The Startup Studio Newsletter | ED36
This week's newsletter features stories from Startup Studio Insider, Moonrise Fund, and Devland + news from Mango Studio, Elevate Ventures, Krystal Ventures, Dream Ventures, Science, and Amazon.
Welcome to the Startup Studio newsletter - let’s dive in!
As a follow-up to last week’s discussion on the difference between Startup Studios and Venture Studios, I want to share an article I recently published with my opinion on the topic.
Here’s the TL;DR:
At a high level, the two models are very similar.
Both models leverage shared resources and repeatable processes to launch new startup companies
Both models rely on economies of scale to launch successful startups faster and cheaper each time around
Both models build their own ideas and bring in EIRs with outside ideas
Both models build startups in parallel
In my opinion, the biggest difference between Startup Studios and Venture Studios is the funding source.
Venture Studios raise a fund — Startup Studios do not
Venture Studios have fiduciary duties to LPs — Startup Studios do not
Venture Studios invest in spin-outs at the Seed Stage (and beyond) — Startup Studios do not
Venture Studios are under serious time pressure to produce exits and return funds to investors — Startup Studios aren’t
Read the full article to learn about why you need to know the difference between the two and the nuances of one model versus the other!
Studio Stories
📝 Top Studio Studios of 2023 - Startup Studio Insider
📝 Interview With Alex Simpson, CEO Of Moonrise Fund - globeecho.com
📝 Devland Wins $180,000 Grant to Support Entrepreneurs - Miles Dotson, Morrow
Studio News
Mango StartUp Studio invests party clothing rental start-up La Más Mona
Dream VC Launches Applications For 2023 Talent Accelerator Program
Applications Open for Science Venture Studio's Commercialization Fellowship
Studio Events
Studio Jobs
Founder-in-Residence - AI Fund (Remote)
Growth Marketing Lead - Braintrust (Remote)
Web3 Content Lead - Atomic (Remote)
Founder in Residence, AI Debt Coach - Platform Venture Studio (Remote)
That’s all for this issue, if you enjoyed it consider sharing with friends and fellow Studio folk. To connect with me, I’m always available on LinkedIn or Twitter!