Path to Product

From POC to shipped

RouteSafe runs a four-phase build from design-partner validation through Series A readiness — 60 days to first LOI, 90 days to MVP, 18 months to $30K MRR. Every phase has a named go signal and explicit rollback triggers.

  1. 1

    Validate

    Landing site + 100 staff-engineer interviews + 3 signed design-partner LOIs. Manual manifest-diff proof against the 3 partners' real PRs.

    Timeline
    60 days
    Cost
    $8,000
    Go signal
    3 signed design-partner LOIs covering distinct stacks (Next.js, Astro, Remix or similar).
  2. 2

    MVP

    GitHub Action + FastAPI service + Postgres manifest store + minimal dashboard. SOC 2 Type I kickoff. 3 design partners running RouteSafe on every PR for 30 days.

    Timeline
    90 days
    Cost
    $42,000
    Go signal
    3 design partners with 30 days of clean PR-gate history; at least one catches a real broken slug.
  3. 3

    Growth

    GitLab + CircleCI adapters; design-partner → paid conversion; outbound to dev-tools-friendly buyers; SOC 2 Type II audit.

    Timeline
    180 days
    Cost
    $58,000
    Go signal
    $10K MRR with <8% monthly logo churn.
  4. 4

    Scale

    Self-hosted runner, SSO, audit log, headless-CMS webhook integrations. Series A metrics.

    Timeline
    12 months
    Cost
    $84,000
    Go signal
    $30K MRR + 80% NRR (Series A metrics).

Capital Required — $195,000 seed

$195K covers four phases: 60-day validation ($8K), 90-day MVP build with SOC 2 Type I kickoff ($42K), 180-day growth to $10K MRR ($58K), plus a 20% operating reserve ($22K) and founder runway buffer ($65K). Target milestone at 12 months: $30K MRR + 80% NRR — Series A signal. Full use-of-funds detail: investor brief → Financial Model tab.

Phase Amount
Phase 1 — Validate$8,000
Phase 2 — MVP build + SOC 2 Type I$42,000
Phase 3 — Growth + SOC 2 Type II$58,000
Operating reserve (20%)$22,000
Founder runway buffer$65,000
Total$195,000

Current status — as of 2026-06-24

Completed

  • ✅PE FUND verdict (8.0/10)
  • ✅POC brief generated
  • ✅Competitive research mapped (Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, lychee, Vercel redirects)

Pending

  • ⬜Design-partner outreach (target: 3 LOIs in 60 days)
  • ⬜GitHub Action prototype against 3 real repos
  • ⬜SOC 2 Type I kickoff
  • ⬜MVP scoping with target staff-engineer cohort
Apply to the RouteSafe design-partner cohort