World-class venture builders,
helping you thrive

We are a hand-picked group of seasoned venture builders at your service. Tap into our expertise as individual professionals or let us mobilize a fully-equipped team to propel your new business' strategy and execution to new heights.
Find your venture builder
We all combine a proven track record of both: McKinsey's venture building practice and our own entrepreneurial success. Our passion for innovation and the pursuit of autonomy led us here — to offer you a unique blend of the world's top 1% venture talent.
Jan-Philipp Kruip
Venture Builder
Amsterdam
I am a 2x tech founder, corporate venture builder and ex-management consultant with deep domain expertise in financial services. I strive to combine my hands-on experience as an entrepreneur with my background as a consultant and venture builder with leading firms to drive meaningful innovation and transformation in established organizations.  
Expertise
InsurTech, Fintech, B2B, Venture building from concept to scale, Lean Validation, Product Management, Business Plans & (internal) Fundraising
Previously at
McKinsey Venture Building, Rainmaking, FitSense (now part of Zurich), Freely, Techstars, Stern Stewart & Company
Maximilian Freiermuth
Venture Builder
New York
Trained physicist turned entrepreneur, I led engineering teams at Bosch and BMW before founding Genesis Cloud in 2017, growing it to a high seven-figure exit with a 44% MoM growth rate. At McKinsey Leap, I've guided over 10 clients across industries to launch product-driven ventures. Now, I leverage this diverse experience to help you innovate and scale using transformative technologies like AI.
Expertise
Venture building from concept to scale, Machine Learning, Product design and build, Fundraising
Previously at
McKinsey Venture Building, SIP (Google subsidiary), BMW, Bosch, Genesis Cloud
Marie Schacht
Venture Builder / Product Director / AIX Principal
Berlin
My mission is to responsibly advance our lives and work with superpowers like AI, and co-create the new Human-Tech partnerships. I am a multifaceted professional with 18+ years of relevant experience, consultant, coach, mentor, computer scientist, media artist, watersports lover ++. I helped build and scale 5 thriving digital ventures and feel-good work cultures - from scratch to launch within few months, leading Product, Design, Project and Teams.
Expertise
Sustainable Venture building from concept to scale, Human-AI Experience curation, Product design and build, Culture transformation from awareness to thriving, Servant Leadership
Previously at
McKinsey Venture Building, QuantumBlack AI, Birds on Mars AI, European Commission, Technical University of Berlin
Jelmer Peerbolte
Venture Builder
Amsterdam
I am a corporate venture builder and ex-management consultant with 30+ ventures built and 8+ years of experience. I’ve applied my industry-agnostic skillset and process in: deep tech, fintech, insurance, energy, mobility, entertainment, F&B, retail, CPG, logistics, and more. I have operated studios, managed venture portfolios and run individual ventures, being comfortable both in the helicopter and in the trenches.
Expertise
Venture Strategy, Venture Studio Building, Venture Building from scratch to product-market fit, Product Design & Build, Go-to-Market Strategy, Lean Validation
Previously at
McKinsey Venture Building, Bundl, Stryber, Builders Startup Studio, TU Delft
Further Collaborators
We build on a trusted network of entrepreneurs and experts across sectors that we can bring in based on your needs. This allows us to tackle complex challenges together and achieve impactful venture growth by assembling the exact mix of expertise required for success. We are committed to make a lasting difference and build new businesses that are both scalable and sustainable.
Expertise
Full Stack Development, Cloud Computing, Data Science, DevOps, Design, Branding, Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, Legal, Industry Expertise, Sustainability, Social Impact
Previously at
How we help you drive sustainable impact
End-to-end Venture & Product Build
We bring your vision to life from scratch by leveraging a fully diversified and operational team. Our approach typically involves launching and scaling multidisciplinary teams under a milestone-based incentive model, ensuring your venture's success throughout every phase: From ideation, market testing, product build, go-to-market and scaling, we help you navigate it successfully.
Interim Leadership
Seamlessly integrating into your team, our experts bring seasoned hands-on and strategic experience to steer your business towards sustainable success.

Example roles: Interim CxO, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Head of AI, Head of Product.
Discovery and Expert-Led Workshops
Unlock new venture opportunities with our custom workshops, guiding you from ideation through product integration or business launch. We conduct sessions designed to ignite innovation, ensure leadership alignment, and chart clear paths for the development of your venture or project. Tailored to meet your unique requirements, we offer formats ranging from half-day ideation workshops for key team members to in-depth sprints focused on product or market discovery, UX design, or conceptualizing new businesses—tailoring our approach to your specific 'venture' needs.
Sprints
Individually or as a team and from a few days to a few weeks, we conduct short-high intensity support in critical phases:
• Venture due diligence (e.g. for PE)
• Diagnosis and acceleration plan
• Strategy review
• Expert advisory and coaching (e.g. Product function)
Tailored Engagement
Whether it’s transforming an idea into a venture-ready concept, building a new team for impact or crafting an investment-worthy proposal, our dynamic approach mobilizes the precise talent your mission demands. Pragmatic, at pace, professional.
Why we achieve more together
Top 1% of talents
Our elite talent pool combines both: Hand-selected former McKinsey leaders and visionary entrepreneurs with a proven track record of driving positive change.
Scalable Sourcing
Our model is built on providing reliable venture building support that scales with your needs. We are flexible in duration, intensity and collaboration model. We provide the solution that works for you!
Direct impact investments
Sidestep the traditional overheads associated with large consultancies, and invest directly in what matters: high-quality, experienced venture building profiles.
Why we achieve more together
Top 1% of talents
Our elite talent pool combines both: Hand-selected former McKinsey leaders and visionary entrepreneurs with a proven track record of driving positive change.
Scalable Sourcing
Our model is built on providing reliable venture building support that scales with your needs. We are flexible in duration, intensity and collaboration model. We provide the solution that works for you!
Direct impact investments
Sidestep the traditional overheads associated with large consultancies, and invest directly in what matters: high-quality, experienced venture building profiles.
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