I (Renan) had personally around 50 calls with some variation of this question and fundraised 14 millions directly on the studio and upwards of 50Me on the follow-up fund. That allows me to provide to you with a definitive answer on “how can I fund my venture builder”.

The definitive answer to the “how can I fund my venture builder” question is :

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with great difficulty.

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Jokes aside, venture builders are a very new asset class and fundraising for one will be absolutely brutal, way more than raising for a startup.

I personally funded oss out of my previous exits for the first couple years, so fundraising was more straightforward as there was a track record on the venture builder.

I typically recommend creating a startup and being able to invest in creating some ventures before fundraising, or you’ll get absolutely blasted in the fundraising game.

I honestly have no idea how to fundraise for a Studio with first-time founders, no exits and no track record.

After that, we’ve found a fit with non-traditional investors i.e family offices, wealthy individuals. Investment funds. Regular investment companies are mostly a no-go zone.