Equity-compensated, early-stage product development.

Protogy invests in early-stage, domain-expert founders by building the product. Engineers embedded on your team from day one, taking equity instead of fees.

Our work spans multiple industries

  • Business Logistics
  • Web3
  • Gaming
  • Robotics
  • Advertising/Media
  • Consumer Products
  • Industrial Design
  • AR/VR

Portfolio

Each company below is one we helped design, build, and ship — alongside the founders.

  • MemeProof logo

    MemeProof

    memeproof.com

    Current

    Track, verify, and claim ownership of memes and viral media with visual fingerprinting and metadata verification.

  • SidearmDRM logo

    SidearmDRM

    sdrm.io

    Current

    A complete platform for content protection, provenance tracking, and media verification on the modern web.

  • Jitex

    Jitex

    jitex.io

    Current

    A zero-trust firewall for AI agents — validating intent against policy, blocking dangerous actions, and routing high-risk operations to a human.

  • Lord Danger logo

    Lord Danger

    lorddanger.com

    Current

    A creative production company crafting branded video and film content for global IP, agencies, and brands.

  • Spinscreen logo

    Spinscreen

    spinscreen.io

    Current

    Interactive second-screen experiences — trivia, polls, shopping — synced perfectly to the content playing around you.

  • Modern Logic logo

    Modern Logic

    mdrnlogic.com

    Acquired · 2026

    A full-service creative agency and studio for modern brands, blending craft, strategy, and innovation.

  • Kiterope logo

    Kiterope

    kiterope.com

    Acquired · 2025

    An all-in-one project management and business operations platform — from winning work to getting paid — for project-based teams.

Funded, equity-compensated partners, aligned to your interests

We believe exceptional, cross-functional design is the single most important value to a product and we bet our compensation on it.

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