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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.