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You're a non-technical founder. Hiring software is its own startup.

You have an idea. Maybe a deck. Maybe a Figma. Maybe just a paragraph on the back of a napkin and the absolute conviction that this thing should exist. What you don't have is a technical co-founder, $200k of seed money, and the patience for a six-month agency engagement before you've even validated the idea. The freelance marketplaces will get you a hello-world prototype from someone in three different time zones. Australian agencies start at $80k. The local "MVP studio" wants equity AND $50k.

  • Agency MVPs quoted at $80k+ before any user has touched the thing
  • Offshore "$5k MVPs" that arrive looking exactly like the marketing photos warned
  • "MVP studios" asking for 5–15% equity for what should be a $30k build
  • No clear way to know if your developer is junior or just confident
  • Technical co-founder hunts that take 9 months and produce no co-founder

We match you with three vetted Australian developers who specialise in MVPs and small SaaS builds. They've shipped to launch before. They know how to scope, how to ship in weeks not quarters, and how to keep your equity in your pocket where it belongs.

Typical projects

What we typically build for founders & startups.

Indicative ranges from real founders & startups briefs we've matched in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific.

Validation prototype
Typical price
$3,500 – $9,000
Timeline
1–3 weeks

A landing page + working interactive prototype to test demand before you build anything real. Often the smartest first move.

  • Landing page with email capture
  • Figma → clickable prototype
  • Waitlist + analytics
  • A/B test variants
Lean MVP
Typical price
$15,000 – $35,000
Timeline
5–10 weeks

A working product with the 3–5 features that prove the idea. Real auth, real data, real users, minus everything you don't need to ship.

  • Auth + database + 3–5 core features
  • Stripe billing if needed
  • Basic admin tooling
  • Deployed on Vercel / Render / Fly.io
SaaS V1
Typical price
$45,000 – $120,000
Timeline
12–22 weeks

A real production SaaS. Multi-tenant, billing, observability, CI/CD, basic admin. Investor-ready, paying-customer-ready.

  • Multi-tenant architecture
  • Stripe Billing or similar
  • CI/CD + observability + on-call basics
  • Admin tooling for ops
Mobile MVP
Typical price
$22,000 – $55,000
Timeline
8–14 weeks

iOS + Android via React Native or Flutter. Real auth, real backend, real App Store / Play Store submission.

  • React Native or Flutter cross-platform
  • Backend on Firebase / Supabase / custom
  • App Store + Play Store submission
  • Crash + analytics tooling
AI-first MVP
Typical price
$18,000 – $45,000
Timeline
6–11 weeks

A product where the AI is the value, not the gimmick. Anthropic / OpenAI integration, evals, real prompt engineering.

  • Frontier model integration (Claude / GPT / Gemini)
  • RAG / vector store as needed
  • Eval suite for output quality
  • Cost monitoring + caching

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Why FindDevs for this

Built by Australians who know your sector.

No equity grabs.

You came here to build software, not to give away half your company. Our developers quote a price, you pay it, you keep your equity. If they want to invest, that's a separate conversation.

Senior judgement on a startup budget.

Most of our match developers for MVPs are senior generalists who know what to skip. Skipping the right things is what makes an MVP cheap. They'll tell you "you don't need that yet" before they take your money.

Scoping > coding.

A good 30-minute scoping call saves you 6 weeks of build. We'll match you with developers who do real scoping work, not just "send us a brief and we'll quote".

Australian timezones, agreements, ABNs.

IP assignment that holds up under AU law. Standard contracts. GST. Working hours that overlap with yours. The boring stuff is right by default.

Tech we know

The stack our matched developers Founders & startups developers actually use.

Send us a brief and we'll match you with developers experienced in your specific stack, not generic full-stack tourists.

Next.js / Astro / Remix TypeScript PostgreSQL / Supabase Stripe / Stripe Billing React Native / Flutter Anthropic Claude OpenAI Vercel / Render / Fly.io Auth0 / Clerk / Supabase Auth Posthog
Real briefs we've matched

Three illustrative examples.

Names lightly anonymised. Outcomes from real engagements through the FindDevs network.

Sydney
Plotline
Lean MVP, B2B SaaS

6-week build, shipped to 14 paying customers in month 1. Founder used the runway saved to fund 3 more months of growth.

Melbourne
FleetWise
SaaS V1

14-week build. $40k vs the $145k agency quote they'd had a month earlier. Closed seed round 5 months post-launch.

Brisbane
TalkScript AI
AI-first MVP

8-week build of a Claude-powered drafting tool for therapists. Hit $14k MRR in month 4 on no paid marketing.

"I had a Figma and an idea, no co-founder. Three quotes inside 24 hours, all sensible, all Australian. Picked the middle one. Six weeks later we had paying customers. The total spend was 30% of what an agency had quoted me three weeks earlier."
Aanya · Solo founder, B2B SaaS · Sydney
FAQ

Common questions.

Yes, most of our founder briefs come from non-technical people. The brief is plain English, no spec doc required. We translate it for the developers and shortlist three who are good at working with non-technical founders specifically.
For pure validation, no-code (Bubble, Glide, Softr, Zapier) is often the right answer. For an MVP that'll have paying customers, you usually want real code. We'll match you with developers who'll tell you straight when no-code is the better call.
Many will. Some pair with Australian product designers in their network. If you have a Figma already, perfect. If you don't, the matched developer can usually scope the design work into the same engagement.
Realistic floors: $15k–$35k for a lean web MVP, $22k–$55k for a mobile MVP, $45k+ for a real production SaaS. Anything cheaper is either a prototype or a build that'll need a full rebuild within six months.
For anything over ~$30k, yes. A 5–10% paid discovery before signing the full build is one of the highest-leverage moves you can make. Our matched developers will price both, discovery + build, separately so you can decide.
Most network developers offer post-MVP retainers in the $4k–$15k/month band depending on hours. Plenty also work on a per-feature basis. You're never locked in.
Australia-wide

Founders & startups developers across Australia.

We match Australian developers from every major city and remote-first teams nationwide. Pick your city, we've already got developers there.

Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Perth Adelaide Canberra Gold Coast Hobart Newcastle Wollongong Geelong Sunshine Coast Logan City Darwin
Ready when you are

Three vetted Australian developers.
For your founders & startups. In 24 hours.

Two-minute brief. Three written quotes inside a day. Free, no obligation. If none feel like the right fit, we'll line up another three.

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