For everyone who wants their own product

A platform for building and launching a product
without a budget

Bring on a couple of helpers with no budget, break work into tasks, and track who did what. You'll add a share of future revenue when the product starts earning.

Are you a founder or a contributor?

Choose where to start. You can add another role later in your profile.

I'm launching a project

I'll assemble a distributed team, organize transparent contribution tracking, and own the project.

Create a project and recruit a team
Milestones, tasks, and acceptance
Team contribution tracking

I'm a contributor

I'll find a project and earn verified contribution for results — code, design, marketing, or sales.

Project feed matched to my profile
Verified contribution and reputation
Portfolio of project participations

This is what the project interface looks like

For teams building products through contribution

Contribution

Code, design, marketing, and sales in one project history

Transparency

Tasks, artifacts, and confirmations instead of DMs

Team

Founders and contributors in one ecosystem

Going solo is hard, and you can't pay upfront

Even a small product needs many hands: code, design, landing page, copy, first sales. There's no budget for a team, and agreements live in DMs.

Doing it all alone

One person rarely has every skill and enough time for a product.

Handshake deals

The product takes off — and everyone remembers what was agreed differently.

You contributed, but can't prove it

If the project was shelved or didn't take off, there's nothing to show for your work.

How it works

01

Founder creates a project

Describes the idea, stage, roles, tasks, and participation rules.
02

Contributors join the team

Choose tasks and record work results.
03

Contribution is confirmed

Each contribution is reviewed and added to the contribution log.
04

Reputation is built

The contributor gets a provable history of work on the project.
05

Rights are enabled
optional

When a project is ready, the parties formalize a contractual model for sharing future value. How it works

How it works

01

Contributor finds a project

Reviews existing projects, their goals, stage, tasks, participation terms, and need for specialists.
02

Joins the team

Applies for a fitting role, agrees on the format of participation, and picks tasks where they can add value.
03

Completes tasks and records contribution

Work results are saved in the project and form a transparent participation history.
04

Contribution is confirmed

The team reviews the completed work, then it is added to the contribution log.
05

Reputation is built

The contributor gets a verified history of work on real products that can be used in future projects.
06

Rights are formalized
optional

If the project provides equity, an option, or another reward for contribution, the parties lock terms into a contractual model. How it works

All the project's contribution in one place — with history and confirmations

Roles, tasks, results and confirmations in one transparent project history. You can see who did what.

Project and roles

The founder describes the idea, team, roles, and participation rules.

Tasks and artifacts

Contributors attach results: code, mockups, copy, leads, research, and other materials.

Contribution log

The system collects contribution history: who did what, when, and to what extent.

Confirmation

The founder or team confirms contribution so it becomes part of reputation and project rules.

Future value

When a project is ready to formalize terms, a contractual model for sharing future value kicks in. How it works

Who this is for

You don't have to be a "startup founder". An idea and the drive to build something of your own is enough.

Micro-SaaS creator

A small subscription service that solves one job. Not a unicorn — steady side income.

Indie maker

You build products on your own, in short iterations, evenings and weekends — but you already need help.

Person with a skill and an idea

A designer, developer, marketer, or seller who wants to build something of their own — but without a team or budget.

Who this is for

You don't have to launch your own startup. You can join someone else's idea, contribute your skills, and become a co-founder of the project.

Specialist who wants more

A developer, designer, marketer, analyst, or seller who wants more than routine hired work and wants to shape the product outcome.

Indie maker without their own idea

You know how to build products, but haven't found an idea you want to grow on your own yet. Pick a ready project and join its team.

Specialist ready to invest time

You want to use free evenings or weekends to gain experience, build a strong portfolio, and earn money or equity in a promising project.

One product — two clear scenarios

For founders

Assemble a team around your idea without chat chaos

Publish a project, describe roles, break work into tasks, and track each contributor's contribution.

Publish a project
Describe roles and participation terms
Accept contribution on tasks
Confirm results
Build a transparent MVP history

Early access

For contributors

Join a project with contribution, not blind trust

Choose projects, complete tasks, attach results, and build a provable history of your participation.

Find a project
Choose a role
Complete a task
Confirm contribution
Earn reputation and rights to future value

Find a project

What makes it different

Familiar ways to work — under one roof.

Inside a project you can pay for work like on freelance, or accept contribution for equity like nowhere else. Contribution is recorded either way.

Freelance

payment for specific work

↳ also available inside the project

one-off deal — no lasting trace

Open source

you enter with work, contribution is visible

no payment

no equity

DevStake

pay for work or take contribution for equity

contribution is recorded either way

equity in the future — optional

Pay like a freelancer or split equity — whatever suits the project. The difference is that contribution stays on record and can become equity.

How DevStake is different

The question everyone asks: how is this different from what I already know?

Freelance & gig platforms

Crowdinvesting

DevStake

What you put in

Time for money

Money

Contribution: code, design, marketing, sales

What you get

A one-time payment

A share in exchange for money

A share of future value + a provable portfolio

How contribution is recorded

Off-platform, nowhere

Not applicable

Contribution log, tasks, confirmations

Barrier to entry

Payment upfront

Capital required

No budget — you enter with work

If the project fails

You got paid

Loss of investment

You keep a provable portfolio

Freelance & gig platforms

What you put in: Time for money
What you get: A one-time payment
How contribution is recorded: Off-platform, nowhere
Barrier to entry: Payment upfront
If the project fails: You got paid

Crowdinvesting

What you put in: Money
What you get: A share in exchange for money
How contribution is recorded: Not applicable
Barrier to entry: Capital required
If the project fails: Loss of investment

DevStake

What you put in: Contribution: code, design, marketing, sales
What you get: A share of future value + a provable portfolio
How contribution is recorded: Contribution log, tasks, confirmations
Barrier to entry: No budget — you enter with work
If the project fails: You keep a provable portfolio

Contribution is not just code

DevStake records different types of results: from pull requests to the first customer. The key is that contribution must be specific, verifiable, and tied to project progress.

Code and pull requests

Design and UX prototypes

Landing pages and interfaces

Marketing and content

Sales and leads

Market research

Documentation

Testing

DevOps and infrastructure

Partnerships

How money and rights actually work

The short version of what matters about money and rights.

No. Contribution tracking always works: tasks, artifacts, confirmations and the contribution log. Tokenization is an optional layer, still in development.

Equity is protected by a contract, not by the fact of contribution alone. The contribution log records who did what — a provable history and portfolio. Financial rights to equity arise only under a signed contractual model (revenue share, company stake, options, or buyout): a legal document whose obligations are enforced in the usual way, with contribution history serving as evidence. The platform doesn't hold money or act as arbitrator — it provides transparent tracking and a basis for the contract.

The founder or project team accepts contributions. But artifacts — code, designs, copy, leads — are tied to a dated task and stay with you regardless of the founder's decision: proof of work is preserved either way. Disputes over compensation are resolved under the project contract. A founder's reputation — their share of confirmed contributions — is visible to other participants, so dragging out acceptance works against them.

Build a project team where contribution is visible from day one

Apply to the private Telegram channel — or leave your phone, and we'll reach out personally.

Early access

Join the private group or leave your phone. We'll reach out personally.

Find a project to contribute

Open the app or leave your phone. We'll reach out personally.

Going solo is hard, and you can't pay upfront

Doing it all alone

Handshake deals

You contributed, but can't prove it

How it works

Founder creates a project

Contributors join the team

Contribution is confirmed

Reputation is built

Rights are enabled

How it works

Contributor finds a project

Joins the team

Completes tasks and records contribution

Contribution is confirmed

Reputation is built

Rights are formalized

All the project's contribution in one place — with history and confirmations

Project and roles

Tasks and artifacts

Contribution log

Confirmation

Future value

Who this is for

Micro-SaaS creator

Indie maker

Person with a skill and an idea

Who this is for

Specialist who wants more

Indie maker without their own idea

Specialist ready to invest time

One product — two clear scenarios

Assemble a team around your idea without chat chaos

Join a project with contribution, not blind trust

Familiar ways to work — under one roof.

How DevStake is different

Freelance & gig platforms

Crowdinvesting

DevStake

Contribution is not just code

How money and rights actually work

Build a project team where contribution is visible from day one