For early-stage founders

Your AI-Native
Technical Co-Builder

DSHG Sonic partners with founders to validate, design, build, launch, and scale AI-native products through flexible cash + equity studio models.

CASH + EQUITY CO-BUILD

Reduced cash feeAligned equity

You bring

Domain expertise, market access, vision

We bring

Product, AI architecture, full-stack build

The Founder Reality

Building an AI startup without the right technical partner is expensive, slow, and risky.

You have the domain expertise but not the full technical team.
Hiring a CTO is hard — and expensive.
Agencies do not think like co-founders.
MVPs often get built without enough market or product strategy.
AI-native products need more than basic app development.
What We Bring

A full studio behind your idea

Product Strategy

Sharp positioning, scope, and a roadmap tied to real market pull.

AI-Native Architecture

Systems designed around LLMs, agents, and data from day one.

Full-Stack Engineering

Production-grade build across frontend, backend, and infra.

MVP Development

A launch-ready first version, fast, without cutting the wrong corners.

Go-to-Market Support

Help getting the first users, feedback loops, and traction.

Long-Term Partnership

We stay through iteration, scale, and the next growth layer.

THE STUDIO MODEL

Cash + equity when incentives need to align

For selected founders, we reduce the upfront cash burden by taking equity alongside development fees. This works best when the founder brings strong domain knowledge, market access, sales ability, or industry credibility.

Best fit
Founder has real domain expertise
The problem is specific and urgent
Market has clear revenue potential
Founder can sell or access buyers
AI creates a real product advantage
Not a fit
The idea is still too vague
No clear customer segment
Founder expects free development
No willingness to validate
No commitment to long-term execution
The Path

From idea to AI-native MVP

1
Founder Fit Review
2
Discovery + Validation
3
Product Scope
4
MVP Build
5
Launch
6
Iterate + Scale

Bringing domain expertise and a problem worth solving?

Apply to co-build your AI-native startup with a studio that thinks like a co-founder.

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