Partnerships

Shape your partnership.

We don’t sell one package. We agree the shape first, then write the contract around it. A partnership can combine models, and move from one to another as it grows.

How much should we carry with you?

Pick a point on the line. Move along it as you grow.

01Dedicated teamWe hire, contract and manage a team that works only for you. You direct the roadmap; we handle recruitment, HR, payroll and day-to-day management.Best fit whenyou know what to build and need reliable capacity, fast.
02Technical departmentWe act as your engineering department. We own architecture, delivery and technical decisions, with clear contracts for the team.Best fit whenyou have a business but no technical function, and don’t want to build one from zero.
03White-label deliveryWe design and build the product. It ships under your brand, and our involvement stays confidential if you want it to.Best fit whenyou sell into your own market, and the product needs to be yours.
04Joint productWe build a product together and share the upside. Contribution and ownership are agreed up front, in cash, equity or revenue share.Best fit whenneither side can do it alone, and both are in it for the long term.
05New ventureWe set up a new company, or use our registered company, to hold the product and the team.Best fit whenthe work needs its own legal entity, its own brand or outside investment.

Whose name is on it?

You decide. We never name a partner in any material without written approval.

YoursOursBothA new brand

Nawaah stays invisible to the market.

The work is delivered and presented as Nawaah.

Both names appear, as a stated partnership.

Created for the product or the venture, and owned as agreed.

How are we paid?

One of these, or a mix.

For the work

Monthly retainerA fixed monthly fee for an agreed team or scope.Time and materialsBilled by the hour or the day, against approved work.Fixed priceA set price for a defined scope, paid by milestone.Team cost plus a feeStaff cost plus a management fee per person, for teams we hire and run.

For the upside

Revenue shareA percentage of the revenue the product earns, for an agreed period.CommissionA percentage of the deals we help close or deliver.EquityA share in the product or the new company, instead of cash or alongside it.

When we believe in a product, we take part of our fee in equity or revenue share. That asks for more transparency from the partner, not less.

Your shape

Pick a point on the line to start.We’d work with you as your dedicated teamyour technical departmentthe team that builds your productco-builders of a shared productco-founders of a new company, under your brandunder the Nawaah nameunder both namesunder a new brandWhose name is on it?, paid by monthly retainerby time and materialsat a fixed priceat team cost plus a management feethrough a share of revenueby commissionin equityHow are we paid?.

Not sure yet? That’s what the first call is for.

Settled in writing, whatever the shape.

The rest is detail, and we write it down before we start.

Which entity runs the work

01Our registered company, contracting with you directly
02Your entity, with our team contracted into it
03A new company set up for the partnership, with ownership split as agreed

Where the team sits

01In our office in Tripoli
02In an office we find and set up for you
03Fully remote, with our management keeping the team together

Whose cloud accounts

01Ours: the fastest start, billed at cost plus an agreed fee
02Yours: we manage them, and you hold the billing and the keys from day one

We can also reserve a defined share of our engineering capacity for you, over a fixed period.

Fixed in every partnership.

Confidential by default
A mutual NDA comes first and stays in force after the engagement ends. Everyone we assign to your work signs an individual NDA and an IP assignment.
You own what you pay for
What we build for you is yours once it is paid for, assigned in writing. Our pre-existing tools and frameworks stay ours, and you get a perpetual licence to use them inside your product. Open-source components are listed with their licences.
Your data stays yours
We process it only to deliver the agreed work. On exit, we hand it over in an agreed format and delete our copies.
Nothing held hostage
Who owns each account, domain and repository is written down at the start. You can take the team in-house after an agreed notice period.
Secure by process
Code review, dependency scanning, secrets kept out of code, least-privilege access and audit logs on production.
No silent extras
A change that affects price or timeline is written down and approved before we build it. Defects in delivered work are fixed at our cost within the warranty period.

How an engagement starts

01Intro callWhat you’re building, and whether we’re the right fit.
02Mutual NDASigned before any technical detail is exchanged.
03Discovery, 1 to 3 weeksA written scope, an architecture outline, a timeline and a price. You own this output, even if you don’t continue with us.
04ProposalScope, shape and price.
05AgreementSigned by both sides.
06Delivery, in cyclesOne decision-maker on each side, a weekly call, and a written update on what shipped, what’s next and what’s blocked.

Questions

Can we start with one model and change later?

Yes. A partnership can combine models, and move from one to another as it grows.

Can we take the team in-house?

Yes, after an agreed notice period, under terms set at the start. We do not hold a team hostage.

Who owns the code?

You do, once it is paid for, assigned in writing. Our pre-existing tools stay ours, with a perpetual licence for you to use them inside your product. In a joint product or a new venture, ownership is set in the shareholders’ agreement instead.

What if work in Lebanon is disrupted?

Delivery doesn’t depend on one office. Teams can work fully remote, your product can run in cloud accounts you own from day one, and code, documentation, credentials and data are handed over in an agreed format, under terms set at the start.

Do you take equity?

Sometimes, when we believe in the product. It is decided case by case, alongside cash or instead of it.

Not sure which shape fits?

That’s what the first call is for. Tell us what you’re building, and we’ll suggest one.

Request a technical call