Building startups
that last.
We are a product studio that partners with founders to design, develop and scale startups. We build with rigour, craft, and judgement so ideas we bring to life can prosper.
We partner with early-stage founders to design, develop and run companies. A senior, partner-led team that works like a co-founder.
Engineering rigour
Product judgement
Design craft
Engineering rigourProduct judgementDesign craft
Trusted by founders and teams at
Trusted by
Trusted by
Trusted by founders and teams at
Work AuthorityNationexChapterOneTarakiNaviBotsBucketMatchOraan
Work AuthorityNationexChapterOneTarakiNaviBotsBucketMatchOraan
Every idea we’re trusted with is someone’s vision of the world.
We treat that responsibility with great seriousness.
We treat that responsibility with great seriousness.
We treat that responsibility with great seriousness.
We show you what’s possible.We have built product and tech across a variety of sectors and bring what we’ve learned to your product.
We challenge the brief.When we don’t believe in or understand part of your vision, we ask questions and push back, so we can own it just like you do.
We carry the responsibility.When you trust us to bring your idea to the world, we work with extreme care to give it the best chance of success.
We are transparent and clear.If an issue puts a goal or a timeline at risk, you will hear it from us first.
We show you what’s possible.We have built product and tech across a variety of sectors and bring what we’ve learned to your product.
We challenge the brief.When we don’t believe in or understand part of your vision, we ask questions and push back, so we can own it just like you do.
We carry the responsibility.When you trust us to bring your idea to the world, we work with extreme care to give it the best chance of success.
We are transparent and clear.If an issue puts a goal or a timeline at risk, you will hear it from us first.
We show you what’s possible.We have built product and tech across a variety of sectors and bring what we’ve learned to your product.
We challenge the brief.When we don’t believe in or understand part of your vision, we ask questions and push back, so we can own it just like you do.
We carry the responsibility.When you trust us to bring your idea to the world, we work with extreme care to give it the best chance of success.
We are transparent and clear.If an issue puts a goal or a timeline at risk, you will hear it from us first.
What the studio has built so far.
4
Equity Partnerships
30+
Products Delivered
100K+
Monthly users On platforms we built
$20M+
Raised by repeat founders who chose us for their next startup
What we build
Marketplaces & Platforms
Two-sided products that match supply with demand, with search, payments and trust built in.
Job marketplaces
Booking
Listings
AI Agents & Platforms
Voice and chat agents, and the agentic workflows behind them, tested before they reach your users.
Voice agents
Chat agents
Agentic workflows
SaaS Products
Web and mobile software that teams use every day, from the first version through to scale.
B2B tools
Dashboards
Mobile apps
Selected work
Key functionalities
- For hiring managers: job posts, screening, a kanban board and WhatsApp messaging
- For candidates: applications, document and video uploads and WhatsApp messaging
- Recommendations that match candidates to jobs
- 100,000+ signups
- 50,000+ monthly job applications
- 2,000+ monthly job posts
Integrations
- Meta
- Google Ads
Key functionalities
- Voice, chat and email agents in English and French
- One inbox for email, voice, WhatsApp and webchat
- A dashboard for resolution rate and response time
- Invoice matching against purchase orders
- 1,000+ calls a day
Key functionalities
- Change detection from release notes
- Impact mapping from each change to its requirements
- An audit trail of every agent and human action
- Human approval on every agent suggestion
- Enterprise trials within a month of launch
Key functionalities
- For hiring managers: job posts, screening, a kanban board and WhatsApp messaging
- For candidates: applications, document and video uploads and WhatsApp messaging
- Recommendations that match candidates to jobs
- 100,000+ signups
- 50,000+ monthly job applications
- 2,000+ monthly job posts
Integrations
- Meta
- Google Ads
Key functionalities
- Voice, chat and email agents in English and French
- One inbox for email, voice, WhatsApp and webchat
- A dashboard for resolution rate and response time
- Invoice matching against purchase orders
- 1,000+ calls a day
Key functionalities
- Change detection from release notes
- Impact mapping from each change to its requirements
- An audit trail of every agent and human action
- Human approval on every agent suggestion
- Enterprise trials within a month of launch
How we work.
ScopeBuildLaunchGrow
Stage 1 · 1 to 3 weeksScope and designYou get: A clear scope, approved designs and a plan for the build.
- Research users, the market and competitors, as deep as the idea needs
- Define the scope, the product principles and what to leave out
- Design the key flows and screens, and test them with users
Stage 2 · 4 to 6 weeksBuild and testYou get: Working software every week, and a product ready for real users.
- Weekly sprints, with a working demo every Friday
- Testing runs alongside the build
- When something new comes up, we adjust the plan that week
Stage 3 · About 1 weekLaunchYou get: A live product, and a clear read on what early users need.
- Manage early beta users on the product
- Run proofs of concept and trials with companies
- Set up agentic configurations across sales and marketing
Stage 4 · OngoingGrow and scaleYou get: A product that keeps improving, and go-to-market foundations built to scale.
- Expand the roadmap with new capabilities
- Refine features based on how people use them
- Build the automations and AI agents behind sales and outreach
- Set up marketing automation, newsletters and social media
ScopeBuildLaunchGrow
Stage 1
Stage 1 · 1 to 3 weeksScope and designYou get: A clear scope, approved designs and a plan for the build.
- Research users, the market and competitors, as deep as the idea needs
- Define the scope, the product principles and what to leave out
- Design the key flows and screens, and test them with users
Stage 2 · 4 to 6 weeksBuild and testYou get: Working software every week, and a product ready for real users.
- Weekly sprints, with a working demo every Friday
- Testing runs alongside the build
- When something new comes up, we adjust the plan that week
Stage 3 · About 1 weekLaunchYou get: A live product, and a clear read on what early users need.
- Manage early beta users on the product
- Run proofs of concept and trials with companies
- Set up agentic configurations across sales and marketing
Stage 4 · OngoingGrow and scaleYou get: A product that keeps improving, and go-to-market foundations built to scale.
- Expand the roadmap with new capabilities
- Refine features based on how people use them
- Build the automations and AI agents behind sales and outreach
- Set up marketing automation, newsletters and social media
ScopeBuildLaunchGrow
Stage 1
Stage 1 · 1 to 3 weeksScope and designYou get: A clear scope, approved designs and a plan for the build.
- Research users, the market and competitors, as deep as the idea needs
- Define the scope, the product principles and what to leave out
- Design the key flows and screens, and test them with users
Stage 2 · 4 to 6 weeksBuild and testYou get: Working software every week, and a product ready for real users.
- Weekly sprints, with a working demo every Friday
- Testing runs alongside the build
- When something new comes up, we adjust the plan that week
Stage 3 · About 1 weekLaunchYou get: A live product, and a clear read on what early users need.
- Manage early beta users on the product
- Run proofs of concept and trials with companies
- Set up agentic configurations across sales and marketing
Stage 4 · OngoingGrow and scaleYou get: A product that keeps improving, and go-to-market foundations built to scale.
- Expand the roadmap with new capabilities
- Refine features based on how people use them
- Build the automations and AI agents behind sales and outreach
- Set up marketing automation, newsletters and social media
The tools we use most.
Figma
React
Next.js
React Native
Flutter
TypeScript
Node.js
Python
Stripe
Claude
OpenAI
Gemini
OpenRouter
LangChain
MCP
Pinecone
Langfuse
Braintrust
ElevenLabs
Twilio
WhatsApp
PostgreSQL
Supabase
AWS
Google Cloud
Azure
Sentry
Figma
React
Next.js
React Native
Flutter
TypeScript
Node.js
Python
Stripe
Claude
OpenAI
Gemini
OpenRouter
LangChain
MCP
Pinecone
Langfuse
Braintrust
ElevenLabs
Twilio
WhatsApp
PostgreSQL
Supabase
AWS
Google Cloud
Azure
Sentry
Figma
React
Next.js
TypeScript
Node.js
Python
Stripe
Claude
OpenAI
PostgreSQL
Supabase
AWS
React Native
Flutter
Gemini
OpenRouter
LangChain
MCP
Pinecone
Langfuse
Braintrust
ElevenLabs
Twilio
WhatsApp
Google Cloud
Azure
Sentry
Figma
React
TypeScript
Python
Stripe
Claude
OpenAI
AWS
Next.js
React Native
Flutter
Node.js
Gemini
OpenRouter
LangChain
MCP
Pinecone
Langfuse
Braintrust
ElevenLabs
Twilio
WhatsApp
PostgreSQL
Supabase
Google Cloud
Azure
Sentry
Work with Experienced Leadership
Salman has invested in startups that scaled to millions of users, and Waleed has spent fifteen years building software that companies run on.
Salman Chattha
Partner & CEO
McGill University graduate with close to a decade in North America across PwC’s consulting practice and the investment banking teams at RBC and National Bank of Canada.
As a principal at a leading Pakistan-focused venture firm, he invested in Seed and Series A companies and advised international investors deploying capital into Pakistan. He led investments in Abhi, Oladoc and Bykea, all still profitable and growing.
At Bricks, he works with clients in the US and Canada, including second-time founders who have raised US$20M+ and enterprises such as Work Authority, Nationex and Agilent.
Previously
Waleed Tariq
Partner & CTO
McGill University and University of Waterloo graduate with nearly a decade of North American engineering experience, including BlackBerry (RIM) and Ford.
Part of the founding team of a Pakistan-based software firm, where he led delivery for six years across 50+ clients, including Hewlett Packard, Fabric (a US billion-dollar company) and Emaar.
He built XStak (an order management system) and XPay (a payment gateway) for the Pakistani market, both now expanding into MENA, and has managed teams of 50+ developers.
Previously
Alongside them, a studio of 25 engineers, designers and product managers.
Work with Experienced Leadership
Salman has invested in startups that scaled to millions of users, and Waleed has spent fifteen years building software that companies run on.
Salman Chattha
Partner & CEO
McGill University graduate with close to a decade in North America across PwC’s consulting practice and the investment banking teams at RBC and National Bank of Canada.
As a principal at a leading Pakistan-focused venture firm, he invested in Seed and Series A companies and advised international investors deploying capital into Pakistan. He led investments in Abhi, Oladoc and Bykea, all still profitable and growing.
At Bricks, he works with clients in the US and Canada, including second-time founders who have raised US$20M+ and enterprises such as Work Authority, Nationex and Agilent.
Previously
Waleed Tariq
Partner & CTO
McGill University and University of Waterloo graduate with nearly a decade of North American engineering experience, including BlackBerry (RIM) and Ford.
Part of the founding team of a Pakistan-based software firm, where he led delivery for six years across 50+ clients, including Hewlett Packard, Fabric (a US billion-dollar company) and Emaar.
He built XStak (an order management system) and XPay (a payment gateway) for the Pakistani market, both now expanding into MENA, and has managed teams of 50+ developers.
Previously
Alongside them, a studio of 25 engineers, designers and product managers.
Work with Experienced Leadership
Salman has invested in startups that scaled to millions of users, and Waleed has spent fifteen years building software that companies run on.
Salman Chattha
Partner & CEO
Former PwC, RBC and National Bank of Canada, then a venture principal. Led investments in Abhi, Oladoc and Bykea, all still profitable and growing.
Read full bio
Previously
Waleed Tariq
Partner & CTO
Former BlackBerry and Ford engineer. Led delivery for Hewlett Packard and Emaar, and built XStak and XPay, both now expanding into MENA.
Read full bio
Previously
Alongside them, a studio of 25 engineers, designers and product managers.
Who we build with.
Which sounds like you?
Founders with a thesis
You need the first version built.
You know the problem from the inside, you have funding or a clear thesis to test, and you want a product that can carry a real company.
- You've worked in the industry you're building for
- You've raised a first round, or are funding it yourself
- You want real users on it, not a prototype
We'd start with
Complete Build
8 to 10 weeksA complete, production-ready product that you own and control.
- Production-ready, scalable product
- Wireframes, designs and a design system
- Code, accounts and IP in your name
Founders who want a team
You want senior people to build it with you, and stay.
You'd rather not hire a CTO and a team on day one. You want people who build the first version with you and keep going as it grows.
- You don't have a technical co-founder yet
- You want product and engineering decisions made with you
- You plan to keep building after launch
We'd start with
Product Partner
Partner-ledYour product and engineering function, led by Salman and Waleed.
- Salman and Waleed lead the engagement
- A full squad: PM, design, engineering, QA
- Roadmap, GTM and investor support
Often starts with a Complete Build
Book a meetingStartups ready to scale
You have users and need to move faster.
You have a live product and users. You need engineering capacity and product leadership to turn the startup into a company.
- Your product is live and people use it
- Your roadmap is longer than your team can ship
- You need senior engineers without a long hiring cycle
We'd start with
Embedded Team
A dedicated team that moves your live product forward every week.
- A dedicated engineer on your product
- QA, product, design and business analysts when needed
- 300 to 350 hours a month, about two full-time hires
Need leadership too? Add Product Partner
Book a meetingWhich sounds like you?
Founders with a thesis
You need the first version built.
You know the problem from the inside, you have funding or a clear thesis to test, and you want a product that can carry a real company.
- You've worked in the industry you're building for
- You've raised a first round, or are funding it yourself
- You want real users on it, not a prototype
We'd start with
Complete Build
8 to 10 weeksA complete, production-ready product that you own and control.
- Production-ready, scalable product
- Wireframes, designs and a design system
- Code, accounts and IP in your name
Founders who want a team
You want senior people to build it with you, and stay.
You'd rather not hire a CTO and a team on day one. You want people who build the first version with you and keep going as it grows.
- You don't have a technical co-founder yet
- You want product and engineering decisions made with you
- You plan to keep building after launch
We'd start with
Product Partner
Partner-ledYour product and engineering function, led by Salman and Waleed.
- Salman and Waleed lead the engagement
- A full squad: PM, design, engineering, QA
- Roadmap, GTM and investor support
Often starts with a Complete Build
Book a meetingStartups ready to scale
You have users and need to move faster.
You have a live product and users. You need engineering capacity and product leadership to turn the startup into a company.
- Your product is live and people use it
- Your roadmap is longer than your team can ship
- You need senior engineers without a long hiring cycle
We'd start with
Embedded Team
A dedicated team that moves your live product forward every week.
- A dedicated engineer on your product
- QA, product, design and business analysts when needed
- 300 to 350 hours a month, about two full-time hires
Need leadership too? Add Product Partner
Book a meetingRunning an established business?
We design AI agents around how your operations actually work, and deploy them with engineers who sit alongside your teams.
Ways to work together.
Packaged for the stage you’re at, and led by the partners.
8 to 10 weeks
Complete Build
From
$15,000
A complete, production-ready product that you own and control.
Production-ready, scalable product
Wireframes, designs and a design system
Code, accounts and IP in your name
Monthly
Embedded Team
From
$5,000
/ month
A dedicated team that moves your live product forward every week.
A dedicated engineer on your product
QA, product, design and business analysts when needed
300 to 350 hours a month, about two full-time hires
Monthly
Partner-led
Product Partner
From
$15,000
/ month
Your product and engineering function, led by Salman and Waleed.
Partner leads the engagement
A full squad: PM, design, engineering, QA
Roadmap, GTM and investor support
For a small number of founders each year, we take part of our fee in equity.
What founders say.
Client video · 9:16
“They not only executed our vision precisely but also provided thoughtful insights that challenged and improved our product.”
Jeremy George
Founder, BucketMatch
“They did a great job designing scalable databases, and were able to successfully problem-solve on very complex issues.”
Jaden Warren
Founder, Celeb
“They deeply understood our vision, executed our project efficiently on an accelerated timeline, and consistently delivered beyond expectations.”
Jason Wilde
Founder, WNTAD
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KosalM
MikeJeremy, Jaden, Jason, and more founders
5.0 on Clutch. Top Company, Spring 2024.
What founders say.
Client video · 9:16
“They not only executed our vision precisely but also provided thoughtful insights that challenged and improved our product.”
Jeremy George
Founder, BucketMatch
“They did a great job designing scalable databases, and were able to successfully problem-solve on very complex issues.”
Jaden Warren
Founder, Celeb
“They deeply understood our vision, executed our project efficiently on an accelerated timeline, and consistently delivered beyond expectations.”
Jason Wilde
Founder, WNTAD
A
AadilK
KosalM
MikeJeremy, Jaden, Jason, and more founders
5.0 on Clutch. Top Company, Spring 2024.
What founders say.
Client video · 9:16
“They not only executed our vision precisely but also provided thoughtful insights that challenged and improved our product.”
Jeremy George
Founder, BucketMatch
“They did a great job designing scalable databases, and were able to successfully problem-solve on very complex issues.”
Jaden Warren
Founder, Celeb
“They deeply understood our vision, executed our project efficiently on an accelerated timeline, and consistently delivered beyond expectations.”
Jason Wilde
Founder, WNTAD
A
AadilK
KosalM
MikeJeremy, Jaden, Jason, and more founders
5.0 on Clutch. Top Company, Spring 2024.
A few questions.
Who owns the code and accounts?
You do, from day one. Code, cloud accounts and IP sit in your name throughout.
Could you build it in four weeks?
No-code or custom code?
What happens after launch?
Tell us what
you’re building.
You leave with a clear view of scope, timeline and cost, whether or not we work together.
30 minutes with a partner. A clear view of scope, timeline and cost.
A product studio for founders building companies that last.
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© 2026 Bricks.
Clutch Top Company 2024
A product studio for founders building companies that last.
Resources
Contact
© 2026 Bricks.
Clutch Top Company 2024
A product studio for founders building companies that last.
Resources
Contact
© 2026 Bricks.
Clutch Top Company 2024