Studio Management
Studio Management invests in innovative companies across various sectors and sizes, incubating its own ventures to address societal needs. The firm uses a data-driven approach to achieve top decile returns in public market investments and has co-founded companies that have collectively raised over $90 million in venture capital.
Company Overview
Studio Management invests in trail-blazing companies across various sizes and sectors. The firm also incubates its own companies when it identifies unfulfilled societal needs. The organization employs a data-driven approach to achieve top decile returns in public market investments. Studio Management marries entrepreneurial experience with a methodical investment strategy, focusing intensively on the earliest stages of organizational design, including problem definition, team building, and financing.
Investment Strategy
Studio Management focuses on public equities and venture capital investments, utilizing a data-driven approach to identify and support startups with significant societal impact. The firm partners with entrepreneurs to gain clarity and conviction around their ideas, galvanizing the best talent and capital to bring these visions to fruition. Collectively, companies co-founded by Studio Management have raised over $90 million in venture capital and scaled to over 1,000 employees.
Notable Portfolio Companies
Studio Management has an impressive portfolio of successful companies. Sentieo, an AI-driven financial research platform built by Studio Management, is used by some of the world’s top investment funds. Another portfolio company, Thistle, provides plant-forward meals, snacks, and juices through a subscription service. DocSend was acquired by Dropbox for $165 million, while Lightning Labs raised $70 million in a Series B round. Other prominent portfolio companies include Career Karma, Super Coffee, Jane Technologies, Flux, HUNGRY, and Vincent.
Incubation and Development
Studio Management incubates new companies when discovering unmet societal needs. Using their data-driven strategy, they invest in startups advancing societal health, productivity, and well-being. Projects like Sentieo have demonstrated the firm's capability to not only identify high-potential opportunities but also to develop them into functional businesses that generate substantial investor interest and user demand.
Public Market Success
Studio Management has posted top decile returns as public market investors, leveraging a data-driven strategy to identify lucrative opportunities. Their significant achievement includes building Sentieo, an AI-driven financial research platform aimed at gaining alpha in public market investments. Sentieo raised $20 million in a Series B round following record demand, underscoring Studio Management's success in the public equity space.