Early-Stage IP Foundation
Patentability Audit + IP Strategy Sprint
VCs do not buy ideas. They buy reasons your idea cannot be copied. We build the reasons.
A 90-day audit + filing sprint for early-stage tech companies. We find every patentable asset hiding in your codebase, your data, and your engineering team's heads — then file the right ones before your next term sheet. Hayat Amin's framework, run by operators, not patent attorneys.
Fixed scope. Fixed price. Fixed outcome.Who this is for
- Pre-seed to Series A founders raising in the next 6 months
- Technical CEOs whose engineers have built defensible IP without realising it
- Founders advised by a patent attorney to 'wait until after the round' — that is the wrong answer
- Companies with proprietary data, AI models, or engineering know-how and zero filings
What you get
We sit with your engineering team and extract every patentable asset hiding in your stack. Most early-stage companies have 4 to 9 patentable inventions they did not know existed. We find them. Hayat Amin calls this Patent Mining and it is the fastest way we know to multiply IP value in 30 days.
We score every asset against the IP Defensibility 7-Point Test, kill the weak ones, and build a filing sequence that maps to your fundraise timeline. You do not file 12 weak patents. You file 3 strong ones that block competitors and price into your valuation.
We coordinate with your patent counsel to file the chosen claims, then build the 1-page IP defensibility narrative your investors will actually read. This is the sheet that anchors your valuation conversation.
Not everything should be patented. Some things should be locked down as trade secrets and employee assignments. We build the playbook for what stays open, what gets filed, and what gets buried.
A single page summarising your IP moat, written in the language VCs actually use. You will paste this into your data room and your term sheet conversation.
The unfair advantage
Our guarantee
FAQ
Why not just use my patent attorney?
Patent attorneys file what you bring them. They are not paid to find what you missed, score what is commercially defensible, or pressure-test your IP against an investor diligence. We do those three things, then hand the chosen claims to your attorney to file. Use both. Different jobs.
Do you replace my patent attorney?
No. We work alongside them. We do the strategy and the mining, they do the filing. If you do not have one, we introduce you to the right one for your stage and category.
What if we have nothing patentable?
In 4 years and 200+ audits we have never seen this happen with a real tech company. If it does, we tell you on day 3 and refund the engagement. We are not in the business of selling work that does not exist.
How fast can we start?
Two weeks from contract to kickoff. The 3-month clock starts on day one of month one — no setup time hidden in the bill.
Is the price negotiable?
No. Fixed scope, fixed price, fixed outcome. Negotiating the audit is a signal you do not value the asset, and that is the company we are not the right firm for.
VCs do not buy ideas. They buy reasons your idea cannot be copied. We build the reasons.
$6,500 / month — 3 months · Fixed scope. Fixed price. Fixed outcome.