Type 01
Equity Co-Build
Founders with category insight, no full team yet.
- We bring
- Strategy, brand, AI ops, distribution, capital intros.
- You bring
- Domain, time, conviction, founder identity.
- Structure
- Co-founding equity / vested over 24 months.
TGB / Division 05.1 / TGB Ventures / Build
Build an AI venture. With us, not after us.
The TGB Venture Studio co-builds generative ventures from thesis to launch. Bring a thesis, a category or a team / we bring the operating system.
You are here / Persona: Founder, Operator, or Partner
Ready to build?
Portfolio / eight live ventures
The first six we are building. In writing.
Six ventures, one operating bench. Each one runs on the same Loop, has a real founding team, and gets a written page. Open any of them to read scope, who it is for, and where it is in the build.
Two doors / one ecosystem
Join a venture, or start one with us.
Door 01 / Join an existing venture
Operator-in-Residence
Run one of the four collective ventures. We hand you a brand, an audience and a thesis. You bring focus, taste and execution.
- The Good Travel Project
- The Good Wellness Project
- The Global Indus Health Project
- The Good Music Project
Door 02 / Create a new venture
Co-build from thesis to launch.
Bring a category-shaping thesis. We architect the venture, build the OS, plug it into TGB Intelligence and ship it in 90 days.
- Equity co-build / vested over 24 months
- Dedicated TGB pod for 12 weeks
- Distribution via Intelligence + Experiences
- Capital intros from TGB Ventures network
Partnership Types
Four shapes. All compounding.
Type 02
Operator-in-Residence
Operators who want to run an existing TGB venture.
- We bring
- An existing brand, audience and infrastructure.
- You bring
- Full-time operating ownership and execution.
- Structure
- Salary + equity in the venture you operate.
Type 03
Distribution Partner
Creators or media owners with an audience that pays attention.
- We bring
- Product, IP, monetization, co-branded surfaces.
- You bring
- Distribution, voice, and audience trust.
- Structure
- Revenue share / co-owned sub-brand.
Type 04
Capital Partner
Funds and angels who back conviction-stage ventures.
- We bring
- Curated dealflow from inside the TGB ecosystem.
- You bring
- Capital, networks, follow-on signal.
- Structure
- SAFE / equity at venture formation.
Prerequisites
Before you apply.
We are deliberately small. We say yes to roughly one in twelve briefs. These are the filters that drive that signal.
- 01A specific cultural, technological or market thesis.
- 02Time to operate, or capital to back an operator.
- 03Comfort with an AI-native, lean operating model.
- 04Alignment with the TGB philosophy: humble, generative, compounding.
- 05Willingness to share intelligence across the ecosystem.
The Build Roadmap
From signal to compounding venture / 13 weeks.
- 01Week 0Signal
Submit the brief. We respond with a fit signal within 5 business days.
- 02Week 1Diagnostic
Joint working session. Thesis pressure-test, market shape, ecosystem fit.
- 03Weeks 2–4Architecture
We design the venture OS / brand, tech stack, distribution loop, equity shape.
- 04Weeks 5–12Build
MVP, brand system, AI ops, content engine, first 100 users / partners.
- 05Week 13Launch
Launch into TGB Intelligence, Experiences and Creators distribution.
- 06Quarter 2+Compound
Quarterly OS reviews. The venture begins feeding the wider ecosystem.
SOP / Venture Build
The standard operating procedure.
Every venture, regardless of type, runs through the same seven-step protocol. No surprises, no theatre.
- S.01Submit the venture brief or operator application below.
- S.02Receive a fit signal and NDA within 5 business days.
- S.03Run a 90-minute thesis session with a TGB partner.
- S.04Receive a Venture Architecture memo: shape, equity, roadmap.
- S.05Sign the partnership term sheet. Capital and IP move into a NewCo.
- S.06Enter the 12-week build sprint with a dedicated TGB pod.
- S.07Launch into the ecosystem. Quarterly compounding reviews begin.
Read before you write
Three things worth your first ten minutes.
Submit the brief
Build / your venture starts here.
Two minutes. We respond within five business days with a fit signal and a next step.
Quiet list / not public
Synergy / The Compounding Loop
Independent. But not unrelated.
Seven departments. One operating system. Every node feeds the next.
Synergy / How Ventures connects to the other five systems
Independent. But not unrelated.
Six systems, one loop. Here is how Ventures feeds, and is fed by, every other part of the operating layer.
System 01
Ventures / Bureau
Public-interest theses graduate into Bureau pilots, not white papers.
System 02
Ventures / Bridge
Every Venture is a Bridge install on itself. We use our own operating system.
System 03
Ventures / Avatars
Founder and brand Avatars are the first marketing hire of every Venture.
System 04
Ventures / Loop
Ventures live or die on the Loop, monthly write-backs read by the cap table.
System 05
Ventures / Events
Founder dinners and the Capital Room are how Ventures meet operators and capital.