Ventures · Hybrid model

Shared investment.
Shared upside.

A reduced upfront fee combined with equity or revenue share. Both parties have financial skin in the game from day one — which tends to produce better products.

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Best suited for

Who the hybrid model works best for

Founders with some capital

You have meaningful savings or a small funding round — enough to contribute to the build cost but not enough to hire a full team outright.

Founders who want lower equity dilution

The upfront cash component reduces the equity or revenue share component. More cash upfront means less give-up in the long run.

Higher-risk or novel ideas

For ideas that are harder to model or carry more market uncertainty, hybrid deals let us share the downside risk more fairly — we're not taking all the risk on a pure equity basis.

What you get

Flexible structure. Same team.

Hybrid deals are configured per engagement. The general structure is a reduced upfront fee covering a portion of development cost, combined with either equity or revenue share for the remainder.

Reduced upfront fee— typically 30–60% of equivalent development cost
Equity component— typically 5–15% (lower than pure equity deal)
Or revenue share component— typically 5–10% until a reduced cap
Full development team and scope— same team and deliverables as other models
Terms negotiated per deal— cash/equity split adjusted to fit your situation

At a glance

Timeline8–16 weeks to MVP

Deliverable typeFixed-scope project

CommunicationAsync + weekly sync

RevisionsUnlimited within scope

The cash and equity components are negotiated upfront. The more cash, the less equity — and vice versa.

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Contribute what you can. We'll structure the rest as equity or revenue share.

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We'll propose a structure based on your situation.

Shared investment.Shared upside.