Argentio · Independent · By introduction only

A hands-on partner for serious ideas.

Most capital shows up to sign. We show up to build. Venture, investment, advice and board work, with our hands in the work.

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The difference

VC has never mucked in.

Funds write a cheque, take a seat, and watch from the boardroom. We do the opposite. We back fewer things, deeper. Sleeves up, in the build, next to the founder or the operator. Capital is the easy part. The work is the point.

Track record
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Years operating.
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Ventures backed or co-built.
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Board and advisory seats.
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Capital deployed or value co-built.

Solo by design · 0 cold leads · 5 ways we work · 100% hands-on.

What we do

Five ways we get our hands dirty.

01 · VENTURE STUDIO

Build

When we invest, we build with you. Product, hires, motion, deals. We are in the room, not on a quarterly call.

02 · PERSONAL INVESTMENT

Back

Capital where we can add more than capital. We back the overlooked thing with the highest upside, then go to work on it.

03 · CONSULTING

Advise

Management-consulting rigour, operator's hands. Strategy, deal structuring, hard calls. We help, then we stay to make it land.

04 · BOARD & GOVERNANCE

Govern

We take seats and take responsibility. C-suite speed dial when the decision is big and the stakes are real.

05 · SIDE QUESTS

The off-map problems.

The odd, interesting, hard-to-box-in problems worth solving. If it's sharp and it matters, we are curious.

How it works

We don't take cold leads.

The gate isn't snobbery. It's focus. Trust in, work out. If someone you trust knows us, get introduced.

STEP 01

Introduction

Someone we both trust makes the connection. No cold pitches.

STEP 02

Conversation

We work out fast whether there's a real fit. Sharp and honest.

STEP 03

We muck in

If it's a yes, we go all in. Hands on the work from day one.

Operating principle

Persistence over time at quality = success.