Startups
Startup marketing agency
You move fast. Your marketing should too.
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Marketing for startups in the UK, at startup speed
Launch, learn, then spend more on what works
Foundry is a startup marketing agency in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, that gets young companies in front of customers quickly: positioning, a launch website, Google and Meta ads, digital PR and AI search, led by a fractional CMO when you need one. Our averages are 5 days from kick-off to a live website, 3 hours to set up Google Ads and 7 days to a first PR feature. Websites start from £499 + VAT; everything else is a fixed price after a short call.
At a glance
- What
- Startup marketing: positioning, launch website, paid search and social, digital PR, SEO and AI search, outbound, and a fractional CMO.
- For
- Founders launching a product, and early teams who need marketing without hiring a full department yet.
- Speed
- Averages: website 5 days kick-off to live, Google Ads set-up 3 hours, Meta Ads set-up 4 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, B2B software: 40x more Google AI answers in 3 months, +389% search impressions in 6 months, featured in The Times.
- 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).
What a startup marketing agency should do for you
Fewer things, done quickly, measured honestly.
Positioning first
Who you're for, what you replace and why you win, in words a customer would use. Every page, ad and pitch gets easier after that.
A launch website
Fast, clear and built to convert, live in 5 days on average.
Ads to test demand
Google and Meta campaigns live in hours, so you learn what sells before you scale.
PR and AI search
Coverage and clear answers, so people and AI assistants find you without years of SEO.
A marketing lead
A fractional CMO to own the plan, until you're ready to hire.
Launch marketing, in the right order
What we do first, and what waits
- Week 1Positioning, messaging and the launch plan agreed.
- Weeks 1 to 2Launch website built and live, with tracking set up.
- LaunchAds switched on to test messages and audiences; PR story pitched.
- First monthsSEO and AI search content built around the questions buyers ask.
- When it worksMore budget on the channels that bring customers. Outbound if you sell to businesses.
Every plan is different. We agree yours on the first call and put it in writing.
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 choose Foundry as their startup marketing agency
Speed is the point.
Websites in days, ads in hours, replies in about 20 minutes on average.
Senior people only.
You work with the people doing the work. No account managers, no juniors learning on your budget.
A CMO when you need one.
Josef works as a fractional CMO for several businesses, and can lead your marketing part-time.
WhatsApp or Slack, not tickets.
We work like part of your team.
Growth without years of SEO history
BidScript needed to show up when buyers searched and asked AI assistants, without years of SEO behind it.
40x
more Google AI answers in 3 months
+389%
search impressions in 6 months
The Times
featured in July 2026
Also working with
12 brands and counting
- WorkMule
- Backpedal
- BidScript
- Oxford Brookes University
- London Neurology Partnership
- 2XN
- Against All Odds UK
Startup marketing FAQs
It helps a young company find its first customers: positioning, a website, ads to test demand, PR and search. A good one also tells you what not to spend on yet.
Our averages are 5 days from kick-off to a live website and 3 hours to set up Google Ads. Your plan will have real dates in it.
Websites start from £499 + VAT. Ads, PR, SEO and fractional CMO work are a fixed price in writing after a short call.
Often an agency with a fractional CMO first, so you learn which channels work before you hire. We'll help write the role when you're ready.
Our fractional CMO helps with the marketing side: the narrative, the deck and the marketing numbers investors ask about.
Yes, both. The channels differ, and we'll tell you which suit your product on the call.
More for startups
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).
Or email hello@foundryagency.co.uk