Protect what you're building without burning your runway.
You're building a product and a company at once, with a runway that has to cover both, and the IP side keeps getting pushed to next quarter. The way through is to build and protect in the same motion: a plan shaped to your runway and your team, coaching on funders, partners and go-to-market, grants that don't cost equity, and a record of your core invention that grows as you ship. If you bring in a lawyer, their hours go to decisions, not to paperwork.
Just the beginning: your IP packet builds as you grow. No card needed to start. Running a company already? See a Self-Starter walkthrough.
What you leave with
- A plan sized to your runway, your hours and your team, with Nuro's seven coaching modules: overview, funding, partnerships, prototyping, go-to-market, compliance and tasks.
- Grant matches, a grant tracker and a grant drafter that works from the real call, plus company set-up steps for where you live.
- Your core technology written down, dated and organized, growing as you ship.
- The priority-date clock in view, and a flag when an upcoming demo or post could affect your filing timeline.
- The IP Monitor watching new patents and companies in your space every month, with Billie's read on each match.
- An IP completeness audit showing what's covered and what's missing.
- When it is time, a formal packet you can file yourself or hand to a lawyer, at a known price per venture.
Who this is for
Founders already building a product or company who want to protect the core of it.
What you might be worried about
- Legal spend before revenue.
- A demo, pitch or launch affecting your filing options.
- Losing track of what's protected and what isn't.
- Finding money that doesn't cost you equity.
You don't need permission to start.
Just an idea, and a map to follow.
Can't pay right now? Apply for a scholarship or a subsidy.