For Startups

Investors Google you
before they reply.

Most early-stage sites load in 3+ seconds and look like a template. Yours loads in under a second, scores 100 on PageSpeed, and appears in AI search. Ship in 3–5 days. From $650. Zero equity required.

From $650 · Ships in 3–5 days · No equity
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Average load time on our builds
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The moment that matters

What happens when a VC Googles your company.

It's 9 PM. A partner at a firm you've been targeting finally opens your cold email. Your deck looks solid. Before replying, they open a new tab and search your company name.

What they see in the next 3 seconds determines whether you get a reply — or silence. The site isn't supplementary to the pitch. It is the pitch.

  1. Your site loads in 0.8 seconds. The first line of copy says exactly what you do and who it's for. Immediate credibility. No spinner, no layout shift.
  2. They check the team page. Founder bios are credentialed and linked. Schema markup makes the page machine-readable. It looks like a company that sweats details.
  3. They search your company in ChatGPT. Your site is cited in the AI answer. You appear alongside players they already know. Instant third-party credibility from the world's most-used research tool.
  4. They reply to your email. Not because of the deck. Because the site confirmed everything the deck claimed.

Non-negotiables

Three things. No shortcuts.

  • Loads in under one second.

    Performance is a credibility signal. A 3-second Webflow template tells investors: these founders don't sweat details. A 0.8-second Astro site says the opposite. Core Web Vitals aren't an SEO checkbox — they're a proxy for how your team operates.

  • Gets cited in AI search.

    Investors, journalists, and enterprise buyers increasingly use AI search to research a market before calling anyone. Answer Engine Optimization ensures that when someone asks "who are the players in [your space]" — your company appears in the answer. We build this in from day one.

  • Converts a skeptic in one scroll.

    Visitors decide in 3 seconds whether to stay. Your site needs to answer: what you do, who it's for, why you're credible, and what to do next. We structure the messaging. You supply the expertise. Together, it converts.

What's included

Built for how investors evaluate companies.

  • Full Astro + Cloudflare Pages — no WordPress, no plugin subscriptions
  • Guaranteed 100 PageSpeed on mobile and desktop
  • Founder and team bio pages with E-E-A-T credential schema
  • Company / Organization schema for AI engine indexing
  • AEO-optimized FAQ pages ("what does [company] do", "who are the founders")
  • Press and media kit page (journalists and analysts will look for this)
  • Blog / updates infrastructure for thought leadership
  • Demo request and contact forms (Web3Forms, no backend needed)
  • Google Business Profile setup
  • Schema markup: Product, Service, Person, Organization
  • robots.txt + XML sitemap + llms.txt for AI crawlers
  • Investor deck link or password-protected investor section
  • Launch in 3–5 days (Starter) or 7–10 days (Professional)

Pricing by stage

Priced for your runway, not your ambition.

Three tiers designed for specific moments in your company's life. Fixed price. Fixed scope. Fixed timeline.

  • Pre-launch

    Starter Landing

    $650 · 3–5 days

    "A credible presence before you have a live product."

    One conversion-focused page: hero, product overview, team bios, and contact form. Everything an investor needs to validate you're real.

    Best for Raising pre-seed · Applying to accelerators · Cold outreach to early customers
    Start this tier
  • Series A prep

    Authority Build

    $4,900 · 3–4 weeks

    "Press, analysts, and partners need to cite you."

    Full content architecture: homepage, product suite, case studies, thought leadership blog, integrations page, enterprise contact flows.

    Best for Preparing for Series A · Enterprise sales · Category creation strategy
    Start this tier

All tiers include Cloudflare Pages deployment, Google Search Console setup, and a 30-day post-launch support window. No monthly retainer. Full pricing →

Founder questions

Answered directly.

Do I need a site before I have a live product?
Yes — and the earlier, the better. Investors Google your company before replying to your email. Accelerator reviewers open your site between reading applications. Even a one-page Starter Landing establishes that you're real, credible, and pay attention to execution. 'We'll do the site after launch' is how you lose deals you'll never know you lost.
We're pre-revenue. Is $650 worth it right now?
Consider the math: one angel check closes because your site looked credible — ROI is infinite. One meeting goes cold because your Webflow template loaded slowly on mobile — cost is immeasurable. Pre-revenue is exactly when first impressions carry the most weight.
What if we pivot and need to change our messaging?
Built for it. Astro uses MDX files for content — updating copy is as fast as editing a document. No WordPress plugin maze, no $150/hour dev needed for a headline change. We also include one free copy update pass in the first 90 days if your messaging changes materially.
How does Astro compare to Webflow or Framer for startups?
Webflow and Framer are great design tools that produce sites loading in 2–4 seconds with significant JavaScript overhead. Astro ships zero JS by default — pages load in under a second and pass Core Web Vitals perfectly. For a startup being evaluated by technical investors, the performance gap is a visible signal.
Can you get us appearing in AI search results for our market?
Yes — this is AEO. When a VC or enterprise buyer asks ChatGPT 'who are the best companies in [your space]', the answer comes from structured, AI-crawlable, entity-optimized content. We build this into every site. Most startups ignore it. That's an early-mover advantage for you.
Will you write our copy?
We structure the messaging architecture — the H1 logic, the problem-solution-proof flow, the FAQ strategy. You provide the product knowledge and founder voice. We then optimize every piece for search intent and AEO. For founders who need full copywriting, we can refer vetted startup copywriters we've worked with.
Do you work with international startups?
Yes. All communication is async-friendly — we know founders have no calendar space. Cloudflare Pages deploys globally, so your site loads fast in San Francisco, London, and Singapore equally. Timezone doesn't affect delivery.

Ready to ship

Your next investor meeting
starts with a Google search.

Ship before it happens. Tell us about your company and we'll reply with a clear scope and price within 24 hours.

No retainer. No equity. Fixed price. Reply within 24 hours.