Two models, both built around your
outcome.
embedded teams for building, fixed-fee advisory for clarity.
How we engage depends on what you're building. Neither model locks you into the other.
The model
Why embedded beats fixed scope.
Fixed-scope engagements are built on a fiction: that you know exactly what you need before any work begins. In software, that's rarely true. In AI, it's almost never true. The best AI products are shaped by what you learn as you build. A fixed contract penalizes that learning. An embedded team is built for it. We work in your Slack, your sprint planning, and your architecture reviews.
Fixed scope
- Locked requirements upfront, before you've learned anything
- Change orders slow everything down
- Team is accountable to the spec, not the outcome
- Handoff at the end, with no continuity
- Scales poorly when priorities shift
Embedded team
- Start with a clear vision and a defined starting point
- Adapt without renegotiating every time
- Team is accountable to your business outcomes
- Continuous; we grow with the product
- Resourcing scales up or down as the roadmap evolves
The process
How an engagement actually works.
No endless discovery phases. No bloated requirements documents. We move fast, and we move deliberately.
The conversation
A detailed conversation about your product vision, your biggest technical bets, and where you feel most uncertain. In return, you get candid thinking from us.
Strategy and scoping
A deep analysis of your problem, your data, and your market context. We define a clear starting point, a clear vision, and a set of outcomes we're aligned on delivering.
Team formation
We assemble the right embedded team, typically product management, engineering, ML, and design, weighted to your stage, and get everyone acquainted before a single line of code is written.
Build with you
The team is in your systems, your standups, and your product decisions. We ship iteratively, share learnings in real time, and adapt the roadmap as we learn.
Evolve
As your product matures, the team composition shifts: heavy on strategy and architecture early, toward ML refinement and scaling later. We're built to stay with you through that arc.
Fixed-fee advisory
Structured engagements, clear outputs.
Advisory engagements are time-boxed and fixed-fee: a defined process, a defined deliverable, and no open-ended commitment. Every one follows the same arc. We meet your leadership and technical teams, assess what's real, including the things you may not want to hear, and propose a clear path you can act on.
AI strategy
For organizations that know AI matters but aren't sure where to start or how to prioritize. You get a clear AI roadmap you can execute against.
Enterprise AI transformation
For organizations ready to embed AI across functions. We assess infrastructure, workflows, and readiness, and design a transformation approach built for your operating model.
AI investment readiness
For investors and PE firms conducting technical due diligence on AI-native companies. A report that separates what's real from what's fragile.
Founding partner program
For the builders who move first.
A growth-based partnership for AI-centric startups with domain expertise and vision. We run a small, select program, because embedded means embedded. The terms reflect the early-stage reality of what you're building, and they compound as you grow.
10% upfront discount
Your first 6 months of engagement start at a 10% discount on development and strategy rates, locked in from day one.
Growth bonus
Every time you grow your Levitate team, your discount tier extends for another 6 months. Scale your team, extend your savings.
Referral incentives
Refer a client and your discount increases for that month based on the value of the referred engagement. Grow the network, grow the return.
Eligibility
- An AI-centric idea, or AI as a core driver of your competitive advantage
- A minimum 6-month runway of $500,000 in committed capital
- Founders anywhere; the embedded model travels
How to apply
- 01 · Tell us what you're building via the contact page, it takes about 5 minutes
- 02 · A 30-minute fit call to confirm eligibility and fit on both sides
- 03 · A decision and the structure of the engagement, within a week
What we need from you
Partnerships work both ways.
We bring the technical depth. You bring the domain knowledge, the access, and the decision-making authority. We share our thinking, flag risks early, and ask hard questions. The best engagements are the ones where both sides are equally invested.
A real vision
We're most effective when we understand what you're trying to achieve in the world, not just the next sprint.
Access & authority
Decisions get made fast when the right people are in the room. We need access to decision-makers.
Domain context
You know your industry, your users, your data. The more you share, the better we build.
Trust in the process
We work in a way designed for learning and adaptation. That requires comfort with iteration over perfection.
Ready to build together
Tell us what you're working on.
We'll get straight into what we think is the best approach for you. No sales talk; we let the expertise do the talking.