We've taken companies from concept to investor-ready prototype in two weeks, and to funded, live SaaS products in 4.5 months.
Founder-led from the UK, delivered by our team in the Philippines.
A prototype is the cheapest way to find out whether an idea holds up with investors, with users, with reality. We build one that answers the question fast, without burning months or budget on features nobody has asked for yet.
Something you can put in front of investors or real users and get a straight answer. Working code that does the core thing, not a slide deck or a clickable dummy.
If the prototype proves the idea, the team that built it keeps going. No handover, no re-learning your codebase, no rework losing what you've validated.
You know the cost and the plan before we start. A defined first phase with a clear price, not an open-ended engagement that grows on you.
We help you decide what actually needs proving first, and build only that. Every week of runway goes toward the thing that answers your biggest open question.
One scoped phase, one clear price. Here's what you get for it.
We work out what the prototype needs to prove, the one question worth answering now, and agree the scope and price before any code is written.
Real, functioning software that does the core thing end to end. Built to demo to investors or put in front of early users, not just to look right in a screenshot.
At the end you get a clear view of what worked, what didn't, and what a full build would take. That includes telling you if this idea isn't worth building yet.
Contained came to us with an idea for an AI-powered logistics platform. We built a working prototype in two weeks. Real code they could show investors and test against reality. The same team carried it through to a live product that returned three times its investment in the first year.
We were impressed with their strong understanding of our product and their quick turnaround time.
Real engagements with real names on record. Not anonymised claims or invented numbers.
Verified reviews across every category, with clients named and on record.
UK accountability, delivered by our team in the Philippines. You talk to the people building it.
The prototype isn't the end of the relationship or a dead end. There are three honest ways it can go, and we'll tell you which one we think fits.
If the prototype validates the idea, the same team carries it into the full build. Everything you've learned and everything we've built comes with it. No rework, no lost context.
Sometimes the prototype answers one question and raises another. We scope a focused next step rather than pushing you into a full build before the idea is ready for it.
If the prototype shows the idea doesn't hold up, you've found out in two weeks instead of two years. That's the cheapest expensive lesson you'll ever buy.
Full code access from day one. Whatever you decide next, the work is yours. You're never dependent on us to keep moving.
Already have a working prototype? Our prototype-to-product page is the better place to start. If you're not sure which applies, book the session and we'll point you the right way, even if that's not us.
It starts with a scoping session to agree what the prototype needs to prove and what to leave out, at a fixed price you know upfront. From there we build working code that does the core thing end to end, something you can demo to investors or test with real users. You finish with the prototype itself, full code access, and an honest read on what a full build would take.
Three honest outcomes. If it proves the idea, the same team carries it into the full build with no rework or lost context. If it raises a new question, we scope a focused next step rather than rush you into a full build. And if it shows the idea doesn't hold up, you've learned that in two weeks instead of two years. Whichever way it goes, the code is yours.
The scoping session takes about 20 minutes and is free. From there, a prototype phase can typically begin within a couple of weeks. Book a session, tell us what you're trying to prove, and we'll give you a straight answer on scope, timing, and price.
Book a free 20-minute scoping session. Tell us what you're trying to prove. We'll tell you the smallest, fastest way to find out, including if we're not the right fit.
Book a Free Prototype Scoping Session