We co-found. Day-zero execution, shared equity, hands on the keyboard.
Not an accelerator. Not a fund. Honey Lab is a venture studio that builds alongside operators we trust — from the first line of code or the first ten customers, with skin in the game from day zero.
What "co-founding" actually means here
Most people use "studio" loosely. Here's what it means at Honey Lab. We take equity, not fees. We sit in the building, not on a Zoom. We help you ship the first product, hire the first ten people, sign the first ten customers. Then we step back, stay on the board, and open the network across Europe, the US, and LatAm.
The bar is high on both sides. We co-found with founders we'd bet on twice — operators with shipped track record, domain conviction, and the temperament to absorb the early chaos. In exchange, you get an operator co-founder with twenty years of building, fifteen years of investing, and an active network across three continents.
How a Honey Lab build gets made
Deep dive
Weeks of primary research on a category. Twenty operator interviews. We write the memo.
Match or build
Either we back the founder already solving it — or we co-found with operators we trust.
First 100 days
Hands on the keyboard. Hiring, ops, GTM, first 10 customers. We are in the room.
Scale, then step back
Pass the baton. Stay on the board. Open the network across Europe, the US, LatAm.
Who fits
- Serial operators going again — second or third-time founders, with domain edge.
- Spin-out CEOs from corporates — leaving an industrial group with a thesis and access.
- Domain experts pre-CEO — exceptional operators who'd benefit from a co-founder with operating reps.
We're not a fit if you want a passive cheque, want to optimise for valuation early, or aren't ready for a co-founder relationship. The closeness is the product.
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