We deliver time-bound sprints and venture labs designed to help founders move their businesses forward through testing, learning, and decisive action.

Sprints & Venture Labs are built for early- and growth-stage startups that need clarity on their value proposition, customers, execution priorities, or readiness for the next stage supported by experienced mentors who have built and scaled real businesses.

what are sprints & venture labs?

Sprints & Venture Labs (VL) are short, problem-driven engagements that combine structured work with hands-on mentor involvement.

Founders work on real challenges, guided by a curated group of mentors, experienced operators, functional leaders, and domain experts who have worked in complex, often regulated, enterprise and high-growth environments. Mentors are selected for relevance to the challenge at hand, not availability.

The focus is on applying experience where it matters most: helping founders test assumptions, make trade-offs, and move forward with confidence.

how sprints & VL are designed & delivered

Sprints & Venture Labs are delivered through:

focused sessions over a defined timeframe
founder-led working sessions supported by mentors
targeted mentor input at key decision points
practical frameworks to structure discussion and decisions

Mentors act as sparring partners, not instructors, helping founders pressure-test ideas, challenge assumptions, and avoid common pitfalls.

Sprints can be delivered:

as standalone engagements
within incubator or portfolio programmes
or as targeted interventions when a startup approaches a key milestone

what sprints & vl typically cover

Focus areas are adapted to the startup’s needs. Mentors contribute practical insight across these areas, drawing on real-world experience rather than generic advice.

ideation

Idea, problem, and market fit, including customer discovery and assumption testing

value proposition

Value proposition and business model refinement

go to market

Marketing and go-to-market experimentation, aligned to available resources

prototyping

Prototyping, MVP decisions, and validation

financial planning

Early financial thinking, funding readiness, and sustainability

governance

Governance, risk, and scaling considerations, particularly in regulated or data-intensive contexts