Est. 2026
Newport Technology Group

Building products that
solve real problems.
Funding follows validation.

A product-focused technology studio building MVPs that address real user needs. We start with working software, validate with real customers, and use traction to raise capital. We're building multiple products in parallel, learning what resonates, and doubling down on what works.

2Products in Development
0Years Operating
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About

Build first,
raise later.

Newport Technology Group is a product-focused technology studio headquartered in Newport, Rhode Island. We don't have capital to invest — we're actively building it by shipping products that solve real problems.

Our approach is pragmatic: build MVPs, get them in front of users, and let the market tell us what works. We're building multiple products in parallel, staying lean, and using early traction to demonstrate viability to future investors. We're not optimizing for presentations — we're optimizing for working software and real user feedback.

We're exploring opportunities in enterprise software, automation tools, and developer infrastructure — areas where we can move quickly, validate cheaply, and scale what resonates. Some will fail. That's the point. We learn, pivot, or kill, then move to the next.

I
Product Before Funding
We build working software first, validate with real users, then raise capital. Traction speaks louder than pitch decks.
II
Ruthless Validation
Every MVP is a hypothesis. We ship quickly, measure honestly, and kill what doesn't work. Learning what fails is as valuable as finding what succeeds.
III
Parallel Exploration
We build multiple products simultaneously, diversifying our bets while staying lean. The market decides what deserves our focus and capital.
IV
Operator Mindset
We've built, scaled, and exited technology businesses. We're founders first, building companies we'd want to use ourselves.

Current Work

Products we're
building and validating.

Developer Tools
CodeSignal Bridge

Real-time collaboration and code review tooling for distributed engineering teams. Currently in private beta with 3 design partner companies.

MVP
Enterprise Automation
FlowState

No-code workflow automation for mid-market operations teams. Built to replace expensive enterprise tools with 80% of the functionality at 20% of the cost.

In Development

Next product in exploration


Leadership

Operators who've
done the work.

DM
Damon McClean
Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Serial entrepreneur with a track record of founding, scaling, and exiting technology businesses. Damon focuses on product strategy, go-to-market, and identifying what users actually need.

ZC
Zachary Cohen
Founder & Chief Technology Officer

With over 20 years building software, three acquisitions, and a bias toward shipping over planning, Zachary focuses on building MVPs that validate quickly and scale pragmatically.


Contact

Let's discuss
what you're
building.

We're interested in feedback, early adopters, and potential investors who believe in building products before raising capital. If you want early access to what we're working on, have ideas worth validating, or want to back product-first founders — reach out.

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HeadquartersNewport, Rhode Island 02840
General Inquiriesinfo@newporttech.group
Investment & Partnershipspartnerships@newporttech.group