For startups

A technical partner, not a vendor.

You're building a product. You need a team that can take it from concept to production without you managing every sprint. We co-build with founders. Aligned incentives, shared commitment, production output.

4 months
Gritwell: idea to MVP
$3M raised
Post-launch funding
50+
Products shipped
18 years
In production

The venture partnership model

This is not a vendor relationship with a startup discount. The venture partnership model means we work alongside you as co-builders. Product strategy, technical architecture, design, and engineering all run from our studio. You focus on the business: fundraising, customer development, partnerships, and market positioning. We focus on shipping.

The incentives are aligned. We invest in the relationship because we're building something together, not billing hours on a time-and-materials contract. Our best startup engagements last years and expand as the product grows.

What you get

Full product team

Design, engineering, and product thinking. Not bodies on a bench. Senior people who make product decisions and ship production code.

Speed to MVP

Disciplined scoping through CRISP. We define what needs to be true, scope to a fixed timeline, and ship. Gritwell launched in 4 months.

Multi-platform

Web, mobile, and PWA from day one. React, React Native, Flutter, and cloud-native infrastructure. Not a prototype. Production software.

AI-native approach

AI is part of our build process and can be part of your product. We use AI across design, development, and QA. If AI fits your product, we'll build it in.

Case study

Gritwell: zero to MVP in 4 months

We co-built Gritwell's wellness platform as a venture partnership. Client portal, provider back-office, real-time connectivity. $3M raised, $1.2M ARR.

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Best for

Series A through C startups building B2B or enterprise SaaS products. Founders who need a product partner, not a services firm. Teams that want to raise on a working product, not a prototype or a pitch deck.

If you're pre-seed and need a low-cost MVP, we're probably not the right fit. If you have funding, a clear market, and need a team that can ship production software at startup speed, we should talk.

Tell us what you're building.

No pitch deck needed. Just a conversation about your product and how we'd approach it.

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