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AI-applied venture studio · est. 2023

An AI studio that ships.

We build physical and digital products where AI is the point, not the pitch. Hardware, software, and the strategies behind them — across the things people actually use.

12+
Ventures in motion
6
Sectors under thesis
30+
People, across 4 teams
2023
Established, HK
Where we work — AI Applications EdTech Smart Hardware Connected Wellness Lifestyle Tools Algorithmic Trading
Studio model

Three ways we build with you.

Most venture studios talk about one way of working. We run three in parallel, because different ideas need different shapes of company to ship. Sometimes we build alone. Sometimes we co-build. Sometimes we hand the whole operating stack to a founder.

How the studio model works
Pillar 01

Internal Incubation

We originate the concept, take it through prototype, and launch as a FiduVentures venture. Our IP, our team, our balance sheet. We keep going until the product can stand on its own.

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Pillar 02

Venture Partnerships

We co-build with external founders who have the domain knowledge we don't. We contribute capital, product engineering, sourcing, and the operational scaffolding. They keep the long-term vision.

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Pillar 03

Founder Studio

We act as the operating backbone for founders who would rather build the product than run the company. Legal, finance, supplier relationships, hiring — handled in-house so they can stay heads-down.

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Process

From a sketch to a product on a shelf.

The studio runs a four-phase loop. Most ideas die in phase two. That's not failure — it's the system working. We commit capital only after a venture has earned its way through prototype and pilot.

  1. Concept

    A working thesis, a target user, a real problem. We test ideas with buyers and operators before we write a line of code or place a tooling order.

  2. Prototype

    First physical or working-software version. We work with a short list of manufacturing partners we already trust, mostly across Greater China.

  3. Pilot Batch

    A small production run. Real customers, real usage, real feedback. This is where most ventures either graduate to scale or get cut.

  4. Launch

    Selective distribution, depending on the product. We pick the channel that matches the venture — DTC, retail, B2B, marketplace, or licensing.

In motion

A few of the ventures we're building right now.

Across sectors, stages, and shapes. Some are pilot-phase products in classroom deployment. Others are still rough prototypes on an engineer's desk. All of them are answering a real question from a real user.

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Sectors

Six sectors under one thesis: AI is the through-line, not the category.

We don't pick sectors because they're hot. We pick them because we have conviction in how AI is reshaping them — and where the next decade of products will be built.

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From the studio

What we're reading, building, and getting wrong.

A standing record of how we think. Mostly field notes from inside the studio — the bets that worked, the ones that didn't, and the supplier conversations that taught us something.

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Let's talk

If you're building something where AI is the point, we'd like to hear about it.

We work with founders, suppliers, and partner funds across Asia, Europe, and North America. The fastest way in is a short note about what you're working on.