Valven Studio, the venture studio redefining capital as a hands-on partnership, announces its next phase: active screening of startups for its inaugural cohort. Built for founders stuck between 0.5 and 1, Valven blends capital with embedded operators and AI-driven diligence, prioritizing fewer, higher-conviction partnerships over spray-and-pray. Early conversations with founders and investors have delivered strong validation: Valven’s “operators-inside” approach is being recognized as a catalyst to success, accelerating execution, sharpening GTM, and de-risking scale.

Over the coming weeks, the team will run its structured diligence and scorecard, then deploy one of two execution playbooks (Product↔Distribution) with embedded leaders. Founders can preview the process and apply via: Selection (3-stage diligence), Onboarding (scorecard, playbook, funding plan), and Scaling (execution). Investors are engaging Valven as a partner to enhance due diligence quality and post-investment outcomes.

Screening is live. Valven is meeting founders weekly to identify high-conviction partners for its first wave.

Signal from the market. Early feedback from founders and investors highlights Valven’s embedded-operator model as a force multiplier for speed, clarity, and outcomes&nbsp;to break through the 0.5→1 wall

Operators, not spectators. Valven embeds experienced product, growth, and technical leaders alongside the team.

<b>Playbook A</b>: Strong product, weak distribution (GTM-led).

<b>Playbook B</b>: Strong distribution, weak product (Tech-led).

Fewer bets, deeper conviction. Concentrated support designed to compound execution.

Better diligence, better outcomes. Structured 3-stage diligence + scorecard, followed by hands-on operating plans.

Aligned incentives. Value creation through execution, not just capital.

- Complete rolling diligence interviews and scorecards.

- Finalize funding plans and LOIs with selected founders.

- Kick off embedded execution under the chosen playbook.

- Host founder–investor roundtables on AI diligence and operator-led scaling.

Process &amp; criteria: <a href="https://valvenstudio.com/series/selection-process/">https://valvenstudio.com/series/selection-process/</a>

Onboarding steps: <a href="https://valvenstudio.com/series/onboarding/">https://valvenstudio.com/series/onboarding/</a>

Execution playbooks: <a href="https://valvenstudio.com/series/scaling/">https://valvenstudio.com/series/scaling/</a>

Contact: <a href="https://valvenstudio.com/">https://valvenstudio.com</a> (Contact Us)

<p>Valven Studio Moves From Thesis to Action: Screening Startups Now; Early Feedback Calls Its Model a “Catalyst to Success”</p> <p>Valven Studio, the venture studio redefining capital as a hands-on partnership, announces its next phase: active screening of startups for its inaugural cohort. Built for founders stuck between 0.5 and 1, Valven blends capital with embedded operators and AI-driven diligence, prioritizing fewer, higher-conviction partnerships over spray-and-pray. Early conversations with founders and investors have delivered strong validation: Valven’s “operators-inside” approach is being recognized as a catalyst to success, accelerating execution, sharpening GTM, and de-risking scale.</p><p>Over the coming weeks, the team will run its structured diligence and scorecard, then deploy one of two execution playbooks (Product↔Distribution) with embedded leaders. Founders can preview the process and apply via: Selection (3-stage diligence), Onboarding (scorecard, playbook, funding plan), and Scaling (execution). Investors are engaging Valven as a partner to enhance due diligence quality and post-investment outcomes.</p><h2>What’s New</h2><p>Screening is live. Valven is meeting founders weekly to identify high-conviction partners for its first wave.</p><p>Signal from the market. Early feedback from founders and investors highlights Valven’s embedded-operator model as a force multiplier for speed, clarity, and outcomes&nbsp;to break through the 0.5→1 wall</p><h2>Why Founders Care</h2><p>Operators, not spectators. Valven embeds experienced product, growth, and technical leaders alongside the team.</p><p>Two playbooks, one goal: scale.</p><p><b>Playbook A</b>: Strong product, weak distribution (GTM-led).</p><p><b>Playbook B</b>: Strong distribution, weak product (Tech-led).</p><p>Fewer bets, deeper conviction. Concentrated support designed to compound execution.</p><h2>Why Investors Care</h2><p>Better diligence, better outcomes. Structured 3-stage diligence + scorecard, followed by hands-on operating plans.</p><p>Aligned incentives. Value creation through execution, not just capital.</p><h2>Next 90 Days</h2><p>- Complete rolling diligence interviews and scorecards.</p><p>- Finalize funding plans and LOIs with selected founders.</p><p>- Kick off embedded execution under the chosen playbook.</p><p>- Host founder–investor roundtables on AI diligence and operator-led scaling.</p><h2>How to Engage</h2><p>Process &amp; criteria: <a href="https://valvenstudio.com/series/selection-process/">https://valvenstudio.com/series/selection-process/</a></p><p>Onboarding steps: <a href="https://valvenstudio.com/series/onboarding/">https://valvenstudio.com/series/onboarding/</a></p><p>Execution playbooks: <a href="https://valvenstudio.com/series/scaling/">https://valvenstudio.com/series/scaling/</a></p><p>Contact: <a href="https://valvenstudio.com/">https://valvenstudio.com</a> (Contact Us)</p>

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