As a venture studio, we bring together industry leaders and founders. We find wide-ranging problems, develop solutions, and launch new companies. Once found, we hand them over to a team of experienced serial entrepreneurs. We help develop the first product and bring it to production maturity. In doing so, Venture Studio draws on all companies' talents, resources, and networks in the mantro ecosystem.
We build the foundation for sustainable growth by combining design and marketing. A holistic approach for ambitious companies.
Our Venture Studio empowers the inventive spirit to partner with great founders to transform disruptive ideas into investable and scalable companies. For more than 20 years, we have pioneered a structured approach to venture building and created an engine room that allows us to build, accelerate and invest in disruptive companies from the ground up.
Our process combines theoretical methodology with lived practical experience. The resulting activities are characterized by radical pragmatism and focus on the essential.
In this phase, we identify the problems whose solutions have far-reaching impacts. Far-reaching impact means that this innovation solves real problems and has the potential to find mass adoption.
Why can we do this?
We have over 20 years of startup experience: more than 400 projects and 28 companies (some of them in UrbanTech). In addition, we maintain partnerships with entrepreneurship centers such as WHU, TUM, THD, THI, Uni St. Gallen. Due to the intensive exchange, we are continuously confronted with problems in research.
In this phase, we develop ideas and concepts for solving the identified problems. At the same time, we validate the potential markets through a detailed context and market analysis. In this process, potential business models are also screened.
Why can we do this?
For the development of ideas, we not only draw on the experience and inventiveness of the founders but also on 65 experts from the mantro ecosystem, who provide relevant input. In addition, we have a strong network with large B2B companies in the real estate, construction, and technology industries to validate ideas and concepts.
In this phase, we build the first MVPs and test them in a fast and iterative process. Here, the business case is specifically checked for validity. In addition, the first identification of relevant KPIs and the creation of various financial models takes place.
Why can we do this?
To develop MVPs, we assemble an experienced and cross-functional venture team as serial entrepreneurs or +5 years of experience in the industry. This team consists of different marketing, technology, and venture architecture experts. This team composition remains in place until market launch if validation is successful.
In this phase, the company is officially founded and brought together with an experienced team of founders. The company is handed over from the core team of the Venture Studio with a structure ready for launch. This structure is optimized for later financing rounds with institutional investors. A growth model is established with KPIs to measure product-market fit as a clear thrust.
Why can we do this?
The mantro ecosystem has an out-of-the-box sourcing structure to find and integrate an optimal venture team into the organization. We also have deep expertise in building a growth-oriented team and a battle-tested toolchain.
This phase is about providing the company with enough growth capital to increase market penetration and reach a critical mass of adoption. Here, the Venture Studio core team helps establish OKR-based scale metrics. In addition, selective core team members stay on board as active board members to support the scaling phase.
Why can we do it?
We have an extensive network of investors (venture capital firms, family offices, business angels, corporates, private equity firms).
In this phase, we identify the problems whose solutions have far-reaching impacts. Far-reaching impact means that this innovation solves real problems and has the potential to find mass adoption.
Why can we do this?
We have over 20 years of startup experience: more than 400 projects and 28 companies (some of them in UrbanTech). In addition, we maintain partnerships with entrepreneurship centers such as WHU, TUM, THD, THI, Uni St. Gallen. Due to the intensive exchange, we are continuously confronted with problems in research.
In this phase, we develop ideas and concepts for solving the identified problems. At the same time, we validate the potential markets through a detailed context and market analysis. In this process, potential business models are also screened.
Why can we do this?
For the development of ideas, we not only draw on the experience and inventiveness of the founders but also on 65 experts from the mantro ecosystem, who provide relevant input. In addition, we have a strong network with large B2B companies in the real estate, construction, and technology industries to validate ideas and concepts.
In this phase, we build the first MVPs and test them in a fast and iterative process. Here, the business case is specifically checked for validity. In addition, the first identification of relevant KPIs and the creation of various financial models takes place.
Why can we do this?
To develop MVPs, we assemble an experienced and cross-functional venture team as serial entrepreneurs or +5 years of experience in the industry. This team consists of different marketing, technology, and venture architecture experts. This team composition remains in place until market launch if validation is successful.
In this phase, the company is officially founded and brought together with an experienced team of founders. The company is handed over from the core team of the Venture Studio with a structure ready for launch. This structure is optimized for later financing rounds with institutional investors. A growth model is established with KPIs to measure product-market fit as a clear thrust.
Why can we do this?
The mantro ecosystem has an out-of-the-box sourcing structure to find and integrate an optimal venture team into the organization. We also have deep expertise in building a growth-oriented team and a battle-tested toolchain.
This phase is about providing the company with enough growth capital to increase market penetration and reach a critical mass of adoption. Here, the Venture Studio core team helps establish OKR-based scale metrics. In addition, selective core team members stay on board as active board members to support the scaling phase.
Why can we do it?
We have an extensive network of investors (venture capital firms, family offices, business angels, corporates, private equity firms).
We focus on unconditional value creation through effective technologies and businesses with the potential for sustainable existence.
Our venture teams consist of experienced industry experts. They are accompanied by experienced venture builders from the Venture Studio.
We minimize overhead costs by applying insights and battle-tested processes from more than 20 years of venture building.
The Venture Studio leadership team has founded many companies. Although they are fundamentally different, they are united by courage for greatness and pragmatism in their actions.
Experienced founders reach the Series A investment round on average 2x faster than first-time founders.
On average, serial founders have a 2.2-fold higher success rate.
Investments in venture studio early stage companies lead to multiples of up to 3.86x.
Investments in venture studio early stage companies result in an IRR of up to 34%.
Professional founders are on average 2.2 times more successful than classic VC-funded startups.
Reducing the risk of starting a business by mitigating all typical risks in the early stages with concrete measures.
Reducing time to Series-A (on average) by 50% compared to average VC-funded companies.
Bundling of technical & financial know-how in one company.
As an institutional co-founder, we achieve above-average returns through founder shares.
Independence from corporate policies to develop the perfect solution for the market and not for a single investor.
Proof of concept: mantro has founded more than 28 companies in the last 7 years....
Providing subsequent direct investment opportunity for venture studio investors.
