MVP development agency for UK founders on a SEIS-sized budget
Our MVP development team takes your idea to a live product in 4-8 weeks, scoped to what you've actually raised. You get the build quality of a London agency, direct access to our founder, and every line of code.
- Idea to MVP
- 4-8 wks
- Code & IP yours
- 100%
- Founder-led
- 1:1
Why UK founders struggle to get an MVP off the ground
It's rarely the idea that's the problem. It's fitting a real build into a small first round without cutting corners.
A SEIS-sized round, an agency-sized quote
Many UK first rounds are small by design, and a full-scope agency quote can absorb most of it before you've launched anything a user can try.
Scope creep before you've validated anything
It's tempting to build every feature on the roadmap at once. Investors and early users usually just need to see that the core idea works.
No one to sanity-check the tech decisions
Choosing a stack, an architecture and a launch plan is hard without someone technical on your side, and a wrong early choice is expensive to unwind later.
Inside a SEIS-sized MVP build
The pieces a first version needs to convince users and investors, nothing your round can't afford.
- A fixed phase-1 estimate, agreed with you before a line of code is written
- Design for the one or two journeys an investor or early user will actually judge you on
- A web app, iOS and Android apps built in React Native or Flutter, or both
- The backend, database and admin tooling needed to run the product day to day
- Authentication, payments and analytics set up so launch isn't blocked on plumbing
- A guided App Store and Google Play submission
- Full repository access from the first commit, with documentation
How we fit a UK founder's first build
Live hours, a budget-aware scope, and confidentiality from the first conversation.
Sprint reviews before your lunch
India is 5.5 hours ahead of GMT and 4.5 hours ahead of BST. Our 9am-6pm IST day covers the whole UK morning, so demos and scope calls happen live at the start of your day.
Phase 1 sized to your SEIS round
SEIS rounds are capped and usually small, so we cut phase 1 to what proves the idea and give you a fixed estimate before any code. Scheme rules are set by HMRC; this is not tax advice.
NDA before the first working session
We sign your NDA before you share the detail, and you get full repository access from the first commit.
How it works
From first call to live product in 4-8 weeks.
Free 30-min call
Walk us through your idea. You leave with the biggest risks and a realistic estimate. No obligation.
Product blueprint (weeks 1-2)
Scope, tech stack, architecture and a phase-1 roadmap before any code is written.
Build and test (weeks 2-7)
Weekly demos of working software. Security and performance testing before anything goes live.
Launch and grow (week 8+)
Go live, then iterate on real user feedback. Hand off to your own team whenever you are ready.
Our current UK work is covered by NDAs, so we can't name those founders here. Book a call and we'll explain how those engagements run. The case studies below include anonymised work for a UK client alongside our wider portfolio.
Work for founders in the UK and beyond
Real projects, including work for clients under NDA.
AI Recruiting Platform
A Next.js and Python Recruiting Platform With AI Matching, Video Screening Interviews and Outreach for a UK Startup
Read case study
Gooday
Building a Wellbeing App That Feels as Good as It Functions
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Bookish
From Idea to a Full-Featured Social Platform for Book Lovers
Read case studyMVP development for UK founders: common questions
Tell us what you're building
30 minutes with our founder. You'll leave with a clear next step, whether or not we work together.
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