OlbiosX
Startup Studio
First push to powerful ideas
We provide founders with the early-stage capital and strategic support to build a strong foundation, transforming powerful ideas into impactful ventures.
Your foundation for growth
Pillar 1: Foundational capital
We provide up to $25,000 cash investment to fund your 12+ month plan.
This is the capital you need to hit your first key milestones, build momentum, and focus entirely on executing your vision.
Pillar 2: Strategic support
Corporate Strategy
We guide you in defining the strategy for complex topics like company setup and contracts. For the formal application and next steps, we then connect you with trusted legal advisors.
• Company registration & structure:
We guide you in planning the most advantageous company structure from day one, which is critical for future funding rounds.
• Essential Contracts: We help you define the key terms and strategy for your founder agreements, service contracts (MSAs), other critical documents, and connect you with trusted legal advisors for the next steps.
Pillar 2: Strategic support
Product Management &Go-to-market
An amazing product needs a clear path to its first users. We work with you to sharpen your focus and build momentum.
• Product strategy: Defining your MVP, setting realistic milestones, prioritizing features, and avoiding distractions. We also help with pricing strategies and customer onboarding flows.
• User experience (UI/UX): Crafting the best possible user experience and design within the constraints of your time and development resources.
Pillar 2: Strategic support
Finance & Growth
• Financial Management: Creating a solid financial model and a plan to manage your cash flow, navigate grant timelines, and make smart decisions about revenue and spending.
• Strategy: Perfecting your pitch deck, understanding when and how much to raise, and connecting you with the right people.
• Business Development: We actively leverage our network to open doors for you.
Visionary with a plan
Expert in your field, driven by a powerful vision to solve a meaningful problem.
At the pre-seed stage with anywhere in between a validated idea to a working MVP.
Have a realistic 12 - 16 months plan to reach a proof of concept or a key milestone with foundational $25k investment & strategic support.
Ready for your next step
We review applications on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. Exceptional founders may receive an investment offer well before the final deadline.
Share your vision
Tell us about your vision by answering a few key questions and uploading your pitch deck. This is our first chance to get to know you and the meaningful problem you're solving.
The first conversation
If your vision aligns with our thesis, we'll reach out within a few days to schedule an introductory call. This is a two-way conversation for us to learn more about your passion and for you to ask us anything. We'll want to hear your pitch and see an early demo if you have one.
*The call is typically 60 minutes (20m presentation, 20m demo, 20m Q&A).
Business plan
If you fit our criteria, we'll ask you to provide us with a realistic 12 - 16 months plan to reach a proof of concept or a key milestone with our foundational investment up to $25,000 & strategic support.
Our investment thesis
We primarily invest in capital-efficient, tech-enabled businesses with a clear path to market.
A clear plan: A realistic 12-16 month plan to reach a proof of concept or key milestone with our foundational investment.
A sustainable vision: A viable business plan for long-term, sustainable growth after reaching that first milestone. A future funding round can be part of the plan, but we value teams who are building resilient, enduring companies.
Our focus areas include, but are not limited to, SaaS, AI/ML, GreenTech, FinTech, human-computer interaction and innovative digital products.
