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Ryu for Startups

Built for teams before their Series A.

Early-stage software, built by people who've shipped production AI products before — at a price that doesn't wreck your runway.

What's included

Same team, same standards as our full-rate clients. The difference is the price and the pace.

Discounted Sprint rate

40% off our standard Sprint pricing for your first engagement, no strings attached.

Equity-friendly structure

For pre-seed teams, we'll structure part of the engagement as equity alongside cash, case by case.

Fast-tracked scoping

Skip the queue — startup applications get a scoping call within 48 hours.

Fractional CTO input

Architecture and technical-hiring advice included, not billed separately, for the life of the engagement.

Investor-ready demos

We build prototypes credible enough to put in front of your next round, not just internal proofs.

No minimum commitment

Start with a single Sprint. There's no retainer requirement to qualify for the program.

Who qualifies

ELIGIBILITY

  • Pre-seed to Series A
  • Fewer than 20 employees
  • Actively building, or about to start, your core product
  • Not already mid-engagement with another dev shop on the same scope

How to apply

Send us a short note on what you're building, your stage, and what you'd want us to build first. No pitch deck required — three sentences is plenty. We reply to every startup application within two business days.

Building something early-stage?

Tell us your stage and what you're building. We reply to every startup application within two business days.