Aliveness Ventures

The work is alive when the team believes in it.

A senior product studio for mission-driven founders, nonprofits and organizations. We build technology that serves people, with senior judgment and AI-native speed.

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No pitch. We'll tell you honestly whether we can help.

  • Senior-led, every sprint
  • Mission-aligned work only
  • All code and IP are yours

Who we work with

  • Founders

    We join as your fractional technical co-founders and ship your first product in 12 weeks.

    Health, education, wellness, mental health

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  • Nonprofits

    A senior technical partner to scale your impact with AI, with project-based pricing.

    Community health, education, social services, advocacy

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  • Organizations

    Bring AI into how your organization works: map the work, harness AI, grow your people.

    Health systems, universities, foundations, social enterprises

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  • Engineering teams

    Move from AI experiments to reliable engineering, with fractional CTO leadership and an AI-native engineering system.

    Engineering organizations of 200 to 2,000 people

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Work we've shipped

  • Global Peace Yes

    A platform to gather one billion verified votes for peace. We built the web platform, the verified-vote system and the live counter.

    Web platform · Live

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  • Soberphone

    A screen-time app that makes recovery from tech overuse shared, with goals, progress and peer accountability.

    Mobile app · Beta, live

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  • Joyo

    An AI leadership companion with roadmaps, peer stories and coach-led insight that adapts to each leader.

    AI mobile app · Waitlist

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From idea to product in 12 weeks.

Two-week sprints, a working demo at the end of each one. Built secure and production-ready from the start. If we don't deliver in 12 weeks, we keep building at no charge.

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Weeks

A senior team for less than one senior hire.

Hiring a CTO, a senior designer and an engineer takes months and costs $400k or more. Our team starts on Monday.

  1. Starter

    Discovery to first product

    Part-time product lead and designer, one engineer. AI-native MVP in 12 weeks or less.

  2. Growth

    First product to traction

    Half-time product lead, a designer, two engineers. Growth sprints, retention, grant and investor readiness.

  3. Scale

    Traction to scale

    Full-time product lead, a designer, five engineers. AI systems architecture, team leadership, new products in six weeks. Equity and cash mix available.

  • All code and IP are yours.
  • Delivered in 12 weeks, or we keep building free.
  • Month to month. Cancel with 14 days' notice.

Not ready for a plan? Start smaller.

  • Discovery Deep Dive60 minutes, freeTalk through what you're building and what to do next.
  • Northstar Alignment1 dayAgree who it's for and the one metric that matters.
  • Design Sprint5 daysFrom problem to a prototype in real users' hands.
  • Technology Review3 weeksA senior review of your technology, architecture and roadmap.
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Who you'd work with

  • Dmitriy LyanProduct and strategy

    Led product at Amazon and Meta, serving billions of customers.

  • Keolo KeagyEngineering and AI

    Two decades building systems at scale, including AI platforms at i.am+ and data architecture at McKinsey.

  • Mingzhu HeInnovation design

    More than 100 service and systems design engagements, and more than 50 ventures incubated.

  • Victor HernandezGrowth and marketing

    More than $1.5B in revenue generated and $100M in startup funding secured.

  • Ben Simon-ThomasPlay and games for health

    Founder of The Verse, building games and immersive experiences for health and flourishing.

  • Andrew DavisProduct and engineering

    Engineer, then a Buddhist monk for 15 years. Co-author of Flow Engineering.

We build alongside Flourishing Systems Foundation, The Verse, Living Code and United for Humanity.

Questions

Do you work with non-technical founders and nonprofits?

Yes. Most of our partners are non-technical. We handle the technology and explain it plainly, so you can focus on your mission.

Can you work with our existing team and systems?

Yes. We fit into your team and stack, choosing what suits your roadmap and budget rather than what's convenient for us.

How are you different from a freelancer or an agency?

Senior people lead every project, and we're accountable for your outcomes, not just a contract.

What if we're not happy with the work?

You get a full refund on the first month. If we don't deliver in 12 weeks, we keep working at no charge until we do.

If this work matters to you, it will matter to us.

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We keep our partner list small, so every partner gets a senior team's full attention.