Ten Years of Meaningful Solutions: Clear Function Celebrates a Decade of Partnership-Driven Software Development

When Colin Neller founded Clear Function in 2015, he established a mission that would guide the company for the next decade and beyond: “We design and build meaningful solutions because we enjoy solving complex problems that help our clients realize their vision.”

Ten years later, that mission statement isn’t just words on a page—it’s the foundation of every project we undertake, every client relationship we build, and every solution we deliver.

A Decade of Growth

What started as a five-person team working from a small office has grown into a thriving company of engineers, project managers, and support staff. Today, Clear Function operates from our own building at 2277 West Street in Germantown, purchased in 2023—a milestone that reflects our steady growth and deep commitment to the Memphis area.

Perhaps what’s most remarkable about our journey is this: four of our five original team members—Colin Neller, David “Mo” Mohundro, Brian Lankford, and Stephen Overholser—are still with the company today. Their partnership has spanned the full decade, and their dedication to our mission has helped shape Clear Function into the company it is today.

Values That Make the Difference

From day one, we’ve distinguished ourselves through an approach rooted in four core values that shape every client engagement:

Collaboration means we build true partnerships, not transactional vendor relationships. We believe the best solutions come from genuine collaboration—when we’re invested in our clients’ success as if it were our own.

Ownership drives us to take responsibility for outcomes and maintain long-term client relationships. We don’t just deliver a project and walk away. We’re in it for the long haul.

Development pushes us to pursue continuous improvement in our processes, skills, and solutions. We’re always learning, always growing, and always finding ways to deliver better results.

Empathy reminds us to understand client context and build for long-term success. We constantly put ourselves in our clients’ shoes, thinking not just about the immediate technical problem, but about how the solution will scale, how it will be maintained, and how it supports the broader business vision.

“We don’t aspire to embody these Core Values, they are intrinsic to the DNA of who we are as a company. Our founding team lived these values, and we hire, fire, review, and reward based on them.” - Bill Ganus, Partner

Partnerships Built to Last

Our values-driven philosophy fosters long-term client relationships. We are proud to have collaborated with distinguished partners on significant projects, including:

• VisitPay (an R1 company): Developing healthcare payment infrastructure that supports thousands of patient transactions.
• Via Productions: Providing ongoing technology solutions.
• Sones & White: Engineering critical systems development.
• Express Wages: Delivering payroll and workforce management solutions.
• EC Pro (US): Creating specialized business systems for the equestrian industry.
• MERI: Modernizing legacy business systems for the medical research industry.

“Clear Function blows software developer stereotypes out of the water. Their team is personable, positive, skilled, attentive to detail, service focused, and relationship oriented… We have forged an ongoing partnership with Clear Function over the last year and a half, implementing a phase-by-phase automation of some of our key data processes. Along the way, they have proven themselves by diving deep into our processes and developing solutions that demonstrate a clear understanding of what we’re trying to do, which has enabled us to trust their work and rely on them heavily.” - Ben Sones, Principal, Sones & White Consulting

Recognition and Continuous Development

Our commitment to excellence and continuous development has earned recognition that we’re incredibly proud of. We’ve been named an INC Best Workplace and Memphis Business Journal Best Workplace. We completed a SOC 2 Type II examination and maintained our SOC 2 program until 2025, and we’ve earned multiple Clutch recognitions, including Top Software Developer and Top API Developer in Tennessee.

We’ve also built partnerships with payments providers and maintain our status as a Microsoft Partner, enabling us to bring enterprise-grade solutions to our clients.

Local Roots, National Reach

Clear Function serves clients across the spectrum, from Memphis-area businesses to national enterprises. This dual focus reflects our commitment to supporting the local business community while delivering specialized expertise to clients nationwide. By building a talented team in Memphis—both in-office and remote—we’re contributing to the region’s growing technology sector and demonstrating that world-class software development thrives right here in the Mid-South.

Our team regularly engages with the broader industry through participation in conferences like Moov’s payments developer conference and All Things Open, where we gain insights on payment technology, financial systems, and emerging development practices.

Deep Expertise Where It Matters

Over 10 years, we’ve concentrated our work in three areas:

Logistics & Supply Chain Systems keep complex operations moving. For a global logistics company, we modernized a Transportation Management System of more than 50 interconnected apps in phases, without interrupting service for its customers.

Payment Processing Systems encompass complex integrations, PCI DSS compliance, and payment orchestration. We understand the intricacies of payment systems because we’ve been working in this space for years.

Healthcare Technology Platforms involve patient payment workflows, system interoperability, regulatory compliance, and database management. We know how to navigate the unique challenges of healthcare technology.

While we remain open to projects outside of this scope, we believe that concentrating our expertise and employing our partnership-driven methodology allows us to effectively solve complex technical problems that many generalist firms are simply unable to handle.

Looking Ahead: The Next Decade

As we enter our second decade, we’re channeling our experience into helping clients navigate both established software challenges and emerging opportunities in artificial intelligence and automation.

To help lead this next chapter, we’ve welcomed Gwin Scott as our Head of Growth, unifying our sales and marketing efforts to accelerate our reach and deepen client partnerships.

“Over ten years we have learned that the real competitive advantage is not a single technology stack. It is a culture of engineers and leaders who stay curious, keep learning, and care about the client’s vision as much as their own craft. Partnership for us means owning the business outcomes, not just the original scope. The team is most energized when we deliver solutions that truly make a difference and our clients are thrilled with the results” - Colin Neller, CEO & Founder

Our industry focus reflects where we see the greatest opportunity to create impact: helping businesses—especially in logistics and supply chain—leverage technology to solve complex operational challenges and prepare for the future.

A Decade of Partnership, A Future of Possibility

Ten years ago, we set out to design and build meaningful solutions. Today, that mission continues to guide everything we do. We’re grateful for every client who has trusted us with their vision, every team member who has contributed their talent and dedication, and every challenge that has pushed us to grow and improve.

Here’s to the next decade of solving complex problems, building lasting partnerships, and creating solutions that truly matter.

About Clear Function

Clear Function is a Germantown, Tennessee-based custom software agency founded in 2015. Guided by core values of collaboration, ownership, development, and empathy, Clear Function combines strategic advisory with hands-on engineering to design and build custom software and AI solutions for complex business challenges, with a core vertical in logistics and supply chain, and delivery experience in payments and healthcare. Clear Function is a Microsoft Partner and has been recognized as an INC Best Workplaces (2024), MBJ Best Workplaces, and Clutch Top App Developer.