Got an idea?
We'll have a working MVP
by Friday.
Canada-based dev teams you can hire for a week. No 3-month minimums, no offshore black boxes — just senior engineers in your timezone shipping code from day one.
⚡ 1-week sprints • 🇨🇦 Canadian team • 💸 SR&ED eligible • 🔒 Your IP, your code
Canadian corporation since 2019 · 7+ years shipping production software
- MonKickoff + scoping✓
- TueBuild sprint✓
- WedMidweek demo✓
- ThuPolish + tests✓
- FriWorking demo 🚀✓
Building an MVP shouldn't feel like this
Hiring a CTO takes 6 months.
...and you wanted to test the idea this quarter.
Agencies want 3-month minimums.
You want to validate. Not commit to a marriage.
Offshore is a black box.
12-hour time gaps. Unclear progress. Surprise scope debates at midnight.
Try us for a week. Decide if you want a month.
40 hours · 1 senior engineer · Working code by Friday
- ✓Monday: kickoff + technical scoping
- ✓Tuesday–Thursday: build sprint, daily check-ins
- ✓Friday: working demo + decision point
- ✓Always: full source code, deployed and yours to keep
- ✓All week: shared Slack channel with your engineer
🤝 We invoice only if you're 100% satisfied. No questions asked.
Need more time, more people, or ongoing support? We also run 4-week MVP packages and full-team engagements. Let's talk on the scoping call.
From DM to demo, in 5 days
Day 0
Free 90-min scoping call. We pressure-test your idea and scope the week.
Monday
Kickoff. Architecture, stack decisions, sprint plan.
Tue–Thu
Build. Daily Slack updates. Midweek demo.
Friday
Demo day. See what we built. Decide what's next.
Day 8+
Continue, extend, or take the code and run. Your call.
Why a Canadian team actually matters
Same timezone
PT, MT, ET — we're 0–3 hours apart. Sync calls happen at human times.
SR&ED eligible
Our Canadian engineering hours qualify for federal R&D tax credits. Up to 35% back.
Canadian contracts & IP
Disputes settled under Canadian law. Your IP, full stop.
Native English communication
No translation tax. Specs land clearly. Code reviews catch nuance.
Stack we ship in
Don't see your stack? Ask us — chances are we've shipped in it.
Founders who trusted us first
"Shoonya works like our extended tech team — same ownership, speed and delivery quality."
— Bipul Kumar
CEO, Tradyl.com
"Shoonya took us from idea to MVP in less than a week — and we've kept working with them ever since."
— Ajay Arora
CEO, AnyTeam Sales Automation
"Unbelievable how quickly Shoonya delivered semantic search on top of our existing platform — real, demoable progress in days, not months."
— Benjamin Glunz
CEO, Anguleris
"I was amazed that Shoonya showed real progress within a week — taking my idea to a deployed MVP."
— Peter Tortora
Founder & CEO, BornVia
Real questions founders ask us
Toptal places individual freelancers. We come as a coordinated team — engineer, designer where needed, and project oversight — already working together. You're not stitching together strangers.
That's exactly what week-long sprints are for. Pivot Wednesday and we'll rebuild Thursday. No change orders, no scope debates.
You do. Full IP transfer is in every contract. We hand over the GitHub repo, the deployment, the credentials — everything.
Most projects aren't done in a week. The point is you don't have to commit to more than that to start. Founders typically extend after the Friday demo — but the choice is always yours.
Yes. Once we match you to an engineer, they're yours for as long as you need them. Continuity matters.
Across Canada — Greater Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Calgary. All timezone-aligned with you.
Walking the Web Summit floor today?
Book your free 90-min MVP scoping session. Web Summit attendees only, available this week.
Prefer email? contact@shoonya.ca
Text us: +1 (778) 939-4992
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