11 engines. 339 deliverables. From idea to operational in days.
Full-stack venture formation for agent-first businesses. Strategy, legal, brand, product, engineering, operations, security, QA, marketing, finance, and customer ops — all quality-gated.
You can build anything. But launching a business takes more than code.
Every founder faces the same gap: you know how to build the product, but not how to structure the business around it.
Entity formation. Legal compliance. Brand identity. Financial models. Marketing strategy. Security posture. Customer operations.
You can spend $15K–50K and 2–3 months hiring lawyers, accountants, and consultants. Or you can answer questions at your own pace and let 11 domain engines handle the rest.
How It Works
Answer
Tell us about your venture. Our intake questionnaire adapts to your specific business type, stage, and team structure. A few hours at your pace, not 15 meetings.
Generate
11 domain engines process your answers and produce 339 operational deliverables — from ICP analysis to compliance calendars. Every output passes domain-specific quality gates.
Operate
Your formation package is ready. Review, approve, and implement. The Dashboard keeps everything current as your venture evolves.
One intake. Eleven domains. Every deliverable your venture needs.
Each engine processes your answers and produces domain-specific deliverables — all cross-validated for consistency. Click any engine to see details.
Foundation
ICP, competitive analysis, entity formation, legal docs, brand identity
Build
Product specs, tech architecture, team structure, process docs
Protect
Threat models, compliance posture, test frameworks, quality standards
Grow
GTM strategy, financial models, pricing, support playbooks
Three rails. Choose your depth.
Every venture is different. Formation Rails let you start light and go deeper as you grow.
Foundation
Validate your idea with a full strategy report. No credit card required.
- E1 Strategy engine
- ICP analysis & competitive landscape
- Go-to-market thesis
- Quality gates included
- Markdown/PDF export
Full Formation
Complete venture formation across all 11 domains. Everything you need to launch.
- All 11 engines
- Entity formation + legal docs
- Brand identity + guidelines
- Financial models + pricing
- Full package export (ZIP/PDF)
Dashboard
Ongoing access to your formation data with updates, re-runs, and compliance tracking.
- Access to your T2 deliverables
- Requires completed Formation (T2)
- Ongoing compliance tracking
- Deliverable updates + re-runs
- Engine version upgrades
We build for what we are.
Foundworks is an agent-first venture — built by a solo founder and 40+ AI agents. We don't assume you have employees, an HR department, or a physical office.
- LLM costs as your primary line item (not payroll)
- Agent fleet security (not employee laptops)
- Zero-headcount operations (not team management)
- Compliance-oriented outputs (EU AI Act, UPL, data processing)
If your team is 1 human and 15 agents, we built this for you.
AI generates. Quality gates validate.
Anyone can prompt ChatGPT for a business plan. No one else runs it through domain-specific quality gates.
Every deliverable passes through:
- Structural validation — complete, formatted, meets spec
- Domain accuracy — attorney-ready legal templates, mathematical validity, strategic soundness
- Cross-engine consistency — your brand matches your marketing, your legal matches your pricing
- Founder relevance — actionable, not academic
Hard blocks stop the pipeline. If a legal document isn't right, it doesn't ship. That's not a bug — it's the product.
Everything you need to launch. Nothing you don't.
Start free with Strategy. Unlock all 11 engines when you're ready.
Strategy
- E1 Strategy engine only
- ~24 deliverables
- Quality gates included
- Markdown/PDF export
Formation
- All 11 engines
- 339 deliverables
- Quality gates included
- Full package export
🏷️ Founding Cohort: First 50 customers — price locked for life.
Built by Running It
Foundworks was formed by Foundworks. We ran 3 ventures through all 11 engines during development — 120+ findings found and fixed before launch. Every friction point became a product improvement.
Who It's For
Foundworks is built for founders who can build the product but need help building the business.
Solo AI Founder
You're building with LLMs and agents but need the business scaffold around the tech.
Most popular segment
Technical Co-founders
Two engineers who can ship product but need legal, brand, and go-to-market handled.
Focus on what you're best at
Agency Going AI-First
You're converting a service agency to a product company powered by AI agents.
Entity restructuring + new brand identity
Side Project → Full Venture
Your side project has traction. Time to formalize into a real business.
From LLC to full operational stack
Built for builders. API-first architecture.
We're building Foundworks API-first. Webhooks, SDK, and REST endpoints will let you wire formation output directly into your agent pipelines and dev workflows. Join the waitlist for early access.
Webhook Events
Subscribe to engine.completed, formation.ready, quality_gate.failed, and 12 other event types.
REST API
Full CRUD access to ventures, engines, deliverables, and export bundles via versioned REST endpoints.
TypeScript SDK
First-class TypeScript SDK with full type coverage. Drop into any Next.js, Node.js, or edge runtime.
Export Formats
Receive deliverables as Markdown, JSON, or PDF via API. Pipe directly into your agent pipeline.
Preview: What integration will look like
Webhook Payload
{
"event": "engine.completed",
"engine": "strategy",
"venture_id": "vtx_01HXYZ",
"deliverables": 24,
"timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
"data": {
"status": "complete",
"quality_gate": "passed",
"export_url": "https://api.foundworks.ai/v1/exports/vtx_01HXYZ/strategy"
}
}SDK Usage
import { FoundworksClient } from '@foundworks/sdk';
const fw = new FoundworksClient({
apiKey: process.env.FW_API_KEY,
});
// Listen for engine completion events
fw.webhooks.on('engine.completed', async (event) => {
const { engine, deliverables, data } = event;
console.log(`${engine}: ${deliverables} deliverables ready`);
if (data.quality_gate === 'passed') {
await syncToYourSystem(data.export_url);
}
});
// Trigger a formation run programmatically
const run = await fw.formations.create({
ventureId: 'vtx_01HXYZ',
engines: ['all'], // or ['strategy', 'legal', 'brand']
webhookUrl: 'https://your-app.com/webhooks/foundworks',
});Frequently Asked Questions
Your venture starts here.
Answer a few questions. Get your strategy validated — free. When you're ready, unlock all 11 engines.