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Startup App Development

Next Olive is the engineering partner behind 2000+ products since 2011 — most of them for founders who needed to ship fast, spend carefully and impress investors. We take you from idea to a validated MVP in weeks, then scale the product and the team as traction grows.

What we deliver

  • Product discovery workshop and clickable prototype
  • MVP scoping that cuts cost without cutting the value
  • Design, development and QA from one senior team
  • Investor-ready demos, metrics and technical due-diligence support
  • Scalable architecture that survives your Series A
  • Flexible engagement: fixed-price MVP or dedicated squad

Why Next Olive

  • MVP in 8–14 weeks with weekly demos
  • Up to 60% lower cost than US/EU agencies
  • Full IP ownership and NDA from day one
  • Equity-free — you keep 100% of your company

Start with the riskiest assumption

Our discovery workshop identifies what must be true for your startup to work, then scopes an MVP that tests exactly that. Founders typically leave with a prioritised backlog, a prototype and a fixed-price estimate within two weeks.

Ship, measure, iterate

Two-week sprints, staging builds you can share with early users, analytics wired in from the first release, and a roadmap that adapts to what users actually do.

Scale without a rewrite

We choose stacks (React, Next.js, Node, Flutter, Python, AWS) that hire easily and scale cleanly, document everything, and can hand over to your in-house team whenever you are ready — or keep growing with you as a dedicated squad.

Our delivery process

  1. Discovery: We map goals, users, integrations, and success metrics in a focused workshop.
  2. Architecture: Solution design, milestone plan, and transparent estimate with clear assumptions.
  3. Design: UX flows and prototypes validate the experience before full build.
  4. Agile delivery: Two-week sprints with staging demos and visible backlog progress.
  5. QA & launch: Testing, UAT, production deployment, documentation, and optional SLA support.

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  • 2011Founded — 15 years shipping software
  • 2000+Products delivered
  • 100+Engineers, designers and QA
  • 25+Countries served

Startup App Development work we have shipped

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Industries we build startup app development for

Every vertical has its own workflows, integrations and compliance. These are the ones we ship for most often.

Technology stack for startup app development

Mobile
Swift · Kotlin · Flutter · React Native
Web
React · Next.js · Angular · Vue.js · TypeScript
Backend
Node.js · Python / Django · .NET Core · Laravel · Java Spring Boot
AI & data
LLM apps & RAG · LangChain · TensorFlow · PyTorch · OpenCV
Databases
PostgreSQL · MySQL · MongoDB · Redis · Elasticsearch
Cloud & DevOps
AWS · Azure · Google Cloud · Docker · Kubernetes · GitHub Actions

How we work with you

  • Mutual NDA before discovery
  • You own the source code and IP
  • GDPR- and HIPAA-aware engineering practices
  • Milestone-based billing with sprint demos
  • Dedicated project manager in US/UK-friendly hours
  • Post-launch support and AMC plans

Startup App Development cost: indicative ranges

Budgets below are typical for projects we deliver from India with US/UK-facing project management — usually 40–60% below onshore-only agencies. Your fixed-price quote follows a short discovery.

EngagementTypical budgetTimelineWhat is included
Discovery & clickable prototype $3,000 – $8,000 2–4 weeks Workshops, user flows, UI prototype, technical plan and fixed-price proposal
MVP $15,000 – $40,000 8–14 weeks Core features, admin panel, one platform or cross-platform build, QA and launch
Growth product $40,000 – $120,000 3–6 months Multi-role apps, integrations, analytics, AI features, scalable cloud architecture
Enterprise platform $120,000+ 6+ months Complex workflows, legacy integration, compliance, dedicated squad and SLAs

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