Marketplace MVP Launch Agency
Two-Sided Platforms Built in 12–18 Weeks
We build marketplace MVPs with real liquidity strategies, integrated payments, KYC, and trust & safety — shipped on Next.js and Supabase.
Launching a marketplace MVP isn't just about getting something live quickly. It's about building a two-sided platform — connecting supply (sellers, providers) with demand (buyers, users) — that actually works in the real world. Not feature-complete. Working. Real transactions, integrated payments, identity verification, and enough liquidity to tell you whether you've got product-market fit before you start scaling spend.
Your Current Site May Be a Liability
Common gaps we find in nearly every audit.
How We Build This Right
Every safeguard, built in from Day 1.
Stripe Connect & Adyen Integration
Multi-party payment flows with split payouts, platform fees, and support for 135+ currencies. We handle seller onboarding, delayed captures, and refund routing so money moves correctly from day one — no surprises.
KYC via Onfido & Persona
AI-driven identity verification with sub-60-second checks and 99% accuracy. Biometric liveness detection and document orchestration keep bad actors off your platform without making life difficult for legitimate users.
Hive Moderation for Trust & Safety
Automated content and image scanning at 95%+ precision, built to scale to millions of items per day. We pair that with human-in-the-loop escalation for the edge cases AI genuinely can't resolve on its own.
Real-Time Matching Algorithms
Custom liquidity algorithms built on Supabase Edge Functions and real-time subscriptions. Geo-matching, relevance scoring, dynamic feed ranking — all tuned to your marketplace's specific supply-demand dynamics, not a generic template's.
Supply-Side & Demand-Side Seeding
Structured onboarding protocols for your first 20–50 adopters on each side. We build out invite flows, referral incentives, and soft-launch gating that creates real liquidity before you go public — not after.
Transparent Scope-Locked Pricing
Every engagement starts with a fixed-fee discovery phase. You see the full cost breakdown before we write a single line of code. No change orders, no hourly surprises, no ambiguity about scope.
What We Build
Purpose-built features for your industry.
Next.js + Supabase Stack
Server-rendered React frontend with Postgres-backed real-time data, auth, and storage — deployed to Vercel edge for sub-200ms response times globally.
Multi-Party Payment Orchestration
Stripe Connect or Adyen for Platforms with escrow, split payouts, platform commission, and automated tax document generation.
Identity Verification Pipeline
Onfido or Persona integrated into seller onboarding with document checks, biometric liveness, and risk scoring before a seller's first transaction goes through.
Automated Content Moderation
Hive Moderation scanning listings, messages, and profile images in real-time with configurable thresholds and human escalation queues.
Liquidity Seeding Toolkit
Admin dashboards, invite-gating, geo-fenced launches, and supply-side incentive systems — all built directly into the platform from week one, not retrofitted later.
Real-Time Notifications & Feeds
Supabase Realtime subscriptions powering instant updates for new listings, messages, bookings, and status changes across both sides of the marketplace.
Built on a Modern, Secure Stack
Our Development Process
From discovery to launch. Quality at every step.
Discovery & Liquidity Strategy
Weeks 1–2We map your marketplace dynamics: who supplies, who demands, what triggers that first transaction. We define your seeding plan, payment architecture, and trust requirements. You get a fixed-fee scope document with no loose ends.
UX Design & Data Modelling
Weeks 3–5Figma prototypes for both sides of the marketplace, plus admin. While that's happening, we're modelling your Supabase schema, matching logic, and payment flows in parallel. You approve designs before a build sprint begins.
Core Platform Build
Weeks 6–13Next.js frontend, Supabase backend, Stripe Connect or Adyen integration, KYC pipeline, and moderation layer — built in parallel sprints with weekly demos. Matching algorithms get tuned against synthetic data so they're not flying blind on launch day.
QA, Seeding & Soft Launch
Weeks 14–16End-to-end testing across payment, verification, and moderation flows. We onboard your first 20–50 supply-side participants and gate demand-side access for controlled liquidity validation. You learn before you open the doors.
Public Launch & Iteration
Weeks 17–18+Full deployment with monitoring, error tracking, and analytics. Then 30 days of post-launch support — bug fixes, performance tuning, and algorithm adjustments based on what real transaction data is actually telling us.
Frequently Asked Questions
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200+ employee company? Complex multi-tenant, auction, or multi-location requirement? We have a dedicated enterprise capability track.
Get Your Marketplace Assessment
Tell us about your marketplace concept. We'll deliver a scope estimate within 24 hours.
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