| Tile | Card text | Recommended offer |
|---|---|---|
| Idea | A problem worth solving, no code yet. | Idea Clarity Sprint, then Launch Pod |
| MVP or prototype | Built in Lovable, Bolt, Replit or Cursor; users are arriving. | Prototype → Production |
| Seed | Traction, a roadmap and too few engineers. | Dedicated Pod + Fractional CTO |
| Series A+ | Scaling a team you may want to own later. | Dedicated Pod or Build-Operate-Transfer |
For startups
Startup development teams that ship more per dollar
6 fixed offers for startups, from an 8-week MVP to a long-running product pod, staffed by vetted Mid, Senior and Lead engineers. Your code lives in your repository from day 1.
Pick a stage. We reorder the offers below and pre-fill the Scope Agent with your answer.
20 minutes with a senior engineer. No sales script, no obligation.
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In short
6 fixed offers for founders, from an 8-week MVP to a long-running product pod.
Remote Pro Ai builds startup development teams of vetted Mid, Senior and Lead engineers in 4 working days, packaged as 6 fixed offers: Launch Pod, Prototype → Production, Fractional CTO, Dedicated Pod, Build-Operate-Transfer and Programme Perk. Each offer has a defined scope, milestone or monthly billing, and code that lives in your repository from day 1.
6 startup offers with fixed scope and clear billing
At pre-seed and seed, every riyal of runway has to buy shipped product. Each offer below has a defined deliverable, a timeline in weeks or hours, and a billing model you can drop straight into your runway plan. Many seed-stage founders combine 2: a Dedicated Pod plus Fractional CTO hours.
Launch Pod
A production-grade MVP in 8 weeks at a fixed price, built by a named squad and paid by milestones.
Prototype → Production
A 5-day audit and a 2–4-week hardening sprint for apps built with Lovable, Bolt, Replit or Cursor.
Fractional CTO
Senior technical leadership for 8, 16 or 32 hours a month, from a Lead-level engineer with 9+ years of experience.
Dedicated Pod
A long-running product team of 2 to 5 vetted engineers that works only on your roadmap.
Build-Operate-Transfer
We hire and run your engineering team, then transfer people, processes and IP to your own entity.
Programme perk
Startups in any accelerator, incubator or venture-capital programme receive a USD 2,700 engineering credit, 10% off the first 3 months and a 60-minute CTO call on their first engagement.
In an accelerator or VC programme? Your first engagement costs less
If your company is in any accelerator, incubator or venture-capital programme, current or alumni, your first engagement carries a USD 2,700 engineering credit, 10% off the first 3 months and a 60-minute CTO call. This is our own offer, not a partnership with any programme, and it applies to every startup offer on this page.
How the perk works
- Send one document that shows you are in a programme; we confirm within 2 working days.
- The perk lands in a wallet inside Client OS and stays valid for 12 months.
- It applies automatically at checkout; 1 redemption per company.
In a programme? See the page for founders in accelerator and VC programmes.
Startup development team pricing and what moves it
Remote Pro Ai prices every engagement by quotation, so the figures below are starting points, not list prices. The Scope Agent shows your exact figure in SAR, AED, USD or EUR, VAT shown separately, and the quote stays valid for 30 days.
| Offer | Billing unit | Starts from | Usual checkout lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch Pod | Fixed price, 6 payments | USD 35,000 | Self-serve or Reservation |
| Prototype → Production audit | Fixed fee | USD 2,700 | Self-serve |
| Hardening sprint | Fixed, 2 milestones | USD 7,600 | Self-serve |
| Fractional CTO | Monthly plan (8 / 16 / 32 h) | USD 1,140/month | Self-serve |
| Dedicated Pod | Per seat, per month | USD 5,850/month (Senior seat) | Self-serve or Reservation |
| Build-Operate-Transfer | Setup + monthly + transfer fee | Formal quotation | Enterprise |
What shapes your quotation
- Seniority mix: Mid (4–6 years), Senior (6–9) or Lead (9+).
- Platforms: web, iOS, Android, or all 3.
- Integrations: payments, Nafath, UAE Pass, CRM or ERP connectors.
- Compliance built in: PDPL, GDPR or SAMA CSF controls.
- Commitment: 6 months −5%, 12 months −10%.
- Arabic and RTL interfaces, and the depth of design work.
Startup discount and checkout lanes
Verified startups receive −10% for the first 3 months on monthly offers; all discounts combine up to a total cap of −15%. Up to USD 25,000 a month you pay by card and accept a click-through MSA. From USD 25,000 to 100,000 you reserve instantly and receive a quotation PDF for your records.
A free 72-hour hold keeps your named engineers while you decide. A refundable 1-week deposit extends the hold to 7 days.
The Remote Pro Ai Guarantee, applied to startups
Remote Pro Ai is contractually responsible for the quality of every engineer and team it places. For startups that responsibility sits in 5 clauses you can read before you pay anything.
- Your code
- repository in your GitHub organisation from day 1; IP assigned on each payment.
- Your money
- milestones are invoiced only when you accept the work.
- Your people
- replace anyone for any reason. A replacement starts within 4 working days; the full handover completes in under 14 days.
- Your trial
- a 5-working-day no-bill trial on monthly seats, once per company.
- Your start date
- 1 free day for every late day, capped at 10.
Frequently asked questions
Book a scoping call
20 minutes with a solutions architect. No sales script.
Remote Pro Ai offers startups 6 packaged engagements: an 8-week Launch Pod for MVPs, Prototype → Production for vibe-coded apps, Fractional CTO plans of 8, 16 or 32 hours, a Dedicated Pod of 2 to 5 engineers, Build-Operate-Transfer for teams you will own, and a Programme Perk for founders in accelerator and VC programmes. All use vetted engineers with 4+ years of experience.
Engineers on our bench start within 4 working days of your signed order. You see an anonymised shortlist within 48 hours in the self-serve flow, and named candidates after the click-through NDA. If a role is off-bench or onsite, the start commitment is still 4 working days, and every late day earns 1 free day, capped at 10.
Yes. The Launch Pod and the hardening sprint are fixed-price and paid by milestones, with each milestone invoiced only when you accept it. The Launch Pod splits into 20% at kickoff, 4 payments of 17.5% on accepted milestones and 10% on handover. Monthly offers such as the Dedicated Pod bill in arrears per seat.
Yes. Your repository sits in your own GitHub or GitLab organisation from day 1, so you can see every commit as it happens. The IP assignment is in the contract from the start and takes effect for each piece of work as you pay for it. We never hold code, accounts or credentials back from a founder.
Start with Prototype → Production. The 5-day audit tells you which parts of your Lovable, Bolt, Replit or Cursor build to keep, refactor or rewrite, with a fixed-price hardening sprint for the critical fixes. Many founders then keep 2 or 3 of the same engineers as a Dedicated Pod once the app is in production.
Neither. Remote Pro Ai places only 3 levels: Mid (4–6 years), Senior (6–9 years) and Lead (9+ years). Every engineer passes 5 vetting gates and works under a Remote Pro Ai contract with a named delivery lead. We are contractually responsible for their quality and replace anyone for any reason: a replacement starts within 4 working days; the full handover completes in under 14 days.
Yes. Founders in Europe, the US and Egypt book the same offers in USD or EUR, with GDPR terms in the data processing agreement. Our Cairo hub overlaps most of the European working day. GCC founders get SAR or AED billing, Nafath or UAE Pass signing, and ZATCA-compliant invoices in Saudi Arabia.
A verified company in any accelerator or VC programme receives the Programme Perk: 10% off the first 3 months, a complimentary 5-day Prototype → Production audit worth USD 2,700 and a 60-minute CTO call. Monthly offers also carry the startup discount of −10% for 3 months, and all discounts combine up to a total cap of −15%. The perk sits in your Client OS wallet for 12 months.
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