FAQs

How can a startup work with Laika Ventures?

Laika Ventures only works with early-stage startups that are building AI products, despite the industry. We assess your stage and needs and check if it's a fit for us and if we can provide value to you.

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We always start with a conversation. Even if you're just curious, reach out to us and we let's meet!

How do I know if a Venture Studio is for me?

A Venture Studio is for me if:

I am in the process of ideation/POC/MVP.
I am trying to find support from experienced people to build my product.
I need help figuring out the GTM strategy and finding customers.
I am a solo founder looking for a co-founder.
I don't have money to build upon my idea.

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A Venture Studio might not be for me if:

I have a product, a team, and customers, and I am looking for an investor. I have my own resources to build my idea (money, time, processes, etc.).

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So, we're not a typical investor, but rather a co-founder in the early stages of the creation of a business. 💪🏻🛠️

What’s the difference between a Venture Studio, an Angel Investor, and a Venture Capital?

There's a lot we can say here, but we will try to keep it short.

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Venture Studio: Creates startups from scratch or is involved in the very early stages, providing early-stage funding, hands-on management, and operational support. This model focuses on quick validation, go-to-market, and first growth patterns with the help of experienced professionals. A venture studio finds an operational model that works and systematically builds successful companies.

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Angel Investor: An individual who invests personal capital at the pre-seed or seed stage, typically offering mentorship or staying hands-off. High risk, with returns expected through equity appreciation.

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Venture Capital: Firms that invest pooled funds in startups, usually at later stages (Series A and beyond). Provides strategic guidance, often securing board seats, aiming for high returns through IPOs or acquisitions.

What is a Venture Studio?

"A Venture Studio is an organization that routinely creates startups, typically from the ground up. It generates and tests ideas, invests money, allocates resources and the studio team among various projects, and attracts co-founder entrepreneurs to create startups."‍

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To learn more about what a Venture Studio is please read this comprehensive study by Max Pog.

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A Venture Studio, also known as a startup studio or startup factory, is a business entity dedicated to systematically creating new companies. It provides the initial capital, management, and operational support needed to develop multiple projects at once. Unlike traditional incubators and accelerators, a venture studio provides hands-on help that is critical to iterate and develop fast in the early phase of a startup creation.
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Depending on your stage and needs, Laika Ventures can help you with idea validation, go-to-market, product advisory, operations and accounting, legal support, fundraising support and hiring.

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Whether you’re wondering how we partner with founders or what it takes to turn bold ideas into real-world innovations, you’ll find the answers here. Let’s explore the possibilities together.

The Venture

We identify and invest in exceptional individuals. Individuals with enormous potential, insatiable curiosity,  and an impatience for impact.

FAQs

Whether you’re wondering how we partner with founders or what it takes to turn bold ideas into real-world innovations, you’ll find the answers here. Let’s explore the possibilities together.

How can a startup work with Laika Ventures?

How do I know if a Venture Studio is for me?

What’s the difference between a Venture Studio, an Angel Investor, and a Venture Capital?

What is a Venture Studio?

The Venture

We identify and invest in exceptional individuals. Individuals with enormous potential, insatiable curiosity, and an impatience for impact.

We identify and invest in exceptional individuals. Individuals with enormous potential, insatiable curiosity,  and an impatience for impact.