Keep your job.
Build your company.

A full tech and growth team joins your build as working co-founders. You keep 75%+ of your company. No board seats. No veto. Start without leaving your role — worst-case exposure from £15,000 via SEIS, for a 40% taxpayer.

75%+ equity — yours from day one
Start without leaving your job
£15k worst case for 40% taxpayers via SEIS
All code yours from day one
First cohort · Max 12 founders. As a first-cohort founder you co-design the programme with us — a level of access that won't exist once the cohort is full. 17 years of operating experience behind the team.
🇬🇧 UK Gov · SEIS
Your worst case: £15,000.
Confirmed by AGS Accountancy · Conditions apply · See below for 45% taxpayer case
You invest £50,000
Step 1 — SEIS income tax relief (via Self Assessment)
HMRC returns 50% −£25,000
Net cost after SEIS £25,000
Step 2 — If company closes: loss relief
40% taxpayer — loss relief −£10,000
45% taxpayer (£125k+ earner) — loss relief −£11,250
Max exposure (40% taxpayer) £15,000
Max exposure (45% taxpayer) £13,750
For that £15k you get a full tech + growth team and a live UK company. Income tax relief claimed via Self Assessment in the year you invest; loss relief applies only if the venture closes. Requires UK income tax liability. The 30% shareholding rule applies. AGS Accountancy confirms your eligibility before you commit →
75%+Equity you keep
£15kWorst-case exposure (40% taxpayer)
1.5×Leverage at entry (£50k tier)
0Board seats we take
The model in three lines

One company. Built to align.

You bring
Capital & domain expertise
£50k–£250k into a UK Ltd you control. Your idea, your market, your decisions.
We bring
A full tech & growth team
Buildnetic on engineering. Digiconnekt on growth. You pay 67–91% of each monthly invoice in cash. B+D waives the rest — that uncollected share becomes their equity stake, not a cash injection into your company.
You keep
Control. Equity. Code.
75%+ equity — guaranteed. No board seat. No veto. All code yours from day one.

Your capital. Your terms.

Drag to see how your investment maps to equity, leverage and team scope.

Capital investment £50k
£50k£250k
Core MVP build
75%
You keep
1.5×
Leverage
5 mo
Phase 1
400
Hrs/month
75%
yours
You keep 75% B+D holds 25% — vests monthly, only for work delivered
Total team value deployed
£75k

Your £50k funds £75k of total team delivery. B+D waives 33% of each invoice — that unpaid portion becomes their equity stake, not cash in your account.

After review: Partner extension by mutual agreement — up to 3 months
For exec-founders

Most models ask you to quit first. We don't.

Venture studios want you to quit first and build later. Founder75 doesn't — you keep your job until the product proves it's worth leaving for.

About the team →
Founder75Studios & VCs
Must quit jobNoYes
Equity taken9–25%25–40%
Board seatNeverUsually
SEIS eligibleYesRarely
You pay full invoiceNo — 67%+Yes

How it works

01
Phase 1 (5–16 mo, tier-dependent)

The build sprint

430 hrs/month deployed (entry tier). You pay 67% of each invoice; we absorb 33% as equity. Your £50k drives £75k of team. Month 1 is probationary — exit before completion and no equity vests. Complete Month 1 and 5% locks in immediately.

02
Phase 2 (post-sprint · £50k/£75k only)

The bridge

400 hours over 2 months of continued delivery after Phase 1. If capital remains, billed at the same rate — same invoice structure, no new equity ceiling. If capital is fully deployed, B+D continues as co-founders at no additional cash cost. Available on the £50k and £75k tiers only — higher tiers cover this scope within Phase 1.

03
Phase 3 — Review point

Review point

Exit cleanly with full code ownership. Or extend by mutual agreement — same terms, no new equity ceiling — up to 3 months maximum.

Full sprint detail, equity tiers, vesting — see the pricing page →

The billing model

We make £0 on the invoice.
Our return is the equity.

Our team is offshore, managed in-house. We bill you at cost + 15% management overhead — no agency margin on top. A UK-facing boutique agency routing you to the same offshore talent charges £60–£90/hr and keeps the difference. We charge £35/hr because there is no margin to keep — the equity is the return. We win nothing until your company does.

£35/hr
Founder75
Blended · entire team
At cost + 15% overhead
No billing margin
£60–£90/hr
UK boutique agency
Accessing the same
offshore talent pool
Margin kept by agency
£120+/hr
UK-staffed agency
UK-resident team
Full agency overhead
No equity alignment
Their model

An agency delivers the work, sends the invoice, collects the margin — and moves on to the next client. Their incentive ends when your invoice is paid.

Our model

We deliver the work, send the invoice at cost, and hold equity. Our incentive doesn't end when the invoice is paid — it starts there.

Why it matters

Equity alignment changes every decision. We don't ship and disappear. We don't inflate scope to pad hours. We build what works — because we own a piece of it.

£35/hr is a blended rate across the full offshore team — talent cost + 15% management overhead. No billing margin added. Comparable UK-facing offshore agency rates sourced from Clutch.co and Anicca Digital rate card 2025.

Who you're working with — verified, named, accountable
Piyush Mishra
Piyush Mishra
Managing Director · Buildnetic · Digiconnekt · 17 years technical experience
LinkedIn ↗
Buildnetic
Technology · Engineering · Product · Since 2017
buildnetic.com ↗ LinkedIn ↗
Digiconnekt
Growth · SEO · Brand · Acquisition · Since 2022
digiconnekt.com ↗ LinkedIn ↗
AGS Accountancy
SEIS · Company formation · Accounts · London
agsaccountancy.com ↗
Who this is for
Senior professionals with a build-ready idea.
VP, Director, or C-suite with domain expertise
Has £50k+ in capital and UK income tax liability
Market-validated idea — not "working on an idea"
Can commit 4–6 hours per week while employed
Wants a co-founder team, not a subcontractor
Who this is NOT for
We'll tell you honestly at the intro call.
Idea-stage founders — we require market evidence
Founders who can't commit regular weekly hours
Those seeking a traditional agency at day rates
Non-UK residents without UK income tax liability
Anyone looking for a passive financial return only

A full co-founder team. 75%+ equity.
Worst-case exposure from £15,000.

Applications reviewed within 5 business days.

First cohort · Max 12 founders · Applications reviewed within 5 business days