From MVP to seed in 18 weeks.
Take a working prototype to a fundable company. Senior engineering takes the wheel, real-user data shapes every decision, and we run the seed round beside you.
Traction · Last 30 days
+148%WAU
2.4k
Retention
46%
NPS
62
Seed round · Building
Week 14$2.4M
of $3.0M target
18 wk
MVP to seed close
$100–500K
Cash co-investment
4 wk
To v1.0 release
2–8
Senior squad size
Who Launch is for
For founders ready to turn an MVP into a company.
You have a working MVP
Live or close to it. You need senior engineering to harden it, ship the missing features, and drive measurable traction.
You're a domain expert
Years inside the industry. You can sell, recruit, and tell a sharp narrative — you just need a technical co-pilot.
You need a new dev team
Outgrown your initial build, hit a quality wall, or your founding engineer left. You want a senior squad to take over cleanly.
You can co-invest $50K+
Skin in the game keeps decisions sharp. Up to $150K on Launch Small, $425K on Launch Large.
What you walk away with
A funded company with real traction
- A polished, production-grade v1.0 in users' hands
- 8+ weeks of real usage and retention data
- An investor-ready deck, narrative, and data room
- A closed (or substantially committed) seed round
- 100% IP, code, and customer relationships assigned to you
- An optional dedicated post-program engineering team
The Jubile difference
What we refuse to do
Re-platforming for the sake of it
Honest audit; ship first, refactor second
Shiny-feature roadmap
Retention-driven scope, validated weekly
Cold investor blasts
Curated warm intros from people they know
PowerPoint-only support
We sit beside you in the term sheet call
The 18-week program
Six phases. Closed seed at the end.
Application & Audit
Apply, audit, align
Three structured calls plus a candid technical audit of your existing codebase. Term sheet, master agreement, kickoff date.
MVP Release
Ship the v1.0 release
Finalize missing features, fix the high-priority bugs, instrument analytics and observability. Ship a release you can put in front of investors and customers.
Real-User Testing
Test with cohorts
Recruited testing cohorts, weekly usability sessions, in-product analytics, and a structured insights doc. Decisions backed by data.
Traction Sprint
Drive measurable traction
Tighten retention loops, ship the missing features, polish the surface. Build the metrics narrative the seed round will be priced on.
Fundraising
Run the seed round
Warm intros to angels, syndicates, and seed funds. Deck and data room polish, term sheet negotiation support, closing legal.
Growth Support
Continue with our bench
Discounted senior engineering, design, and growth operators long after the program ends. Many Launch grads keep us as their dedicated post-seed team.
Co-investment model
Two structures, sized to the build.
Pick the structure that matches your scope and runway. Terms are non-negotiable to keep the program fast and equitable across the cohort.
Launch Small
- Jubile invests
- $100K – $200K
- You invest
- $50K – $150K
- Risk distribution
- Up to 2:1 in your favor
- Monthly tech team
- $18K – $36K / mo (2–4 people)
- Valuation cap
- $1M valuation cap
- Equity to Jubile
- SAFE = Jubile's total investment
Launch Large
- Jubile invests
- $200K – $500K
- You invest
- $125K – $425K
- Risk distribution
- Up to 3:2 in your favor
- Monthly tech team
- $45K – $72K / mo (5–8 people)
- Valuation cap
- $2M valuation cap
- Equity to Jubile
- SAFE = Jubile's total investment
SAFE terms include pay-to-play rights and a 99.9% discount on the next priced round. Mutual NDA, work-for-hire, and IP assignment are standard.
FAQ
Common questions
How is Launch different from Start?+
Start is for idea-stage founders with no product. Launch is for teams who already have a working (or partially working) MVP and need senior engineering, capital, and a fundraising path to get to seed. The check is bigger, the program is shorter (18 weeks), and we move straight to release-and-test.
How much equity do you take?+
We invest via SAFE notes equal to our cash investment, with a $1M cap on Launch Small and a $2M cap on Launch Large. Equity is calculated when your seed round closes. Launch terms are non-negotiable to keep the process fast and fair across the cohort.
What's the minimum I need to co-invest?+
$50K USD on Launch Small, $125K on Launch Large. Co-investment ratios run up to 2:1 (Small) and 3:2 (Large) in your favor — we take the larger share of the financial risk because we control the technical execution.
How fast can we actually start?+
We can usually onboard within 2–3 weeks of a signed term sheet. We hold a small priority slot for teams up against a board milestone, expiring runway, or a fundraise window — flag it in your application.
Who builds the product?+
A senior, AI-native squad sized to your scope: 2–4 people on Small, 5–8 on Large. Fractional CTO/tech lead, senior product designer, senior full-stack engineers, and an AI/ML specialist where relevant. No subcontracting.
What if my existing codebase is a mess?+
Honestly, this is common. Discovery week includes a candid technical audit. We'll tell you what to keep, what to refactor, and what to rewrite — with effort estimates and risk ratings. You decide before we touch anything.
Do you sign NDAs?+
Yes. Mutual NDA on first call, work-for-hire and IP assignment in the master agreement. Your code, your IP, your customer relationships — always.
What happens after the 18 weeks?+
Most Launch graduates either close their seed round and continue with us as a dedicated post-program engineering team, or transition the codebase to a hire we help them recruit. Either path is supported.
Launch program
You've shipped an MVP. Now turn it into a company.
Applications take ~10 minutes. We respond within 5 business days. Cohorts kick off rolling.