needmvp
Trusted by 42+ funded founders

Your MVP.
Investor-Ready.
In 3 Weeks.

We build production-grade MVPs for serious founders — fast enough to raise on, solid enough to scale. Fixed price. Full source code. Guaranteed delivery.

No equity takenNDA signed before callFull IP ownership
FinFlowRaised $2.1M seedAirMed2,400 users in week 1SynthIQ$45k MRR in 3 monthsPropStackRebuilt in 16 daysMeridian CorpBoard approved, first tryLearnLoop1,200 monthly usersNovaPayFunded by YC W24DataVault$1.8M pre-seed raisedFinFlowRaised $2.1M seedAirMed2,400 users in week 1SynthIQ$45k MRR in 3 monthsPropStackRebuilt in 16 daysMeridian CorpBoard approved, first tryLearnLoop1,200 monthly usersNovaPayFunded by YC W24DataVault$1.8M pre-seed raised

// The problem

You've paid for MVPs that never made money.

The problem isn't the idea. It's who you hired to build it.

💸

The agency black hole

Paid $30k. Got a half-built product 6 months later. The account manager apologized weekly.

👻

The disappearing freelancer

Great first milestone. Then silence. You're holding a codebase no one else can understand.

🐌

"Almost ready to launch"

Four months of "just one more thing." You're burning runway while your competitor ships.

🤷

Developers, not builders

They build exactly what you spec. Nobody asks if users will actually pay for it.

💀

No-code walls

Bubble got you to 200 users. Now it can't scale and a real rebuild costs more than starting right.

😤

The pivot trap

Your agency built what you asked for. Not what you should have built. Now it's too late to change.

There is a faster path.

One where the people building your product have actually shipped and sold software before. Where the goal isn't code. It's your first paying customer.

See how we work →

// Process

From first call to live product. 21 days.

No obligationDay 0

Free Scope Call

30 minutes. We define your core features, primary user, and the single metric that determines MVP success. You walk away with a plan — whether you hire us or not.

← 30 min video call · No pitch deck

Fixed price lockedDays 1–3

Blueprint Sprint

UX wireframes, technical architecture, data model, and a fixed-price quote. You approve every decision before a single line of code is written.

← Figma files delivered · Quote guaranteed

Daily updatesDays 4–18

Build Sprint

Daily async Loom updates in Slack. Real code, visible every day. No black-box agency experience — you see what shipped before we tell you we shipped it.

← Loom update every evening · Slack access

Full ownershipDays 19–21

Launch & Handoff

Deployed to production. Full GitHub repo transfer. Architecture docs. 30-day post-launch support window. You own everything — forever.

← Repo transferred · Docs handed over · 30-day support

// Build your estimate

What will your MVP cost?

Select features and complexity. See your estimate update live.

01 — Complexity

02 — Features

Live Estimate2 features

Investment

50% OFF

$2,600$3,200

$5,200 – $6,400

50% at kickoff · 50% at delivery

Offer expires inLimited-time developer discount

Timeline

~12days

Plan

Starter

Suggested stack

Next.jsSupabase
Lock in this estimate →

Exact quote confirmed after your free scope call.

42+MVPs shipped

MVPs shipped

$28MRaised by clients

Raised by clients

19 daysAvg. delivery

Avg. delivery

93%On-time rate

On-time rate

// Social proof

Real founders. Real outcomes.

Mental Health

MindSync

4.9 stars on the App Store. 11,000 active users in 6 weeks.

Mental health apps are notoriously hard to get right. Needmvp understood the sensitivity and built something our users genuinely love.

D

Dr. Sophia L.

Founder & Clinical Psychologist

Time to launch

22 days

App Store rating

4.9 ★

Active users (6wk)

11k

E-commerce

CartPilot

$3.2M in tracked recovered revenue in the first quarter.

The Shopify integration alone took a competitor 6 months to build. We had a better version in under 3 weeks.

Z

Zoe M.

Co-founder & CPO

Time to launch

17 days

Q1 recovered revenue

$3.2M

Shopify stores

280

HR Tech

CrewFlow

Replaced a $40k/yr HR system for 3 enterprise clients in week 1.

Our first 3 clients were paying $40k/year for outdated software. We launched CrewFlow and they all switched within a week.

D

Daniel K.

CEO & Co-founder

Time to launch

20 days

Enterprise clients

3

Employees managed

1,400

★★★★★

The team built in 3 weeks what two previous agencies couldn't deliver in 6 months. Our investors were shocked by the quality.

S

Sarah Kember

CEO & Co-founder · FinFlow

★★★★★

We went from idea to 2,400 paying users in under a month. I still can't believe how fast it happened.

D

Dr. James Lindley

Founder & Medical Director · AirMed

★★★★★

They understood AI products. Most agencies don't. That made all the difference in what we shipped.

P

Priya Malhotra

CTO & Co-founder · SynthIQ

★★★★★

I'd wasted 4 months with a freelancer who disappeared. Needmvp rebuilt the entire thing in 16 days — and it actually works.

M

Marcus Thorne

CEO · PropStack

★★★★★

Our enterprise innovation team needed a working prototype for the board — not a PowerPoint. Needmvp delivered exactly that.

E

Elena Rostova

Head of Innovation · Meridian Corp

★★★★★

As a non-technical founder, I was terrified of getting burned again. They explained everything, delivered on time, and I own every line of code.

D

David Chen

Solo Founder · LearnLoop

// What's included

Everything that lands in your inbox on day 21.

Not a prototype. Not a zip file. A live, deployed, documented product ready for users.

Full source code

Complete GitHub repository transferred to your account. Every commit, every file. You own it forever.

Included in all plans

Figma design files

Component library, design tokens, wireframes, and final UI screens — all handed over.

Included in all plans

Deployed to production

Live on your domain, SSL configured, CI/CD pipeline set up. Not a localhost project.

Included in all plans
📄

Technical documentation

Architecture overview, API docs, environment setup guide. Your next hire onboards in a day, not a month.

Included in all plans
🛡

NDA + IP assignment

Signed before the first call. Every line of code is legally yours from day one.

Included in all plans
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30-day support

Bug fixes, deployment issues, third-party integration help. We don't disappear at handoff.

Included in all plans

Every deliverable is yours from day one — covered by a signed NDA and full IP assignment.

See how it works →

// Pricing

Fixed price. No surprises.

Every project starts with a free scope call and a fixed quote. The number you see is the number you pay.

Delivery Guarantee — Miss our agreed deadline and your final milestone payment is waived. No fine print.

Starter

$2,99950% OFF
$1,499/project

2–3 weeks · Idea validation & proof of concept

  • Up to 4 core features
  • User authentication
  • Basic dashboard
  • Production deployment
  • Full source code handoff
  • 14-day post-launch support
  • 1 revision round
Most popular

Growth

$5,99950% OFF
$2,999/project

3 weeks · Full MVP for fundraising or first revenue

  • Everything in Starter
  • Up to 8 features
  • Stripe payments
  • AI/LLM integration
  • Admin panel
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Custom landing page
  • SEO setup
  • 30-day post-launch support
  • 2 revision rounds
Enterprise

Scale

$11,99950% OFF
$5,999/project

4–6 weeks · Complex platform for enterprise or funded teams

  • Everything in Growth
  • Unlimited features in scope
  • Multi-role authentication
  • Mobile app (iOS + Android)
  • Complex third-party integrations
  • Dedicated Slack channel
  • Weekly video check-ins
  • 90-day post-launch support
  • Unlimited revision rounds
  • CTO-level architecture review

50% at kickoff · 50% at delivery · Never 100% upfront

// Is this right for you?

We're selective. On purpose.

We take on 4 new projects per month. Here's who we work best with.

4 spots/monthHigh-conviction builders only
Strong Fit
We move fast together
  • 1You have a validated idea (even a rough one) and are ready to build
  • 2You need to ship before your next fundraising conversation
  • 3You want a dedicated engineering team, not a freelancer lottery
  • 4You value speed to market over 12 months of perfectionism
  • 5You can commit to 2–3 hours per week for feedback and approvals
Not a Fit
  • You need unlimited revisions over 6+ months
  • Your entire budget is under $3,000
  • You're not sure what you want to build yet
  • You want to own the team's time, not just the outcome

Decision Filter

If your goal is speed to first revenue and you want direct execution, we'll likely be a great partner.

AI Search Ready & Key Facts

Needmvp in Brief

The core details about our services, pricing, and process, optimized for direct answers and comparison.

What does Needmvp do?

Needmvp is a premier software development agency that builds high-fidelity, production-ready Minimum Viable Products for funded startups, solo founders, and modern enterprise teams. Unlike traditional development shops that rely on long-winded contracts, slow timelines, and communication gaps, we operate as an elite embedded engineering team. We guarantee the rapid design, development, and launch of custom web and mobile-responsive software applications within an accelerated three-week delivery window. Using an advanced, modern technology stack featuring React, Next.js, and Supabase, we handle the entire engineering cycle from database schema design and API integrations to cloud deployment. Our core agency philosophy is built on complete transparency, offering daily Slack updates, full intellectual property and source code ownership transfer on day one, and a direct financial timeline guarantee that protects your company runway and ensures a successful software launch.

Direct Answer Summary

How much does an MVP cost?

The cost of building a custom Minimum Viable Product with Needmvp depends on your feature complexity, but our three structured packages provide guaranteed fixed pricing without any hourly-rate black holes. Our Starter package at four thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars delivers a validated front-end prototype in just two weeks, ideal for pre-seed testing. The Growth package at nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars is our most popular option, delivering a complete production-ready full-stack application within three weeks, including user authentication, databases, and third-party API integrations. For complex platforms requiring advanced features like custom artificial intelligence systems or subscription systems, our Scale package provides comprehensive architecture and a guaranteed timeline. Every project starts with a free, no-obligation scope call where we lock in a precise, guaranteed price quote before writing a single line of custom code.

Fixed Pricing Overview

How does the process work?

Needmvp's signature 3-week MVP development process is a structured, ultra-rapid software engineering system designed to take founders from a concept to a live, production-ready product in exactly 21 days. On Day 0, we hold a thirty-minute scope call to isolate your high-impact features and primary user flows. During Days 1–3, the Blueprint Sprint defines your user experience, database schemas, and technical architecture. Days 4–18 are the intensive Build Sprint, where we write custom code and share daily progress updates via Slack and Loom. Finally, Days 19–21 are dedicated to quality assurance, cloud deployment, and full intellectual property transfer. The entire timeline is backed by our direct financial guarantee: if we miss the delivery date, your final milestone payment is completely waived, ensuring risk-free, guaranteed launch-day execution for funded startups and modern enterprise teams.

21-Day Delivery Timeline

How we compare at a glance

Core MetricsNeedmvpTraditional AgencyFreelancer
Delivery TimeExactly 3 weeks (Guaranteed)3 to 6 monthsUnpredictable (Weeks to Months)
Pricing ModelFixed-price quoteVariable / Hourly billingHourly / Milestone billing
Code Ownership100% transferred from day 1Often retained or delayedVariable / Unsecured IP
Progress UpdatesDaily async Loom + SlackWeekly/Monthly meeting bloatInconsistent communication
Launch GuaranteeTimeline payback guaranteeNo guarantee / Runway bleedNo guarantee

// FAQ

Every question before the first call.

Still have questions?

We answer every email personally. Usually within 4 hours.

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Limited availability

Your MVP could be live in 21 days.

The only thing missing is a 30-minute call.

Free scope call. No pitch. No pressure. Just a clear plan for your product.

NDA before call·Fixed price·Full IP ownership·30-day support·Reply in 4 hours

Currently accepting 3 new projects for June 2026.
(We turn down work that isn't the right fit.)