Lightforce for venture builders
Every portfolio idea gets a real build.
Same budget, more bets: more ideas tested, more companies out. Lightforce does the tech. Founders and your partners do the thinking. Each venture gets a sketch signed by a Lightforce Software Architect and a production-grade product whose IP is its own from day one. Your partners stay on the founders. Our Architects stay on the builds.
Bring the portfolio thesis. A Software Architect designs the program with you.
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For venture builders
80%lower build cost
3xfaster to market
One factory across the portfolio
Venture builders and accelerators use Lightforce to change how portfolio ideas reach market. Each venture gets a sketch signed by a Software Architect and a production-grade product whose IP is its own from day one, all from one accountable partner.One partner across the portfolioFrom first validation build to production product, every venture works the same proven path.
Consistent quality and full ownershipEach company owns its product and its IP outright, with releases held to one enterprise-ready standard.
Built for a portfolio cadenceCohorts start together on one sketch format, each venture with its own Architect, and you get one point of contact for the whole program.
Put the factory behind your portfolio.
Shipped from one factory
Real products, in real stores
Two client products built by Lightforce and live today. Open them on the device you are holding.
3PunchConvoUnder 2 monthsfrom sketch to launch on all three platforms
10%engagement growth week over week since launch
Zero downtimedeployment from day one
STAR/CHILD300K+unique birth charts generated in production
2xApp of the Day in the Apple App Store
Under 4 monthsfrom kickoff to iOS, Android, and web
It genuinely feels like having an in-house team. Every agency will claim to deliver that. Most absolutely do not. [Lightforce] does.Jessica Blankenship, Founder and CEO, STAR/CHILD
How it works
From idea to shipped, in four steps
A guided path with our team beside you and a Software Architect signing every sketch. No technical background required.01
Bring your ideaShare an idea or a product roadmap. Plain language is enough to start.02
Get your sketchOur team shapes it into a sketch with you: the domains of the app, the jobs each one gets done, the rules that must always hold, and the scenarios a user walks through, written GIVEN, WHEN, THEN. The Architect signs it before anything is built.03
Into the ForgeYour signed sketch goes into Lightforce Forge, our factory. Specialized agents build, inspect, and release your software against the sketch to a production standard. The Architect directs the line and holds release authority, so you never have to run it.04
Shipped, and yoursYou approve the release and it goes live on iOS, Android, and web. Your product and its IP, yours from day one. Lightforce Studio, in development, will let your team keep building with the Architect on call.Pricing
Usage-based, with a minimum retainer
You pay for delivered work on a usage basis, above a minimum retainer that keeps your Software Architect and delivery capacity reserved. Clients typically land 3 to 5x below the estimates others bring us.A fraction of the costFar below the loaded cost of recruiting, onboarding, and retaining an engineering team.
Usage-basedPay for what ships. Ramp delivery up when you are pushing hard, and down when you are planning.
A minimum retainerKeeps your Architect and factory capacity reserved for your product.
No ramp costZero recruiting and zero onboarding months. Work starts shipping in the first weeks, 3x faster to market.
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