Which chains do you build on?

Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains most often, plus Solana and application-specific chains where the project calls for it. We help you choose; we don't arrive with one already picked.

Do you audit smart contracts?

We write contracts to be audited and run internal review and test coverage before handoff. For a formal audit we work with specialist firms and manage the process.

Does the product have to be fully on-chain?

Rarely. Most successful Web3 products keep the chain for what it does best and run the rest as ordinary software. We design that boundary deliberately.

Startups between inception and pre-seed can work with us on sweat equity or a payment plan. From seed to Series A, plans start at $999 a month and scale with the team you need. Enterprise work is scoped and priced per engagement.

[ 03 ]Core build · San Francisco, CAServices

Web3 & Blockchain

We have built on-chain products since 2020: smart contracts, token systems, decentralized applications and the ordinary web and mobile software that makes them usable. We treat the chain as infrastructure, chosen only where it earns its place.

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[ 01 ]Decentralized applications, smart contracts, and blockchain infrastructure.

What you get

What the engagement delivers.

Smart Contracts
DeFi Protocols
NFT Platforms
Token Development

Smart contracts written, tested and prepared for audit
Token and protocol design tied to a working product, not a whitepaper
Wallet integration, on-chain data and indexing for the application layer
Web and mobile apps that make the on-chain parts invisible to the user
Documentation hubs, explainers and developer-facing content

[ 02 ]Three situations we see most

Who it's for

Founders building a protocol, marketplace or tokenized asset platform
Companies adding on-chain settlement, records or payments to an existing product
Teams whose blockchain project stalled with a previous developer

[ 03 ]Four phases

Process

Fourphases,runthesamewayeverytime.

The same methodology every venture in the studio runs on, from thesis to market.

01
Illuminate
Vision and market truth
We pressure-test the thesis before a line of code exists — market, wedge, buyer, and the uncomfortable question nobody has asked yet.
02
Architect
Roadmap and foundation
We design the technical and commercial foundation: stack, data model, unit economics, and the sequence that gets to proof fastest.
03
Forge
Build and iterate
A permanent studio team ships the product in tight cycles. Shared infrastructure means you inherit years of groundwork on day one.
04
Ascend
Launch and scale
We take you to market, support the raise, and stay on the cap table — aligned with the outcome rather than the invoice.

[ 04 ]3 examples

Work

Where we've done this before.

Every client→

Automotive Technology

[ 05 ]Related services

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[ FAQ ]

Questions we actually get asked.

Not sure whether web3 & blockchain is what you need? Ask us directly; we'll tell you if it isn't.

Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains most often, plus Solana and application-specific chains where the project calls for it. We help you choose; we don't arrive with one already picked.

Web3 & Blockchain

Tell us what you're building.

A 30-minute call or the founder questionnaire is enough for us to come back with a written scope and price.

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Web3 & Blockchain

What you get

What the engagement delivers.

Who it's for

Process

Illuminate

Architect

Forge

Ascend

Work

Where we've done this before.

Carnomaly

Zera

Blocksee

Also on the bench

Software Development

Fundraising Support

Branding & Identity

Questions we actually get asked.

Tell us what you're building.

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