# Liftr

> A product-led development studio for ambitious pre-seed and seed founders. Senior product and engineering operators help founders prove the pain, prove the demand and build the right product - and can take part of their fee in equity.

Liftr Limited is registered in England and Wales (company number 14052657), 71 to 75 Shelton Street, London, WC2H 9JQ. Contact: contact@liftr.studio or https://www.liftr.studio/contact.

## Who it is for

Ambitious pre-seed and seed founders who want to know what is worth building before they spend their runway, and a senior team to build it.

## Why Liftr

- Build the right thing, with a team that stays. Proof before code: We challenge the brief before we build it, so your runway goes on what customers actually want. Pace you can count on: Senior people and steady weekly progress, with timelines that hold long after kick-off. A partner who stays: The same team before and after launch, with skin in the game and a stake in the outcome.
- A product partner, not a dev shop. We embed senior product and engineering leadership into your build - the same calibre that scaled Funding Circle, Depop and Spendesk - so the team shaping what to build is the team that ships it.
- Senior teams, embedded and AI-native. Embedded teams: We grow a team that thinks alongside yours - and hand skills in-house over time. Vertical ownership: We design it, code it, ship it and grow it. Always your product - but we care about it like our own. AI-native delivery: Modern AI tooling lets a small senior team ship at a pace a larger one used to. Flexible ramp: Scale the team up or down around your runway and your product-market-fit evidence. No lock-in.
- We can invest alongside you. Convert part of our fee into equity. We reduce your cash burn, share the risk and stay invested in the outcome - not just the invoice. A development-for-equity partnership is already underway.

## Plans

- [Prove the pain](https://www.liftr.studio/prove-the-pain) (Validate the problem, 1–2 weeks): Validate that the problem is worth solving before you commit to a build. Deliverables: Deep understanding of your users and their pain; User interviews that uncover real insights; A tight value-level product concept; A clear map of your customer and their problem; Prototype-level product concept; A focused build plan for your MVP or next milestone.
- [Prove the demand](https://www.liftr.studio/prove-the-demand) (Validate the solution, 2–3 weeks): Turn your concept into a sharp, testable product and earn early validation. Deliverables: Clickable prototype or lean working alpha; Lightweight UX and brand identity; Focused marketing landing page; Support to pitch or demo with clarity; Updated MVP roadmap.
- [Prove the product](https://www.liftr.studio/prove-the-product) (Build the product, 3+ weeks · Bespoke): Turn a validated concept into a production-ready MVP built for real users. Deliverables: MVP with authentication, data handling and infrastructure; Core features solving your validated problem; Production-ready frontend and backend; Analytics and instrumentation for product learning; Technical foundation for future development.

## Case study

- [Pippa Labs](https://www.liftr.studio/case-study): How Liftr helped Pippa Labs, an AI infrastructure startup, shape its proposition, raise an oversubscribed £500k pre-seed round and build its first product.

## Pages

- [Liftr - Senior product partner for pre-seed and seed founders](https://www.liftr.studio/): Product-led development studio for pre-seed and seed founders. Senior operators help you prove the pain, prove the demand and build the right product.
- [Prove the pain: validate the problem in 1–2 weeks · Liftr](https://www.liftr.studio/prove-the-pain): Validate that the problem is worth solving before you commit to a build. 1–2 weeks with senior product and engineering operators from Liftr.
- [Prove the demand: validate the solution in 2–3 weeks · Liftr](https://www.liftr.studio/prove-the-demand): Turn your concept into a sharp, testable product and earn early validation. 2–3 weeks with senior product and engineering operators from Liftr.
- [Prove the product: build the product in 3+ weeks, bespoke · Liftr](https://www.liftr.studio/prove-the-product): Turn a validated concept into a production-ready MVP built for real users. 3+ weeks with senior product and engineering operators from Liftr.
- [Pippa Labs case study: a £500k pre-seed round · Liftr](https://www.liftr.studio/case-study): How Liftr helped Pippa Labs, an AI infrastructure startup, shape its proposition, raise an oversubscribed £500k pre-seed round and build its first product.
- [Get in touch · Liftr](https://www.liftr.studio/contact): Talk to a Liftr product leader about your startup: where you are, what you are building and which plan fits.
- [Privacy policy · Liftr](https://www.liftr.studio/privacy): What personal information Liftr collects, why we use it, who we share it with and the rights you have.
- [Cookie policy · Liftr](https://www.liftr.studio/cookies): The cookies and browser storage the Liftr website uses, why, and how to change your choice.

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