There’s
a moment
every builder remembers.

The first time working software moves from a private build into a user’s hands. The first email. The first feedback. The first flicker of truth that what you’ve built might matter. It’s fragile. It’s real. And it’s everything. That’s where we meet you.

Not at the sketch-on-a-napkin. Not when consensus has already arrived. We show up when a real product is in the world, gaining its first threads of momentum. When it’s too early for most, but just right for us.

At N47 we call this

Product First

We recognize when a product is built with conviction. When a founder’s vision, execution, and lived experience collide to produce something unmistakable, we lean in. Quickly. Decisively.

Because in those early builds, we see not just product—we see the beginning of a company. And it is the foundation of how we invest, how we partner, and how we build.

What
we look for.

An early product doesn’t just solve a problem—it tells us something about the founder behind it. It reveals the obsessions, the instincts, and the potential.

Over time, we’ve learned to read the deeper signals:

User love.

Not just beta testers or friends. But real, organic signals — a tweetstorm, an urgent feature request, a surprising use case that emerges out of nowhere.

Builder instinct.

Not noise. Not bravado. But a clear, steady confidence rooted in real-world experience.

Learning velocity.

The ability to ship, adapt, and sharpen fast, because feedback is only useful if it changes what happens next.

Craftsmanship.

A build that doesn’t just work, but reflects taste; deliberate choices, tight loops, real depth.

These are the early signals that matter most, and they rarely show up in a spreadsheet. But we know how to spot them. It’s why founders tell us we move fast, when we know we want to move.

What
we bring.

We don’t cast a wide net. We don’t wait for consensus. We commit early, go deep, and stand beside you when the hard calls get made.

Here's how...

Sector fluency,
not just pattern recognition.

We’ve built, scaled, and watched products break under pressure. Our enterprise roots give us the pattern recognition to spot early traction and the context to know what comes next.

Signal translation.

We understand what founders see and what the market needs to see. That’s how we help you bridge from product truth to commercial proof.

Real go-to-market leverage.

We’ve built a GTM team that connects builders to real buyers—1,000+ enterprise relationships, qualified intros, and hands-on support through the first critical hires.

Learn more about GTM ↗

Company-defining talent.

We help you make the one or two hires that change your trajectory. The right engineering lead. The right product owner. The right recruiter who actually gets your space.

Learn more about Talent ↗

Where
we show up.

We operate in the space between insight and traction.

If you’re in that space—if you’ve shipped something that sparks a reaction, that proves a point, that hints at the shape of what’s to come—we’d love to meet. Not because we have a recipe that guarantees the outcome. Not because we have a checklist that removes the risk.

But because we recognize this moment. We understand its weight, its fragility, its urgency. We’ve stood beside many founders as they crossed from instinct to evidence, from conviction to scale.

We bring conviction, capital, long-term partnership, and a deep respect for the builder’s journey.

Which is exactly why we’re here. We lead. We commit.

Not as the loudest voice, but as the right one when it matters most.

So if you’ve built something that’s earning real attention… if you’re getting signals you can’t ignore… if you’re standing on the edge of what comes next…

Let’s talk.

We’re here...