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Managed Engineering & AI

Skin in the game.From day one.

Stakewell gives founders and CEOs a fully managed engineering team and fully managed AI agents at Indian market cost, in exchange for equity, not fees. We don't get paid until you win.

Toronto · Ahmedabad · Delhi

60-70%
below Western rates
48hrs
application review
4yr
equity vest structure

Equity-aligned partners across Canada and the US

The Stakewell Model

We replace your entire pipeline.

A fully managed engineering team and AI agents at Indian market cost, in exchange for equity. We only win when you win.

01

Fully Managed Engineering Team

We recruit, hire, manage, and retain your developers. CTO advisory, QA, DevOps. You never post a job again.

02

Indian Market Cost

60 to 70% below Western rates. A fully managed team plus AI agents costs less than one Toronto developer.

60-70%
below Western rates

03

Equity Aligned Across Both

We take a small equity stake instead of fees, for engineering and AI both. We only win when you win.

4yrequity vest

04

Fully Managed AI Agents

Custom AI agents built on Corteron, our proprietary AI infrastructure. Sales, marketing, operations, customer success. Built and maintained by us.

Three Cities, One Team

Toronto handles client relations. Ahmedabad and Delhi run engineering. Two of India's most productive tech corridors, fully activated for you.

TorontoClient Relations & Strategy
AhmedabadEngineering Hub
DelhiEngineering Hub

Up and Running in Days

Apply, then we build your roadmap, deploy your team and AI agents simultaneously.

The Alignment

We only win when you win.

Equity instead of fees. Structured identically to a co-founder allocation.

Starter
2-3% equity
For founders validating a product and automating first workflows.
  • 1 to 2 developers
  • CTO advisory 10hrs/month
  • QA included
  • AI agent setup
  • Weekly written updates
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Most Popular
Builder
3-5% equity
Full product team with AI agents across sales and marketing.
  • 3 to 4 developers
  • CTO advisory 15hrs/month
  • QA and DevOps included
  • AI agents: sales, marketing, CX
  • Direct Slack access
  • Weekly written updates
  • Quarterly reviews
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Scale
5-8% equity
For post-traction companies scaling engineering and AI operations.
  • 5 to 6 developers
  • CTO advisory 20hrs/month
  • Full DevOps and QA
  • AI across all 15 operational domains
  • Dedicated Slack channel
  • Fortnightly leadership reviews
  • Custom engagement structure
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4-year vest, 1-year cliff. Covers both engineering and AI services. No informal handshakes.

Who We Work With

We're selective. On purpose.

At thin margins with equity on the line across both engineering and AI, the quality of our partners matters as much to us as it does to them.

Right for Stakewell

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Founder or CEO

No engineering or technical background required

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Some traction or seed raised

Pre-revenue founders considered case by case

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Clear product vision

You know what you're building and why

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Wants a long-term partner

Not a vendor relationship, a co-builder

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Ready to automate

Open to replacing manual operations with AI agents that run 24/7

Not the right fit

x

Pre-idea stage

Come back when you know what you're building

x

Looking for cheap outsourcing

We are not an agency or an AI vendor. We hold equity.

x

Wants to own 100% forever

Equity is the model. It's non-negotiable.

FAQ

Common questions.

Everything you need to know about how Stakewell works.

Stop hiring. Stop doing it manually. Start building.

Applications are reviewed within 48 hours. We only take on partners we genuinely believe in, for engineering and AI both.

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