Startup Consulting & MVP Development
We help founders ship the right MVP, raise the right round and avoid the expensive mistakes most teams make in year one. Strategic guidance backed by an engineering team that can actually build what we recommend.
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- Fixed-scope or retainer engagements
- Teams in Canada and Nigeria
Why founders pick us
Build the right thing first, raise the right round next
Most failed startups did not lose because the engineering was bad. They lost because they built the wrong product, hired too early or raised at the wrong shape. We help you avoid those mistakes while shipping the product that proves your thesis.
12 wks
Typical idea to launch
Across MVP engagements
+$0 to $500k
Pre seed to seed
Most common funding step
0%
Equity required
Cash engagements, your cap table stays clean
100%
Founder controlled
Code, brand and roadmap
Why Dafe Software
What you get when you work with us
Founder side, not bench side
We sit on your side of the table. Honest feedback on product, pricing, team and runway, even when it is uncomfortable.
Strategy plus execution
We can advise, we can also ship. Many of our clients move straight from a strategy engagement into MVP build with the same team.
Investor friendly engineering
We write the kind of code investors and acquirers expect to see in due diligence: clean repos, real tests, real architecture diagrams.
Fundraising support
We help you tell the tech story, prepare technical sections of the deck, and stand in for the CTO role on diligence calls.
Lean by design
We will tell you what NOT to build before what to build. Most MVPs are 30% smaller after we go through them.
Backed by a network
Warm introductions to investors, lawyers, accountants and design partners in our network when it makes sense.
What we deliver
Startup Consulting & MVP Development we ship every quarter
Product validation sprint
Two to three week engagement to test your idea with real users, refine the value proposition and decide what the MVP should be.
MVP development
8 to 14 week build of a focused MVP that you can put in front of paying customers and investors.
Fractional CTO
Senior technical leadership on a part time basis, covering hiring, architecture, vendor decisions and investor relations.
Fundraising readiness
Technical deck sections, architecture diagrams, code audit and rehearsed diligence answers for your next round.
Go to market support
Landing pages, onboarding flows, analytics, lifecycle messaging and the first growth experiments.
Co founder matching
When you need a long term technical co founder, we can sometimes step in or help you find the right one from our network.
How we work
A process built for shipping, not stalling
Clarify the bet
We dig into what you are actually trying to prove and to whom. Most founders find this conversation surprisingly useful.
Shape the MVP
A one page MVP brief: who is it for, what they get, what we will measure and what we will deliberately leave out.
Build & validate
8 to 14 weeks of focused engineering and design, with weekly customer conversations baked into the plan.
Raise & grow
Investor narrative, data room, growth experiments. We stay close while you raise your seed or Series A.
Tech stack
Tools we lean on for startup consulting & mvp development
Start the conversation
Two ways to talk to us about your startup consulting & mvp development
Send a written brief and we will reply with a real plan, or grab a free 30 minute call on our calendar. Whichever is faster for you.
- Reply within 1 business day, every time
- Senior engineer on the first call, not a sales rep
- No pressure, no hard sell, no recurring nudges
Project Inquiry
Tell us about the startup you are building
Share a short brief. A senior founder advisor will reply within one business day to schedule a free 30 minute call.
Common questions
Frequently asked
Do you take equity?+
Cash by default. We sometimes take a small equity component when we are deeply involved across multiple years, but the standard engagement keeps your cap table clean.
What if my idea is still rough?+
Perfect. The earlier you talk to us, the more we can save you from building the wrong thing. Many of our best engagements start before the founder has a logo.
Can you serve as our technical lead while we raise?+
Yes. We frequently stand in on diligence calls, write the technical part of pitch decks and answer investor questions during fundraising.
What happens after the MVP?+
Three options: keep building with us on a retainer, hand over to a new in house team we help you hire, or wind down the engagement cleanly. Your choice.
