Want to get your startup off the ground?

We'll help you evolve your idea into an investor-ready pitch, prototype and MVP — and from there build it into a scalable, market ready, digital product.

Let's launch your project together

Launch your startup with confidence by utilising the services of the most innovative tech company in Bristol - one of the UK's best cities for startups. Our expertise spans UX design, pitch deck refinement, application design, and software development, all services headed up by our in-house experienced team, dedicated to transforming startup visions into market leading companies.

With a proven track record in boosting startups, we offer not just technical solutions but a strategic partnership to tackle the challenges of funding and market entry. Let us guide your journey from concept to launch, ensuring your startup's story is another one of our success stories.

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Validating your idea

Positioning your idea for success

Explore the most viable business models and strategic market routes, harnessing our extensive expertise.With our guidance, your idea will evolve into a success story, poised to make meaningful impact.

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Standing out from the crowd

Get the best for your branding

Working with our in-house team and our partner agency, Flight Story, we can help you create a unique brand that will transform your image to both investors and customers.

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Proof of concept

bring ideas to life with UX design

WTransform ideas into reality. Elevate your pitch with a UX-driven prototype, showcasing a tangible proof of concept to captivate investors and secure funding.

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Finding a tech partner

Build your MVP

Have a business plan but don't have the tech expertise to bring your product to life? No problem, we've got you covered.

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tap into a well-tested process

Crafting pitch decks, securing funding, ensuring success

Elevate your start-up with Newicon's expert guidance. Our experienced team and extensive network are your assets in reducing risks and accelerating success.

Finding investment

From grants to VC investors

Through our network, we can help you look in the right places for investment. Then, we'll arm you with the tools you need to stand the best possible chance of securing funds.

Step 1: Design Sprint

Bring ideas to life to excite stakeholders and investors

Our design sprint phase explores the possibilities, questions and assumptions for your app, IoT or software project. Rapidly bringing ideas to life in a visual and engaging way. We use our experience in brand, user experience, marketing, technology and business to challenge conventional thinking.

Together we will create a blue print for awesome products that both investors and users will love.

Idea evaluation workshop

  • 1-3 day workshop
  • Online or in-person
  • Analysis of your idea from both a business and tech perspective Requirements and solutions write-up

Market validation

  • Market research
  • User persona analysis and validation
  • Commercial model research and analysis
  • Findings and recommendations report

Product branding

  • Brand identity workshop
  • Creation of three brand concepts
  • Use up to three sets of revisions
  • Creation/supply of final brand assets
  • Brand book to ensure consistency

Get investor ready

  • Create founder story frameworks
  • Write a compelling elevator pitch
  • Deck design and content
  • Campaigns for crowd funding and pre-seed brand awareness
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Design & Prototyping

  • Create user personas and stories
  • Produce intuitive UX design
    • Create beautiful UI design
  • Produce a clickable prototype

Technological solution

  • Evaluate available tech to decide on the best solution
  • Data and integration mapping
  • Feature breakdown and backlog
  • Itemised development costings
Design Sprint Packages: From £12,750 Ex.VAT

Step 2: Development Sprints

We use an agile approach to building robust, scalable and innovative software

As we move from design sprint into development, we empower you to decide what features your MVP needs. From there, we develop a roadmap that is agile enough to flex, but also keeps you focused on what’s important.

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Agile development

Whether you are creating a consumer mobile app, web-portal, or IoT solution for a connected world, we can help you develop your solution in an agile way using flexible sprint-based deliveries. Your solution is built in a future proof, scalable, flexible and robust manner that's prepared for tomorrow.

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Scalable cloud solutions

To develop software with a scope for growth, you need a cloud server architecture that can pivot and scale as your needs evolve. We can help with everything from MVP solutions on a budget, to scalable mass market infrastructure with advanced redundancy and data security.

Versatile web technology

Because we use web technology, we can create not only advanced websites and progressive web-apps, but also native apps for desktop, in-car entertainment, digital signage, multi-media and much more. The web is only limited by your imagination. Let's explore it together!

Development Sprints: From £8,500 Ex.VAT

Step 3: More more more

This critical phase is where your product truly begins to evolve in response to real-world feedback and data. In the continuous development phase, we don't just launch and leave; we refine, enhance, and expand. We deploy agile methodologies to adapt swiftly to market demands, user feedback, and emerging trends, ensuring your product remains at the forefront of innovation.

This ongoing process includes feature updates, usability improvements, and performance optimisation, all aimed at solidifying your product's market position and driving sustainable growth.

Think of this stage as your product's growth engine, powering ongoing innovation and ensuring your solution not only meets but exceeds user expectations, securing your startup's long-term success in a competitive landscape.

Digital strategy and marketing: From £500 - £3,000/month Ex.VAT

Managing and scaling your investment

From enterprise hosting to reliable support; we've got you covered

Hosting

Our hosting services offer performance, quality and control for startups.

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App Stores

We’ll make sure that your app gets onto app stores when you need it to.

Support

With our support you can talk to a human and resolve issues quickly and simply, giving you peace of mind

Ready to get started?

Whatever your startup idea, we can help you build your future. Get in touch with us today.

Ready to get started?

Looking to utilise digital technology to streamline your operations or launch new products and services? Contact our digital strategy director, Mark, for a free consultation call.

Our Work

Projects we're proud of

Elevating gameplay and UX for a groundbreaking darts app

DartCounter, in collaboration with the market leading darts brand, Target Darts, recently enlisted the services of New Icon to enhance the user experience of their app that enables dart players...
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Introducing Airbus OnePress: Revolutionising ground checks with cloud-powered speed and efficiency

We designed and developed a cutting-edge IoT connected mobile app to streamline aircraft maintenance, during routine airline ground checks…
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Cutting-edge IoT transforming smart home heating and maintenance for housing associations

Newicon collaborated with Switchee Ltd, developing a cutting-edge IoT smart device that could be installed in homes, to control and monitor heating, energy, mould and condensation, and also form a...
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Testimonials

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