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For founders who need results before the runway runs outFor leaders whose AI pilots never paid off

Your first measurable result in 14 days. AI that moves a business number in 30 days. We own the delivery. Or your money back.

Elric Works by Valnora & Elric gives founders a senior engineering team and gives larger companies forward deployed engineers, sold as a measured business outcome: an Outcome Sprint of 14 days for founders or 30 days for enterprises, with a full refund if the agreed work is not live and measuring the outcome by the deadline.

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Outcome agreed before day oneLive by the deadline or your money backEverything we build is yours
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13companies we've built for, from Alphabet to Sun Pharma
6production systems shown in the case studies
9industries, from pharma lines and freight to fashion
4AR, 3D and digital-twin systems for the plant floor
Start from where you are

Sound familiar?
Pick the one that's keeping you up.

+None of these? Tell us what's stuck. We'll tell you honestly if we can help.
Your outcome

“We have customers waiting for the product, and nobody to build it.”

What we'll commit toFirst version live with your design partnersin 6 weeks
Outcome RelayI'll track this number every day and tell you if it slips.

Letters of intent go cold fast. A senior Elric Works lead turns your spec and Figma into a working product, sits in your planning, and makes the technical calls with you.

How we get there
  • One accountable lead who owns the build
  • Scope agreed in week one, in writing
  • Weekly releases your design partners can use
What your business has at the end
  • A live product with real users on it
  • Usage you can show investors
  • A clear plan for your first engineering hires
The offer

Pay for a result,
not for a team's time.

Every Elric Works engagement starts with one Outcome Sprint. We agree a business outcome, a number and a date, then deliver the thing that moves it. If it isn't live and measuring by the deadline, you don't pay.

Outcome RelayI check your number every morning and tell you if it's slipping. Before it's a problem.
Outcome Sprint

14 days to your first measurable result30 days to a number that moves

start here
  • One business outcome, agreed in writing before day one: the number and the date
  • An Elric Works team built for that outcome, led by one accountable lead
  • Your number on a live dashboard, watched daily by a Relay
  • Everything is yours: code, docs and the plan for what's next
  • No double cost: the sprint fee comes off your first month if you continue

Our guarantee. If what we committed to isn't live and measuring your outcome by the deadline, you get a full refund and keep everything we built.

Start my Outcome Sprint →

Fixed fee, shared on the call. One refund per company. Goal and access agreed in writing.

The Elric method

Four stages.
One person accountable for all of them.

01 · Frame

Pick the number

We agree the outcome, how it is measured, and what "done" means, in writing.

You get: a signed outcome brief
02 · Ship

Build what moves it

Only the work that drives the number. Released to real users early, not saved for a big reveal.

You get: live releases, weekly
03 · Measure

Prove it moved

Your outcome on a live dashboard against the starting point. A Relay flags drift daily.

You get: a before/after you can show your board
04 · Hand over

Make it yours

Docs, runbooks and a working session with your team, so you own it without us.

You get: full ownership
After the sprint

Keep going the way
that fits your stage.

For founders

Founding build

A senior Elric Works lead owns your first version end to end and makes the technical calls with you, like a technical co-founder.

  • One accountable lead
  • Outcome reviewed every month
  • Grows into a product build when you need it
Best when: you need a technical partner, not a vendor.
For founders

Product build

A dedicated pod of handpicked Elric Works engineers, working only on your product, accountable for the outcomes on your roadmap.

  • Lead, engineers and QA, only yours
  • Monthly outcome targets
  • Planned handover to your own team
Best when: you've raised and the clock is running.
For larger companies

Forward deployed delivery

Elric Works engineers work inside your operations, connect your systems, and put AI into production against a business target.

  • Embedded with the process owners
  • Inside your IT and security rules
  • Your team runs it at the end
Best when: the pilot worked and the business didn't feel it.
Selected work

Products we've built.
For pharma plants, process equipment and freight.

Pharma lines, powder processing, field maintenance, freight operations. Built for hard environments, where software has to work on the plant floor and in the field, not just in a demo.

Delivered by Suryanand Sunil, our founder, before he started Valnora & Elric. These projects became part of the company’s portfolio when he founded it.

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Forward deployed deliveryPharmaFreeze-drying
Granules India

Lyophilization process intelligence

One screen for every freeze-dryer on the block: live cycle phase, shelf and condenser temperatures, chamber pressure, alarms with context, batch records and analytics, with the audit trail on.

  • Equipment navigator across blocks and units
  • Live cycle view with phase progress
  • Alarm console with operator actions and SOPs
  • Batch records and batch analytics
What changedOperators and QA work from one live view of every freeze-dryer, with alarms, SOPs and batch records in the same place, instead of separate equipment screens and paper records.
Read the Granules India case study ↗
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Product buildFreightLogistics
Pegasus

Freight operating system

A command centre for global freight: shipments, bookings, containers and exceptions in one place, with live tracking and AI insights on delay risk.

  • Command centre with live KPIs
  • Live tracking across ocean, air and road
  • Exceptions: delays, customs holds, documents
  • AI insights on port congestion and delay risk
What changedOperations teams see every shipment and every exception on one screen, instead of chasing carriers across email and spreadsheets.
Read the Pegasus case study ↗
Built for enterprise

Ready for your security review
before the first commit.

NDA and IP, signed first

Confidentiality and full IP assignment are in place before anyone sees your code or data.

Your code, your cloud

Everything lives in your repositories and your cloud accounts from day one. Nothing to migrate off us later.

Inside your access rules

We work through your SSO, VPN, least-privilege accounts and change process, not around them.

On-premise when needed

Plant-floor and regulated systems can run on your servers or private cloud, next to the equipment.

Audit-ready records

Approvals, changes and agent actions are logged, so QA and compliance can trace every step.

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Your options, honestly

Compare by the only thing
that matters: time to result.

Compared onHire in-houseFreelancersDev agencyElric Works
Time to first measurable result6+ monthsUnclearAfter a long spec14 days
Who's accountable for the outcomeYouYouThe contract, not the resultOne Elric Works lead
How you paySalaries, before resultsHoursHours or milestonesPer outcome sprint
If it doesn't workMonths lostStart overChange requestFull refund
What you ownEverythingDependsDependsEverything, from day one
Compared onInternal IT backlogBig consultancyBuy another AI toolElric Works
Time to a moved business numberNext yearAfter discoveryPilot, then stalls30 days
Who's accountable for the outcomeSharedA steering committeeNobodyOne Elric Works lead
How you payInternal costDay ratesLicences per seatPer outcome sprint
If it doesn't workRe-prioritisedA new phaseShelfwareFull refund
No black box

You don't wait for updates.
You watch the number.

Your outcome, live

Every engagement runs in Agent Serve, the AI workspace Valnora & Elric builds. Your number against the target, updated as it moves.

Relays keep watch

A Relay checks the number every morning, writes the weekly note from the actual work, and flags anything slipping to your lead.

You approve what changes

Anything that changes scope or date waits for your yes, right in the workspace.

Outcome Sprint · day 9 of 14Claims operations · day 22 of 30● live
Paid orders this weekAvg. handling time
68 / 100 target−19% / −25% target
Orders up 14% since the new checkoutPune team at −28%, ahead of targeton track
Payment failures above 3% on UPIMumbai team adoption at 41%flagged
Weekly note drafted for your leadready
Add COD at checkout · +2 daysExtend to Chennai teamneeds your yes
The part others skip

We plan the day
you don't need us.

01

Your code

In your repositories and cloud from day one.

02

Your numbers

The outcome dashboard stays yours, with the Relays still watching.

03

Your team

A working handover so your people run and change it.

04

Your call

Start the next outcome, or walk away clean.

Honestly

Who this isn't for.
Saves us both a call.

Not a fit if you
  • Want the cheapest hourly rate. We price outcomes, not hours.
  • Need extra hands for a year with no defined result.
  • Can't give us a decision-maker who replies within two days.
  • Want us to start before we agree what success looks like.
A great fit if you
  • Can name the business number that has to move.
  • Want a senior team accountable for it, not a vendor taking tickets.
  • Will put a decision-maker in a weekly review.
  • Plan to own the product and the team afterwards.
RelayIf you nodded at this column, book the call. We'll send the outcome brief template.
How to start

Three steps.
The first one is free.

Step 1 · 30 minutes

Name the outcome

A call with an Elric Works lead, not sales. We find the number worth moving.

Step 2 · within 48 hours

Your outcome brief

The number, the date, what we'll deliver and the fixed fee. Yours to keep either way.

Step 3 · you sign

The sprint starts

Your live dashboard is up on day one. The clock is on us.

Book your call

Tell us the number
that has to move.

An Elric Works lead replies to set up the 30-minute call. You leave with a written outcome brief either way.

RelayOnce you send this, we'll share the outcome brief template so you can think about your number before the call.

Book your Outcome Sprint call

Tell us where you are and the number you need to move. An Elric Works lead will reply.

Before you book

The questions
everyone asks.

Is Elric Works an agency or a staffing firm?

Neither. You don't rent engineers or buy hours. You buy an outcome, delivered by an Elric Works team with one accountable lead, on our method and our platform.

What exactly does Elric Works guarantee?

That what we committed to in the outcome brief is live and measuring your number by the deadline. If it is not, you get a full refund and keep everything built. We commit to the business target and work towards it every day; the number itself also depends on your market and team.

What counts as an outcome?

A business number with a date: paid orders, active users, hours saved, handling time, cost removed, a launch your board is waiting on.

Who's on the team?

Elric Works engineers chosen for your outcome, led by one person accountable to you. If the team needs to change, we change it. The outcome stays ours.

Who owns the code and the data?

You do. Code lives in your repositories, data stays in your systems.

What are the Relays on this page?

Relays are AI coworkers in Agent Serve, the AI workspace Valnora & Elric builds. On every engagement they watch your outcome number, draft the weekly note and flag risks, and anything they want to change waits for a person to approve.