Startup Partnership Program

We invest engineering, not money.

Once or twice a year, QueUp partners with an early-stage startup and builds its product — in exchange for equity, usually alongside a reduced cash component. You get the same two-senior team, standards, and process our paying clients get; we get skin in your game. We've shipped our own fintech product (BaitulMal), so we know the distance between an idea and a live product — because we've crossed it with our own money and time.

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What we bring

A complete senior product team

Backend, web, mobile, AI — both founders on your build.

Architecture that survives growth

Built on .NET and Azure the way we build for enterprises.

Shipped-product experience

We run BaitulMal in production ourselves.

Honest technical judgment

We'll tell you when a feature is a waste of your runway.

Who it's for
→Committed full-time founder(s)
→A validated problem — you've talked to users; ideally someone is waiting to pay
→A realistic MVP scope, shippable in ~3–4 months
→A path to revenue or funding
→Openness to a structured, milestone-based partnership
Who it's not for
×Idea-only with no validation
דWe need a technical cofounder to build everything while we wait”
×Unlimited, undefined scope

Selectivity is the credibility.

The deal

Every partnership is structured individually, but the shape is consistent: a fixed MVP scope, equity vested by delivery milestones, usually combined with a reduced monthly cash component, and a conversion clause — once you raise or reach revenue, further development converts to standard paid work. You keep control of your company; we're a small, aligned shareholder whose upside is your success.

The process

1
Application

The form below.

2
Screening call

30 minutes, both founders.

3
Review

1–2 weeks on product, market, and technical feasibility; we may ask to talk to your users.

4
Terms

Scope, milestones, equity, signed agreement.

5
Build

Milestone demos every two weeks.

6
Launch & beyond

Support, iteration, and the conversion to paid work as you grow.

We run at most one equity build at a time and accept 1–2 partnerships per year. If we pass, we'll tell you why — and if your product is strong but not an equity fit, we'll quote it as a standard fixed-scope build.

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FAQ

How much equity?

Depends on scope and stage — discussed at the Terms step.

Do you sign NDAs?

Yes.

Can you take over existing code?

Yes.

What stack?

.NET · Azure · React · React Native

Not an equity fit? Still talk to us.

Strong products that don't fit the program get a standard fixed-scope quote.

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