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Marketing agency for startups
The right marketing for the stage you're at.
We'll reply within the hour (working hours).
What startups need changes at every stage
Spend on the next problem, not every problem
Foundry is a marketing agency for startups that matches the work to your stage: positioning and a launch site before launch, ads and PR to find first customers, SEO and AI search once you know who buys, and a fractional CMO when the team grows. The most common startup mistake is spending on everything at once. Websites start from £499 + VAT and go live in 5 days on average; other work is a fixed price after a short call.
At a glance
- What
- Marketing for startups by stage: positioning, launch websites, ads, PR, SEO, AI search, outbound and fractional CMO.
- For
- Founders and early teams, from pre-launch to post-funding, in B2B and consumer markets.
- Speed
- Averages: website 5 days kick-off to live, Google Ads set-up 3 hours, first PR feature 7 days.
- Price
- Websites from £499 + VAT. Everything else is a fixed price in writing after a short call.
- Proof
- BidScript: 40x more Google AI answers in 3 months, +389% search impressions in 6 months.
- Where
- Based in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Clients across Leicestershire, Nottingham, the East Midlands and the UK, in person or remotely.
- How to start
- Book a call. We'll reply within the hour (working hours).
Ready when you are.
We'll reply within the hour (working hours).
Startup marketing problems by stage
Find your stage. Start with the services in that row.
| Stage | The usual problem | What fits |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-launch | No clear message, and nowhere to send people | Positioning, branding, a launch website |
| Launch | Nobody knows you exist yet | Google and Meta ads to test demand, digital PR |
| First customers | Some sales, but no repeatable channel | SEO, AI search, outbound for B2B |
| After funding | Growth targets, no marketing lead | Fractional CMO, more budget on proven channels |
| Scaling | Too many channels, unclear returns | Strategy review, reporting, hiring support |
The services that fit startups
Getting found without years of SEO history
New sites can win specific answers
Startups don't have years of links behind them, so they need to win on clarity: specific answers to buyer questions, comparison pages and coverage that confirms what you say. AI assistants cite the clearest page, which gives new companies a real chance.
BidScript needed to show up when buyers searched and asked AI assistants, without years of SEO behind it. Its Google AI answers grew 40x in 3 months.
Our averages. Not our best days.
Our averages
5days
Website, kick-off to livethis service
3hours
Google Ads setup
4hours
Meta Ads setup
7days
To a first PR feature
20mins
Average reply time
Why founders pick Foundry as a marketing agency for startups
We tell you what to skip.
A plan for your stage, not a menu of everything we sell.
Startup speed.
Websites in days, ads in hours, replies in about 20 minutes on average.
Grows with you.
From a launch site to a fractional CMO, with the same senior team.
Fixed prices, agreed first.
No surprises on a tight runway.
Startup proof: BidScript
UK bid management software, growing in search and AI answers with Josef as fractional CMO.
40x
more Google AI answers in 3 months
+389%
search impressions in 6 months
Also working with
12 brands and counting
- WorkMule
- Backpedal
- BidScript
- Oxford Brookes University
- London Neurology Partnership
- 2XN
- Against All Odds UK
Marketing for startups FAQs
Get the positioning right and put up a clear website, then test demand with a small ads budget or PR. Leave the slow, compounding channels until you know who buys.
Once you know who your buyers are and what they search for. Start with specific questions and comparison searches, where a new site can win.
For many launches, yes. Websites start from £499 + VAT; bigger sites with more pages or features cost more, and we give a fixed price after a short call.
Usually after first customers or funding, when marketing needs an owner but a full-time CMO is too early.
This page helps you work out what fits your stage. Our startup marketing service is the launch plan we run once you've decided.
Related services
Ready when you are. Probably before.
Tell us what you need. We'll reply within the hour (working hours), and most websites go live about 5 days after kick-off.
We'll reply within the hour (working hours).
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