Mentor-led venture studio
Build your next product with mentors beside you.
A salary, a mentor, a community, and funding. Learn to take a product from zero to profit, without taking any risk.
We invest in people, not products.
Products can fail. Builders keep going. So we back the builder, with a salary, mentors, a team, and the capital to build. You bring the drive. We cover everything the build needs.
Zero risk for you.
The studio carries it.
Three ways to build.
Two leave you exposed.
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| WHAT YOU WANT | Bootstrap | VCs & Angels | The Studio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full ownership | ✓You keep 100% | ~Diluted each round | ~A share of each product |
| Full control | ✓You decide everything | ✕Board can overrule you | ~You run it as CEO |
| Upfront capital | ✕Your savings only | ✓Large checks | ✓Studio funds the build |
| Network & connections | ✕Build it yourself | ✓Investor network | ✓Built-in community |
| Monthly salary | ✕None | ✕Rare | ✓From $1,500 |
| Mentors & expert team | ✕On your own | ~Occasional board input | ✓Experts in every area |
| Your financial risk | ✕All of it | ~Runway pressure | ✓None |
| If it fails | ✕You lose your money | ✕You can be pushed out | ✓You stay and build again |
No idea yet? Start with what you love.
No employer ever asked what you are passionate about, then paid you to build it. We do. We help you find your passion, then turn it into a product people pay for.
Already have your own idea?
We are open to building that too.
Your first prototype ships in 10 days.
Proof it works before anyone commits. Then you get hired.
Hit $20K MRR
and you run it as CEO.
Your product becomes its own company. You learn to hire and lead it, with the studio still behind you.
20% of five beats 80% of one.
Build several products in parallel and earn a share of each, vesting over three to four years. More upside, far less risk than betting everything on one.
If a product fails, you don't.
You stay, you keep learning, and you build again until one works.
Real products in the studio right now.
Marketing automation for growing teams
Painless invoicing for freelancers
Support built for legal teams
These are early-stage examples of platforms currently in incubation at 999 Venture Studio.
Who this is for.
For you if
- You want to learn to build and sell products.
- You'd rather have experts in your corner than figure it all out alone.
- You need a real monthly salary while you build.
- You know solo founders burn savings on products nobody wants. A team sharing the risk changes everything.
- You know 99% of solo builders die at the “good idea, no traction” stage, and you want a launchpad.
Not for you if
- You want 100% ownership of what you build.
- You are already an expert in product, tech, marketing, UI, and UX all at once.
- You have $10K+ in savings you are happy to bet on a product with no salary and no safety net.
- You'd rather take money from VCs or angels you've never met, who can force decisions on you and remove you from your own product.
Bring the passion.
We build the rest.
Apply in 2 minutes. If it's a fit, we start with a 10-day prototype.