We'll build it — for equity.
Some of the best companies can't yet afford the technical team they need. NDC Ventures fixes that: we provide our full capabilities at subsidized rates in exchange for equity — becoming a partner who only wins when you do.
A vendor sends invoices. A partner shares the outcome.
The usual arrangement is simple and misaligned: you pay by the hour, and your agency gets paid whether or not the thing they built actually moves your business.
NDC Ventures flips that. We take a portion of our fee as equity, lower what you pay in cash, and tie our upside directly to yours. You get a senior team you probably couldn't otherwise afford; we bet on companies we believe in.
It's the same team, the same standard of work — with far more reason to care how it turns out.
Your technical department, on day one.
Not a single freelancer or a narrow specialist — the whole range, ready to build and run everything the company needs to ship.
Design & product
Brand, UX, and interfaces that make an early company look credible and convert from day one.
Software & AI
The actual product — web, mobile, back-end, and AI — built to grow instead of collapsing under its first success.
Cloud & hosting
Infrastructure, deployment, security, and hosting handled, so your small team never babysits servers.
Operator's counsel
A founder who's been CTO, COO, and Compliance Officer in the room for the decisions that matter.
Subsidized cash cost
Lower invoices than a comparable senior team would ever charge, with the balance taken as equity.
A partner who stays
We're on the cap table. We're not going anywhere when the work gets hard — we're invested, literally.
Four steps to a partnership.
Introduction & fit
We meet, learn the business, and look at the team and the opportunity honestly. Partnerships only work when both sides genuinely believe in the upside.
Scope & terms
We define exactly which services we'll provide and agree the split of cash and equity — clearly, fairly, and in writing before any work begins.
Build & operate
We become your de-facto technical team — designing, building, shipping, and running the product and the infrastructure behind it.
Grow together
As the company scales, so does the technology. We stay on as long as the partnership keeps earning its place — aligned the whole way.
A small number of the right companies.
This is selective by design. We can only take equity in a handful of companies at a time, so we're honest about fit rather than saying yes to everyone.
It tends to suit early-stage and growth companies with a strong idea, a serious team, and more ambition than budget — founders who'd rather have a committed technical partner than a rotating cast of contractors.
If that's you, the conversation costs nothing. If it's not the right fit, we'll tell you plainly and point you toward a standard engagement instead.
Have something worth building?
Tell us about the company and where you're trying to take it. If there's alignment, we'll build the technology and share the risk.