Venture Studio Family
Online community for startup studios, venture studios, & venture builders:
Connect with LPs who invest in studios & find investors for your portfolio companies
Connect with LPs who invest in studios & find investors for your portfolio companies
Upcoming meeting:
Recordings and summaries are available to VSF members
+ 29K contacts (FOs, LPs, FoFs, VCs, PEs, etc.) from our virtual confs
June 16, 2026
How our venture studio community supported 15 startups with 0% failure
Upcoming meeting:
June 16, 2026
How our venture studio community supported
15 startups with 0% failure
Recordings and summaries are available to VSF members
+ 29K contacts (FOs, LPs, FoFs, VCs, PEs, etc.)
from our virtual confs
After publishing my 7-month research on startup studios in 2023, I connected with hundreds of studios worldwide. We've published our 2024 and 2025 studies on venture studios. We've also hosted 20+ Virtual Conferences (500-8,000 attendees) for venture studios & other investors: Family Offices, VCs, angels & Funds of Funds.
Venture Studio Family not only provides access to insights on fundraising, attracting founders, validating ideas & optimizing processes with AI, but also connects venture studios with global capital through our Zoom investor conferences.
I'm inviting 1) established studios, 2) emerging studios, & 3) aspiring studio founders to join our Venture Studio Family community.
Venture Studio Family not only provides access to insights on fundraising, attracting founders, validating ideas & optimizing processes with AI, but also connects venture studios with global capital through our Zoom investor conferences.
I'm inviting 1) established studios, 2) emerging studios, & 3) aspiring studio founders to join our Venture Studio Family community.
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- established studios
- emerging studios
- aspiring studio founders
What do you get?
Access to Investors
- Pitch opportunity at our virtual Demo Day once a year, where we invite investors & studios from the community
- Access to the database of investors FAMILIAR with the venture studio model (it's treasure 😁) who've joined our events
P2P Zoom Calls
- 1-hour call in groups of 5-10 peers every 1-2 months
- Guest speakers from notable studios
Access to Content
- Recordings & summaries of previous Zoom calls
- Catalog of articles, memos, and templates from our podcast
- Free access to paid ticket from our online conferences: networking lists, video recordings, speakers' slides, and perks
Individual Requests
- Personalized intros
- Special meetings tailored to your interests, such as industry focus, region, etc.
Last Activity
- April 2026
Meeting with CO/STUDIOS
Topic: "Brand: An Operating MOAT in early-stage venture"
February 2026
Meeting with Intellectual Labs
Topic: "Building & Scaling AI-First Deep-Tech Venture Studios"
January 2026
Meeting with The Heart studio
Topic: "Four paths to startup building success"
Join and get access to recordings & summaries of previous Zoom calls with venture studios
Family members shared their best practices and cases on:
- the whole process of attracting founders,
- channels of collecting applications and searching for candidates,
- selection criteria and assessment methods,
- pros/cons of different categories of founders,
- terms they offer, equity split, etc.
Guest speakers & topics:
- Creating a bootstrap startup studio in Latam by Lucas Lopatin, Founder @ Indie Build
- How to keep having zero cash-burn for 4 years by Inge Grini, Co-Founder & CEO @ Intellectual Labs AS
- The main hacks to get cash flow for a studio by Shilpa Kannan, Sr. Product Manager @ Amazon and the co-author of Venture Studios Demystified
- Making a venture studio profitable almost from day 1 by Aleksander Meidell-Hagewick, Managing Partner & Chairman @ MILIEU
Guest speakers & topics:
- Mamazen Studio's practices for fundraising by Farhad Alessandro Mohammadi, Founder & CEO @ Mamazen
- Fundraising practices in The Heart by Jedrzej Iwaszkiewicz, Co-founder & CCO @ the Heart
- Studio Fundraising: Networking with potential investors and post-fundraising relations by Sharon Klaver, Co-Founder & Managing Director @ Builders
- Overview of the fundraising process by Nathan Beckord, Founder & CEO @ Fundingstack
Guest speakers & topics:
- Team Composition, Trust and Team Dynamics and Stock Option Plans by Farhad Alessandro Mohammadi, CEO @ Mamazen
- Effective Team Composition and Founder-Centric Approach by Chris Kelly, Co-Founder & General Partner @ Stackpoint Ventures (formerly Gemini)
Guest speakers & topics:
- Sources of Ideas by Max Volokhov, CEO @ Mitgo Ventures
- AltaML Venture Studio Overview by Craig Haney & Cassy Sides @ AltaML
Guest speakers:
- Quentin Nickmans, Founder & Partner @ Hexa (scaled from eFounders) – studio with 3 unicorns out of 40+ startups launched (portfolio valuation: $5B+).
- Marc Wesselink, Co-Founder @ venturerock, – building 15+ startups with a 72-step venture development program, and investing in proprietary Venture Studios.
- Michael Ellenby, Director of Strategic Partnerships @ Coplex, – launched 150 startups since 2016 and came to the model of launching studios for corporates.
T.A. McCann, Managing Director @ Pioneer Square Labs, shared his insights on:
- Building a Successful Venture Studio: Founding Team, Criteria, and Structure
- Fundraising
- Validation stage
- The importance of having a clear focus on vertical, geographic, business model, and founder
- 3 types of founders PSL attracts
Renan Devillieres, founder and CEO @ OSS Ventures, shared his experience of securing €8.5M for their startup studio.
- Identifying and approaching potential investors; Ideal Investor Profiles
- Key investors involved
- Timeline from initial contact to closing the deal
- Key challenges
- The most difficult questions posed by investors
Meeting with Elliott Parker, CEO @ High Alpha Innovation
- Partnership with Corporations
- Partnership with Universities
- Challenges and Strategies in Startup Building
- Complexities of fundraising in the current market environment
- International Expansion by partnering with a venture fund in Japan
Meeting with Milun Tesovic, Partner @ Expa
- Expa's story, structure, and insights into startup success
- Successes of Expa portfolio companies
- Challenges in startup building
- Thoughts on exits and future planning
Meeting with David Cohen-Tanugi, Venture Builder @ MIT Proto Ventures
- MIT's first and only in-house venture studio
- The Problem They're Solving
- The R&D Venture Studio Model
- Case Study: Clean Energy and Fusion Channel (2023-Present)
- Why the R&D Venture Studio Model Works?
- Best Practices for Building an R&D Venture Studio
Meeting with Richard Sams & Nick Solly @ MOHARA
How AI is transforming the way studios develop Proof-of-Concepts and MVPs, exploring the tools, strategy, and mindset that help venture teams validate faster and build better products with less risk.
How AI is transforming the way studios develop Proof-of-Concepts and MVPs, exploring the tools, strategy, and mindset that help venture teams validate faster and build better products with less risk.
Meeting with Jan Andrzejczuk @ The Heart
Lessons from building ventures in-house, with corporations, scientists, and founders.
Lessons from building ventures in-house, with corporations, scientists, and founders.
Meeting with Inge Grini @ Intellectual Labs AS
True-building model, lessons learned, and what it takes to de-risk deep-tech company creation.
True-building model, lessons learned, and what it takes to de-risk deep-tech company creation.
Meeting with Miguel Garcia Castillo @ CO/STUDIOS
The brand is not a marketing function but an operational infrastructure – the connective tissue that aligns product, culture, hiring, and capital allocation from day one. Built on 3 pillars (foundation, culture by design, and operating system), this approach drives capital efficiency, faster scaling, and greater predictability across the venture lifecycle.
The brand is not a marketing function but an operational infrastructure – the connective tissue that aligns product, culture, hiring, and capital allocation from day one. Built on 3 pillars (foundation, culture by design, and operating system), this approach drives capital efficiency, faster scaling, and greater predictability across the venture lifecycle.
Join and get access to the bonuses and benefits from our virtual conferences
40,000+ opt-in contacts & dozens of filters like check size, industry, geo, etc.
available for your studio and portfolio companies ($15,489 value)
40,000+ opt-in contacts & dozens of filters like check size, industry, geo, etc.
available for your studio and portfolio companies ($15,489 value)
- Full Opt-In Networking List (2,000+ contacts)
- Zoom panel & keynote recordings
- List of the Event Supporters
- Speaker slides
- Full Opt-In Networking List (5,000+ contacts)
- Zoom panel & keynote recordings
- List of the Event Supporters
- Speaker slides
- 10K+ registrations
- 6+ hours of insights from AI founders, operators, and investors
- 1,800+ attendees at the peak
- 3,900+ unique attendees across Zoom & LinkedIn stream
- Super Networking List with 1,000+ attendees: Family Offices, LPs, VCs & other attendees
- Zoom panel & keynote recordings
- List of the Event Supporters
- Speaker slides
- The opt-in Super Networking List with 2,000+ attendees: Family Offices, Funds of Funds, LPs, VCs & other attendees
- Zoom panel & keynote recordings
- List of the Event Supporters
- Speaker slides
- Detailed Opt-In Networking List with 400+ fintech VCs, Family Offices, Angels, Corporations, Startups & Executives
- Zoom panel & keynote recordings
- Speaker slides
- Detailed Opt-In Networking List with 500+ US healthcare VCs, Family Offices, Angels, Corporations, Startups & Executives
- Zoom panel & keynote recordings
- Speaker slides
- Video & Slides
- 2000+ Networking Base incl.: Angel (333), Angel syndicate lead (111), VC fund (331), Family Office (122), Accelerator (87), Fundraising advisor (114), Scout (96), Venture studio (124), startups (1757), other attendees (1100+)
- 120+ Startup Acceleration Hacks
- Video & Slides
- 2600+ Networking Base incl.: 1099 Business Owners / CEOs / Directors, 264 AI Investors, 352 AI Startups, 195 AI Freelancers / Agencies
- 110+ AI Hacks
- Video & Slides
- 4200+ Networking Base incl.: 387 SFOs, 152 MFOs, 305 LPs, 170 FoFs, 266 HNWIs ($1M+), 95 UHNWIs ($30M+), 632 Angel Investors, 848 VCs, 326 PE Funds, 374 Accelerators, 519 Venture Studios, 101 Hedge Funds, 137 Crypto Funds, 143 Private Credit Funds, 211 Corporations / CVC, 241 RE Funds, 1373 Pre-revenue Startups, 637 Cash-flow Businesses (pre-profit), 164 Dividend-paying Companies, 1115 Pre-seed, 795 Seed, 317 Series A, 107 Series B, 73 Series C, 105 Pre-IPO / Late Stage, 95 Public Companies, 72 Others.
- 150+ Fundraising & Investing Hacks
- 100+ Exceptional Professionals
- Video & Slides
- The full opt-in Super Networking Spreadsheet with 1,000s of investors, startups & other attendees, their email, LinkedIn, & filters.
- 330+ Exceptional Professional Hacks
- Video & Slides
- 2600+ LinkedIn Networking Base incl. 265 SFOs, 85 MFOs, 112 FoFs, 62 LPs (Institution), 219 LPs (Private Person), 67 UHNWIs ($30M+), 686 VCs, 170 PE Funds, 117 RE Funds, 48 Hedge Funds, 75 Blockchain / Crypto Funds, 272 Fundraising advisors/placement agencies, 258 Advisors to Family Offices & HNWIs, 371 Venture Studios, 497 Angel Investors, 814 Startups, 86 Corporations / CVC, 6 Pension Funds, 8 SWFs, 16 Endowment/Foundations, 26 Banks, 23 Government, 128 Others.
- 150+ Fundraising & Investing Hacks
- Video & Slides
- The full opt-in networking list of 900+ participants (LinkedIn &/or email) open to: 469 Co-found a startup, 561 Be a guest on a podcast, 561 Speak at events, 483 Invest in startups (Angel or VC), 235 Invest in VC/PE funds, 502 Get funding for projects, 670 Advise startups, 262 Get a job offer, 640 In-person events/travel/retreats, 745 Open for networking and other opportunities
- 60+ Fundraising & Investing Hacks
- Video & Slides
- ~3000 LinkedIn Networking Base incl. 241 Single Family Offices, 80 Multi Family Offices, 429 Advisors to FOs & HNWIs, 155 Funds of Funds, 266 LPs, 1099 VCs, 194 PE funds, 481 Venture Studios, 236 Exited Founders, 527 Angels.
- 70+ Capital Hacks on Fundraising, Investing and Capital Allocation.
- Video & Slides
- ~3,248 LinkedIn Networking Base incl. LinkedIn profile, email, type. As of August 28: 805 Angels, 221 Syndicates, 185 LPs, 454 VCs, 1,735 Founders, 274 Accelerators, 188 Family Offices, 259 Exited Founders, 431 Venture Studios.
- 150+ Fundraising and Bootstrapping Hacks.
- Video & Slides
- ~1280 LinkedIn Networking Base incl. LinkedIn profile, email, type. As of September 20: 113 SFO, 42 MFO, 82 LPs, 261 VCs, 49 PEs, 180 Venture Studios, 547 Startups, 258 Angels.
- 57+ Fundraising Hacks.
- Video & Slides
- 900+ LinkedIn Networking base incl. 120 established, 234 emerging, and 246 just starting studios
- 80+ Venture Studio hacks on Launching a new studio, Managing a studio, Attracting the best founders, Fundraising for venture studio & its startups, Attracting advisors, network & government support, Defining problems, generating and testing ideas, Reaching PMF before MVP
- Video & Slides
- 650+ LinkedIn Networking base incl. 500 Venture Studio founders and stakeholders, 403 Startups, 187 Angels, 90 VCs, 44 GPs, 19 LPs, 12 Funds of Funds, 28 Family Offices, 16 PE firms
- 40 lessons learned from the biggest failures by Venture Studios & Startups
- Video & Slides
- 1000+ LinkedIn Networking base incl. 144 GPs, 65 LPs, 227 Angels, 48 Family Offices, 179 VCs, 344 Venture Studios, 501 Startups
- 70+ Venture Studio hacks on Fundraising for VC funds, Deal flow creation, Investment decision-making, etc.
- Video & Slides
- 800+ LinkedIn Networking base incl. 81 Family Offices, 152 VCs, 223 Venture Studios, 24 PE Firms, 16 Funds of Funds, 112 Angels, 30 LPs, 215 Startups.
- 45 Hacks related to FOs and relations with them: structure & team, diversification of the investment portfolio, investment decision-making, how to set relations; how to set up relationships with Family Offices for investments, etc.
- Video & Slides
- 500+ LinkedIn Networking Base incl. 118 CVBs, 204 Venture studios, 61 Corporate executives, 157 Startups, 49 Exited founders, 71 Angels, 42 GPs, 12 LPs, 53 VCs, 5 Funds of Funds, 30 Family Offices, 7 PE firms.
- 40+ Corporate Venture Building hacks aimed at enhancing partnerships, streamlining CVB models, and navigating the corporate venture landscape.
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