Skip the vague briefs. Do the work, and get paid on approval.
Founders arrive here with a researched, written-down project and the money already in escrow.
Better clients, less chasing
The scope is written before you bid
A task arrives already written: what is wanted, what done means, and the money held in escrow before you say yes. Founders on Starter and above can hire, so the person posting is already paying for the workspace.
Escrow-protected pay
The founder funds escrow before work starts. You deliver knowing the money is already there, and payout releases on approval.
Fair disputes
If something goes wrong, an admin reviews both sides and the full conversation. Funds stay held until it's resolved, and no one can pull the money back on their own.
Work you can do
Founders hire across the whole journey, from first customer interview to launch. Offer the disciplines you know.
Customer & market validation
Help founders find out whether a real, reachable customer has a painful problem before they build.
- Run customer discovery interviews
- Synthesize demand signals and willingness to pay
- Size the market (total, reachable, and realistic demand)
- Competitor and pricing scans
Product & brand design
Turn a validated idea into something a founder can show customers and investors.
- Wireframes and user flows
- High-fidelity UI
- Brand identity and logo
- Marketing-site design
Build the MVP
Ship the first working version of the product founders validated with you.
- Web or mobile app build
- APIs and third-party integrations
- Payments and auth
- Deploy and launch
Go-to-market & growth
Help founders reach their first customers with a message that lands.
- Landing-page copy and SEO
- Launch and content campaigns
- Paid ads setup
- Positioning and messaging
Formation, agreements & legal opinions
LicensedIndependent, licensed attorneys help founders set up and stay compliant.
- Company / entity formation
- Contract and agreement review
- Legal opinions and IP
- Terms, privacy, and compliance
Tax registration & setup
LicensedIndependent, licensed tax professionals get founders' tax setup right from day one.
- Tax registration and EIN
- Sales-tax / nexus setup
- Entity tax strategy
- Bookkeeping setup
Operations & setup
Stand up the tools and processes a new company needs to run.
- Tooling and systems setup
- Standard operating procedures
- Vendor and hiring setup
- Analytics and reporting
Legal and tax work is provided by independent, licensed professionals who give their own advice. LaunchValid is the marketplace and escrow, not a law or accounting firm, and does not provide legal or tax advice.
Four steps to your first paid delivery
No cold outreach, no proposals into the void. Get vetted once, then bid on work that is already scoped and funded.
- 1
Apply and get vetted
Create your profile with your skills, portfolio and payout account, and our team reviews it before you can bid.
- 2
Bid on scoped work
Founders post tasks with a statement of work and a budget, and you propose your price and timeline on the ones that fit.
- 3
Deliver through escrow
A founder funds escrow before you start, and you get scoped access to the context you need to deliver.
- 4
Get paid
On approval your payout is released to your connected account, minus a flat 12% platform fee.
Questions from experts
Who are the buyers?
Solo founders who have already used LaunchValid to research and validate their idea. They arrive with a clear problem, a scoped task, and budget, not vague briefs.
How do I get paid, and what's the fee?
You connect a Stripe payout account during onboarding. Founders pay into escrow before work starts; on approval your payout is released minus a flat 12% platform fee.
What if Stripe does not pay out in my country?
Payouts reach a limited list of countries, and if yours is not one of them you have two routes. You can join an agency that is paid on your behalf: you apply as yourself, we check your name against the LinkedIn profile and the resume on your application rather than against a payout account, and once the agency confirms you, you can be reviewed, approved and bidding without a payout account of your own. Or, if you hold a company registered in a covered country, you can connect that company's account and be paid directly. Your bids, your name and your ratings stay yours either way, and because we pay the agency rather than you, choose one you trust.
Can I run an agency rather than join one?
Yes, if you can receive payouts. You bring your own people, they take work in their own names, and every period we tell you what we paid you and whose work it was for. See the agency page for what that involves.
What if there's a dispute?
Funds stay held in escrow until the work is approved. If a founder opens a dispute, a LaunchValid admin reviews the task, your delivery, and the full conversation before deciding, so you are not left exposed.
Do I need to be licensed for legal or tax work?
Yes. Legal and tax services are provided by independent, licensed professionals who give their own advice. To offer this work you add your license and upload the document during onboarding, and our team verifies it before you can bid on legal or tax tasks.
How much does it cost to join?
Nothing. Creating a profile and applying is free. You only pay the 12% platform fee out of completed, paid work.
Bring your expertise to founders who are ready to hire.
Create your profile, get vetted, and start bidding on scoped, escrow-backed work.
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