Steve Blank

JANUARY 17, 2023

Venture Studios are an “idea factory” with their own employees searching for product/market fit and a repeatable and scalable business model. But these look for founders who have a technical or business model insight and a team. They then transfer the IP and build the startup inside the venture studio.

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Technical Cofounder Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 346

David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. Typical business stage. An already proven business model and its already valuable assets. Venture Debt.

Cofounder 78

Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

K9 Ventures

APRIL 28, 2010

Either protectable IP or at least hard IP. Direct Revenue : The company must have a direct revenue model. No advertising, content or media businesses which may have a three-way business model, but rather companies which deliver direct value to paying customers.

Seed Stage 61

Seed Stage San Francisco IP Portfolio 61