Stealth Startup NYC
Stealth startup · Founding roster

Claim your spot on the founding roster.

Be one of the first real NYC creators on a stealth-stage platform. Founding status, priority placement, and early access to briefs for photographers, videographers, content-makers, graphic designers, and event managers.

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Who we are

We beat AI slop.

We are a stealth-stage startup and a movement against AI slop — not against AI. We use AI to orchestrate real human craft, never to replace it. That is why we hand-pick real, New York-based creators for the founding roster.

Made on purpose

Every profile is a real human with real work. No stock filler, no generated portfolios, no directory padding.

NYC creators only

We are building the founding roster with photographers, videographers, content-makers, graphic designers, and event managers based in New York.

AI as the tool

AI helps brands brief, book, and launch faster — the craft stays human, verified, and yours.

How it works

Three steps. Then you are in the room.

01

Claim your spot

Apply in a minute. Founders pay the $290 at the end — that reserves your place in the founding review, at the one-time Founder rate.

02

Set up your portfolio

Payment takes you straight to portfolio setup. Upload real reels and stills — the work you want brands to book you for.

03

Get verified & booked

We review founders first, within 72 hours. Approved, your Founding Creator badge goes live and brands book you direct. Not approved, every cent comes back.

Two ways in

Free to join. Founding to win.

On the list

$0 free forever

  • Real creator profile and portfolio
  • Listed in the founding NYC cohort
  • Discoverable when we open to brands
  • Standard showcase placement
Rolling review — you are in the queue, read in order as our capacity allows. Real people, not AI.

Founding creator

$290 once

  • Reviewed first — within 72 hours, ahead of every free profile
  • Verified Founding Creator badge
  • Exclusive search for enterprise that looks only for vetted and reliable partners
  • Featured and priority placement
  • Lower fees, forever
  • First access to brand briefs at launch
Reviewed by real people, not AI. Fully refundable if we do not approve you within 72 hours, or you are denied founders access.
Who we work with

The people who will book you.

We open the founding roster to the teams that hire real creative work every week — the people briefing shoots, launches, and campaigns. Here is what they typically spend per project.

12 enterprise clients already signing up for our first booking batch — with more in active talks.

Marketing agencies

Staffing shoots and campaigns across a roster of clients.

Avg. project check
$3,000 – $12,000

In NYC: SoHo product shoots · rooftop brand films · Fashion Week BTS.

Software houses

Product launches, demo videos, and brand content on a sprint cadence.

Avg. project check
$3,500 – $9,000

In NYC: product-launch films · founder interviews · office-culture reels.

PR managers

Event coverage and press-ready assets, often on short notice.

Avg. project check
$2,000 – $7,500

In NYC: Chelsea gallery openings · pop-up launches · Midtown press events.

Brand coordinators

Always-on content for social, web, and paid channels.

Avg. project check
$2,000 – $6,000

In NYC: storefront shoots · weekly UGC drops · influencer collab days.

What clients tell us

“We used to gamble on strangers from Instagram or constantly asking for referrals. You guys save us days of work!”

Michael R.
NYC growth team · booking creators

Get on the founding roster.

$290 once · priority placement · 250 spots · New York only.