Co-founder and CTO · Massachusetts

A computer engineer who has built across the whole stack, from embedded systems and hardware to front-end and pure software. Ryan builds lean, right-sized systems that run quietly for years.

Services

What we do

One firm for the whole job: the site, the systems behind it, and the work of getting it in front of people.

  • Web design and development

    Fast, standards-based sites with clear navigation, mobile-first layouts and structured data, so people, search engines and AI answer tools all find the right page.

  • Hosting and maintenance

    Managed hosting, SSL, uptime monitoring, daily backups, security updates, and content changes on a schedule you set.

  • Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA)

    Built in from the first template: semantic markup, full keyboard support, color contrast, alt text and captions, accessible forms and documents.

  • Software and automation

    Custom tools that remove manual steps: form routing, scheduled jobs, and integrations between the systems you already run.

  • Data and dashboards

    Reporting that pulls from your existing systems into one view, so staff can answer questions without exporting spreadsheets.

  • Marketing and outreach

    Search and AI-search visibility, email and text outreach, ads management, and the follow-up that turns inquiries into conversations.

  • AI

    Practical AI through our Virescent practice: assistants that answer only from your own content, cite their sources and hand off to a person.

Public sector

Built for public agencies

A public website has to work for every resident, stay up when something goes wrong, and be easy for staff to keep current. This is how we approach that work.

  • Accessibility-first builds

    WCAG 2.1 AA from the first template, tested by hand before launch.

  • Independent accessibility testing

    A third-party auditor verifies conformance; you get the report.

  • Managed U.S. hosting

    With a managed-hosting partner in U.S. data centers. We stay accountable.

  • Security

    MFA for every editor, least-privilege roles, audit logs, an incident-response plan.

  • Plain-language training

    Recorded sessions and written guides for the staff who publish.

  • You own everything

    Full export of content, code and data at any time. No lock-in.

How we work with agencies

Work

Sites and systems we have built

Client work and our own brands. Every one is live; follow the links.

What we built for each project →

Contact

Talk to us about your project or solicitation

Email is the fastest way to reach both partners. We reply within one business day.