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Every venture studio claims to have a world-class playbook. But in practice, frameworks alone don’t build great startups-focus does. Narrowing your vertical unlocks repeatability, insight depth, and capital efficiency. In a crowded studio landscape, being “the best” at something specific will outperform trying to be good at everything.
After nine years building across multiple industries, we’ve learned that going narrow is what can create real leverage. That’s why the future of our venture studio is vertical.
We’ve developed a strong platform: from problem validation systems to founder recruitment to MVP execution. But the infrastructure becomes exponentially more powerful when applied within a single vertical. Instead of starting from scratch with each idea, we now walk into new concepts with playbooks already tuned to specific ICPs, GTM strategies, pricing models, and known pain points.
For us, that means focusing on verticals where we have corporate access, strong relationships, and validated problem spaces. This helps us preload design partners and early adopters before we even recruit a CEO. Our goal is to hand founders not just an idea, but a de-risked launchpad with customers, channels, and capital pathways already in motion.
We’re not abandoning our platform--we’re refining it to power vertical stacks that scale faster, attract qualified investors, and produce startups with real durability.
Q: What counts as a “real” vertical?
A: It’s not just industry or customer base; a strong vertical aligns around problem space, buyer type, and GTM strategy. “Factory workflow automation for mid-sized industrials” beats “B2B SaaS.”
Q: Is vertical focus limiting at early stages?
A: No - it’s clarifying. You can always expand later. Focus first, earn leverage, then scale.
Q: How does vertical focus help with funding?
A: By building vertically, you’re meeting investors where they’re at, in a space they’re already interested in, making the pitch much easier.
Check out our existing Vertical Venture Studios or listen to our Podcast on how Vertical Venture Studios Are the Future, But Only If You Do This Right
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