Super{set} operates differently from most venture studios, with a more hands-on approach and a smaller volume of companies in its portfolio. It plans to reduce the number of companies it forms to two or three per year. The studio uses a solution memo to analyze whether an opportunity is worth pursuing. Once an idea is validated, super{set} finds a product-oriented co-founder for it and provides support including recruitment, marketing, sales, and fundraising. The company recently moved into a new space in San Francisco's 140 New Montgomery building.
Key takeaways:
- Startup studio super{set} has added another $90 million to its funds, doubling down on its strategy of building enterprise startups, bringing its total funding to $176 million.
- Super{set} is run by builders with a solid track record of their own, including founding managing partners Tom Chavez and Vivek Vaidya, who have previously sold their co-founded companies for a total of $1.2 billion.
- The studio is focused on the engineering of AI and offers entrepreneurs an alternative to seeking funding for unproven ideas, allowing them to focus on product and customers.
- Super{set} operates differently from most venture studios, with a more hands-on approach and a smaller volume of companies in its portfolio, and it plans to lower the number of companies it forms to two or three per year.