We are the venture studio for founders who want a product, not just a pitch deck. We build your MVP, handle your legals, and manage your books. You focus on the customers.
Targeting: Idea-stage founders with deep domain expertise.
Starting a company is buried in friction. We remove it for a one-time fee of £250.
Official UK Ltd incorporation with a clean 100,000-share structure, ready for investment.
Custom domain, managed hosting, and a high-converting waitlist website live within 48 hours.
Three months of FreeAgent plus professional bookkeeping included. Start investor-ready from day one.
Shareholders Agreements and IP Assignment Deeds, including IP reversion clauses to protect the studio.
You should not spend your first six months hunting for a CTO. Advantage Labs is your dedicated technical partner from Scope-Lock to launch.
No hefty agency fees. We take a 6% stake because we only win when you scale. Once you graduate, the code is yours — no vendor lock-in.
From Scope-Lock to a functional MVP in 12 weeks. We work in sprints, ship early, and iterate fast based on real user feedback.
No hefty agency fees. We take a 6% stake because we only win when you scale. Aligned incentives from day one.
Once you graduate the cohort, the code is entirely yours. No vendor lock-in, no ongoing licensing. Clean and complete handover.
Joining Advantage Catalyst plugs you into an ecosystem designed for scale.
Direct access to operators who have scaled and exited. Real advice from people who have done it, not just studied it.
Fractional support across growth, sales, legal and finance. The expertise you need, exactly when you need it.
Warm introductions to Angels and VCs ready for your first round. We only make introductions when you are ready.
We remain on your Board with strategic oversight all the way to exit. Partners, not passengers.
Four mandatory, high-intensity residency sprints on the Kent coast. You will be in a room with people who are building, not just talking about building.
41c Effingham Street, Ramsgate, CT11 9AT
Direct train from London St Pancras — 80 minutes.
We have a Zombie Founder clause. If you disappear — defined as six weeks of no meaningful progress without prior notice — the IP can revert to the studio so the project can live on. This protects the cohort, the investors, and the work already done.
Because we are not a service provider — we are a partner. Staying on the Board means we stay accountable to your success. We bring deal flow, introductions, and strategic advice at the moments that matter most. Our 6% stake means we are aligned with your long-term outcome, not just the build sprint.
After the initial three months included in the launch pack, you move to a monthly bookkeeping plan with Advantage Catalyst. Rates are discounted for cohort graduates. Your FreeAgent account stays active and your financial records remain clean and investor-ready.
No. The whole point of Advantage Labs is to give non-technical founders access to a technical team without needing to hire one. You need deep domain expertise in the problem you are solving — we handle the build.
6% of your company is issued to Advantage Catalyst as part of the launch agreement. This is a clean equity stake with standard investor protections. There are no clawback fees, no royalties, and no ongoing payments. We are a co-founder in the engineering and operational layer.
The £250 covers real costs — incorporation fees, legal document drafting, hosting setup and three months of bookkeeping. It is not refundable, but it is also not profit. We make our return through the equity partnership when you scale.
Yes. We are targeting idea-stage founders with domain expertise, not polished pitches. The Blueprint residency sprint exists specifically to sharpen the scope. Apply with a direction, not a finished plan.
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Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Cohort places are limited. Apply early.