For startups & growth-stage companies
Web Design & Software Development for Vancouver Startups
Seed to Series A — we help Vancouver startups move faster with investor-grade marketing sites, rapid MVP development, and the technical infrastructure to scale. No bloated agency timelines. Built for the pace startups actually run at.
The problems we see most often
Agency timelines don't match startup timelines
A 12-week agency engagement doesn't work when your fundraise closes in 4 weeks and you need a credible website for investor due diligence. We run fast — most marketing sites in 3–5 weeks, not 3–5 months.
Your positioning keeps evolving and the site can't keep up
Early-stage companies pivot and refine constantly. You need a site that's easy to update as your ICP, messaging, and product evolve — not a static build that requires a developer to change a headline.
You need to look credible for enterprise buyers and investors
Enterprise prospects and investors Google you before any meeting. A generic template site signals exactly the wrong thing. The quality of your website is often read as a proxy for the quality of your product.
You need a technical build partner, not just a developer
Most startups can't afford a full-time senior engineer for every workstream. A trusted technical partner who can scope, architect, and ship across web, mobile, and integrations — without the hiring overhead — is a meaningful competitive advantage.
How Digital Vancouver is different
Built for startup speed
We scope fast, design fast, and build fast. Most marketing sites ship in 3–5 weeks. MVPs in 6–10 weeks. We know you don't have 6 months.
Investor and enterprise grade
We know what a website needs to look like when a VC or enterprise buyer is doing diligence. Clean, credible, specific — messaging that shows you understand your market and your differentiation.
Built to evolve
Every site we build for startups is built on a CMS your team can update instantly. Messaging, pricing, use cases, team bios — you shouldn't need a developer to change copy when you update your pitch.
Services tailored for your needs
Product Marketing Sites
From $5,000
Your marketing site is often the first impression for investors, enterprise buyers, and enterprise prospects. It needs to communicate your value proposition clearly, signal credibility, and convert visitors into demo requests or sign-ups. We build investor-grade marketing sites that look like a well-funded company — even pre-revenue.
- Conversion-optimized homepage, pricing, use cases, and about pages
- Demo/waitlist/sign-up flows with CRM integration
- Fast performance (Core Web Vitals) for SEO and conversion
- CMS so your team can update content without touching code
- Delivered in 3–5 weeks — not 3 months
- SEO-structured from day one to start building organic from launch
MVP & Product Development
From $15,000
Whether you need a scrappy MVP to validate a hypothesis or a production-grade v1 to show investors — we scope it properly, design it thoughtfully, and build it fast. We've built web applications, APIs, dashboards, SaaS products, and marketplace platforms for Vancouver startups at every stage.
- Fixed-price MVP scoping — you know what you're building before we start
- Modern stack: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node, Supabase, Postgres
- Full-stack ownership from UI to database to deployment
- Built for handoff — documented, tested, and maintainable by your future team
- Weekly demos on staging — no big reveals at the end
- Post-launch support and iteration retainer options
AI Integration
From $5,000
If AI is part of your product or your go-to-market, we can help you build it right. LLM integration, RAG pipelines, agent architectures, MCP servers, and the infrastructure to run AI at production scale. We've worked with Claude, GPT-4, Gemini, and open-source models across a range of use cases.
- LLM API integration into your product (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini)
- RAG pipeline build over your data sources
- MCP server development for tool use
- AI-powered features built into your existing product
- Evaluation frameworks so you know the quality of your AI outputs
- Scalable architecture that doesn't break at production volume
Growth Infrastructure & Automation
From $2,500
From waitlist management to customer onboarding to usage-based billing workflows — the automation layer of a fast-growing startup is often an afterthought until it becomes a bottleneck. We build growth infrastructure early so it doesn't hold you back when traction hits.
- Waitlist and early access management with automated comms
- Customer onboarding sequences (email, in-app, Slack)
- CRM integration and lead routing from marketing site
- Usage-based billing workflow automation
- Churn risk alerting and re-engagement sequences
- Reporting dashboards for key growth metrics
Not sure which service fits?
Tell us about your goals — we'll recommend the right starting point.
Does this sound familiar?
Real situations we solve for organizations like yours — click through for the full solution.
“We close our seed round in 5 weeks. Investors are going to Google us and right now our site looks pre-launch even though we have customers.”
An investor-grade marketing site delivered in 3–4 weeks. Clean, credible, with proper use case pages, social proof, and a demo request flow. We've done this timeline before.
Marketing Site →
“We have a working prototype but need to build a proper v1 before we can demo to enterprise. The prototype is embarrassing but the team has no bandwidth.”
Fixed-price MVP development scoped around your specific requirements. Modern stack, full-stack ownership, weekly staging demos, shipped in 8–12 weeks.
MVP Development →
“AI is core to our product but we don't have a dedicated ML engineer. We need someone who can build the AI layer properly.”
LLM integration, RAG pipeline, and evaluation framework built by engineers who've done this for production systems — without the cost of a full-time ML hire.
AI Development →
“We're growing faster than our onboarding process can handle. Every new customer requires 2 hours of manual setup by our team.”
Automated onboarding workflow: account creation triggers welcome sequence, in-app guides, and setup tasks — reducing per-customer onboarding time by 80%+ for most builds.
Onboarding Automation →
“Our positioning changed three times in the last quarter. Our website never reflects where we actually are and takes a developer to update.”
A marketing site on Sanity CMS where your team can update every word, image, and section instantly. Built once, maintained by you forever.
CMS-powered Site →
“We're selling to enterprise but our website looks like a startup side project. Prospects are ghosting after the first meeting.”
An enterprise-grade marketing site with use case pages, security documentation, integration logos, and customer quotes. Signals seriousness to buyers doing diligence.
Enterprise-ready Site →
Why Digital Vancouver
One accountable team
Strategy, design, and engineering under one roof. You work directly with the people building your project — no account managers, no handoffs, no finger-pointing.
BC-based and invested in your success
We're local. Available in person across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. Invested in your long-term success, not just the next invoice.
Lean rates that make sense
No big-agency overhead. We run a lean, efficient team — which means pricing that's realistic for BC businesses at every stage, with full transparency before work begins.
Frequently asked questions
We need a site in 3 weeks. Is that possible?
For a focused marketing site with defined scope — yes, often. We've delivered investor-ready marketing sites in 3 weeks when the brief is clear and decisions are made fast. Book a call and tell us your deadline; we'll tell you honestly whether we can hit it.
We're pre-revenue. Can we still work with you?
Yes — many of our startup engagements are pre-revenue. We price based on scope, not your ARR. If budget is a constraint, we scope to what delivers the most value within what you can invest.
We might need to pivot. How do we build something that can move with us?
We build on headless CMS platforms where your content is entirely editable by non-technical team members. The design system is modular so sections can be added, removed, or reordered without dev work. We've built pivotable foundations for dozens of startups.
Can you be our ongoing technical partner, not just for one project?
Yes — ongoing retainer relationships are a significant part of what we do. Many startup clients start with a marketing site or MVP, then continue on retainer for product development, feature additions, and infrastructure work as they scale.
How do you work with our existing engineering team?
We're used to working alongside in-house engineers — taking specific workstreams, handling overflow, or building the things your team doesn't have bandwidth for. We adapt to your technical standards, code review processes, and deployment workflows.
For startups & growth-stage companies
Build credibility, ship faster, and scale smarter.
Tell us what you're building and what's blocking you. We respond within one business day with a clear view of what we can do and what it costs.
Or email contact@digitalvancouver.ca — we respond within one business day.