Venture building

Build a company. Improve everyday life.

Co-found a company with Cr4fts. We bring capital and a team; you bring customer insight and the commitment to lead.

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A clear customer need
Committed leadership
A viable business

Bring your insight. Build the business together.

We look for a real customer need, a business that can pay its way and a clear benefit to people.

01

Co-build with a founder

Bring customer insight, leadership, a product or market access. Agree the product and operating work we contribute, how it is funded and how ownership reflects each contribution.

02

Create a new company

Build54 brings founders and promising projects into Cr4fts company development. Test customer demand, form an operating team and agree the business model, ownership and funding before building.

03

Test the business first

Use a product engagement or customer pilot to test demand, pricing and delivery. What customers do helps determine whether there is a company to build.

Explore product & service delivery

Bring the business case

  • A service gap or a way to improve livelihoods.
  • Customers who need the product and a reason to choose it.
  • Local knowledge, assets or a competitive advantage.
  • A founder ready to lead and a realistic funding plan.

Agree the partnership

  • Contributions, ownership and incentives.
  • IP rights, governance, decisions and conflicts of interest.
  • A funded plan with business and impact milestones.
  • Terms for further investment, support or exit.

Test the business. Build the company.

Start with demand, costs and the change the business should make. Ownership follows the work, assets and capital each partner brings.

  1. 01

    Test demand

    Customer & business case

    Compare existing alternatives and willingness to pay. Define who the business serves and what it aims to improve.

  2. 02

    Form the partnership

    Team & company structure

    Agree leadership, contributions, ownership and financing. Identify the expertise and operating partners the company needs.

  3. 03

    Build and review

    Build & review

    Fund the agreed milestones. Review customer use, costs and progress towards the intended benefit before deciding the next investment.

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Bring your insight. We’ll build with you.

Share the customer need, what you have learned and the part you can lead.

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