Design Partner Program

Five to seven slots open for regulated enterprises shipping AI agents this year.

Real partners, not an early-access waitlist. We work together on integration, audit, and the parts of agentic AI that don't have textbook answers yet.

What design partners get

  • Deep access to the Bolt runtime, our engineering team, and shipping order priority.
  • Meaningful input on the roadmap. Design partners shape what ships in Q4 and Q1.
  • Direct escalation path to the founding team, plus a weekly working call.
  • A signed reference letter at the end of the program, if you're willing to give one. Optional.

What they don't get

  • No reselling rights. We do not white-label.
  • No custom features that don't generalize. We will push back hard on bespoke work.
  • No unlimited pilot extensions. The program is time-boxed.
  • No free production deployment in perpetuity. The program transitions to standard pilot pricing on graduation.

Who fits

  • CISO, CIO, Head of Architecture, or VP of Engineering at a bank, insurer, healthcare system, government agency, AmLaw 100 firm, or other regulated enterprise.
  • A real AI agent initiative that is past prototype and aiming for production this fiscal year. Not a research project.
  • A named executive sponsor with budget authority or a direct path to it.
  • An engineering team that can dedicate one or two engineers part-time for integration and feedback during the program.
  • Comfort with private feedback channels. Design partners hear about new features two to four weeks before public release.

Apply

Eight questions, takes about ten minutes. We respond yes or no inside seven days, regardless of outcome.

We read every application. We respond yes or no within seven days. We do not share applications with anyone outside the founding team.