Most ventures never make it from a promising idea to an investable company. Stratova exists to carry founders across that gap, building the whole company alongside them, for equity.
On one side, a founder with conviction and a little capital. On the other, an investor who needs proof. Most ventures fall in.
The little capital you have disappears into setup costs long before it buys real momentum.
One founder cannot be strategist, builder, marketer and fundraiser all at once, and do any of them well.
Investors want a working product, real traction and a clear thesis. Early founders rarely have all three.
Not an agency selling you hours. Not a fund writing a cheque and leaving. A studio that builds the company with you, and owns a piece of the outcome.
Hours and outputs, billed monthly. Their incentive ends when the invoice is paid, not when your company wins.
Money and the occasional meeting, then a board seat. You are still left to assemble and run the build yourself.
We embed our teams, our tools and, case by case, our capital. We take equity, so we only win when you do.
A studio is judged by what it ships, not what it pitches. Researched, designed, built and taken to market. A selection.
An intuitive CRM for UK non-profits, turning spreadsheet chaos into clear impact reporting. Built and launched end to end.
Live ↗A media venture owning authority publications across hospitality, agritech, education and health.
OperatingA platform helping UK companies raise capital through the SEIS scheme. Launching soon.
In buildMore ventures in active build across our focus sectors.
StealthYou bring the conviction. We build the company.
Apply ↗You bring a venture and a little capital. We bring the build. Together we make a company that can stand on its own and raise on strong terms.
An idea or early product, real commitment, and enough cash to get moving. You stay the founder and keep operating control.
Strategy, product, growth, media and fundraising from our in-house teams, with capital considered case by case and structured to fit your venture.
A real product, early traction and a fundable story, built to raise its next round and scale beyond the studio.
Not a cohort, not a deadline. The long build to a fundable company, walked together, one stage at a time.
We pressure-test the idea, the market and the model, and sharpen a thesis worth backing.
We design and develop your MVP, brand and product into a real, working asset.
We run go-to-market and build owned media authority to generate early, de-risking traction.
We package the story, prepare the data room and open doors, including SEIS and warm introductions.
Generic studios chase volume. We back ventures in markets where our team already has operating knowledge, distribution and a playbook.
Operators bleeding margin to OTAs. Ventures that win back the direct guest relationship, booking-window aware and RevPAR literate.
Long, high-intent buyer journeys. Proptech built around off-plan versus ready-to-move and the months-long nurture.
Seasonal cycles and field-first buyers. Agritech for operators who open their phones at 6am, before the day starts.
Enrolment driven by the academic calendar. Edtech built around clearing, intake and international windows.
Fragmented tender pipelines and compliance as trust. Ventures that productise pipeline and credibility.
Shipper, 3PL and carrier complexity. Route-level, SLA-led products for the people who actually sign contracts.
Multi-stakeholder buying. Ventures that prove compliance and productivity to procurement, IT and people teams alike.
Product-led versus sales-led. Software engineered for activation and retention that compounds.
Evidence and regulation first. Digital health that earns clinician, patient and payer trust before it scales.
Stratova is not an advisory layer. We bring an operating studio, the same teams that have already built and shipped ventures of our own.
Sector research, business modelling and a thesis investors will back.
Web and mobile MVP design and engineering, built to scale.
Full-funnel performance, SEO and brand that drive real traction.
Owned specialist publications that build category credibility.
Fundraising support and SEIS pathways for UK ventures.
Warm introductions to the right investors, at the right stage.
A studio's only real credential is what it has built and shipped. We bring that machine, and turn it toward your company.
Stratova · London · Founder-aligned, equity-based
Tell us about it. If it fits one of our sectors, we will show you exactly how we would take it to investment-ready.
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