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Nobody Studios Wants to Make Startups Feel Less Like Lightning Strikes - and More Like a Production Line
The California venture studio is trying to turn company creation into a repeatable discipline. Its wager is that AI, a distributed crowd and ruthless early validation can make the startup lottery a little less random.
DealMaker Wants to Turn Fundraising Into Checkout
The lawyers who built DealMaker saw a capital raise full of paper, handoffs and rented audiences. Their answer is a white-labeled stack that makes an online securities offering feel less like a filing cabinet and more like modern commerce.
VentureCrowd
VentureCrowd is one of Australia's original equity crowdfunding platforms, launched in Sydney in 2013 out of alternative investment manager Artesian. It lets everyday and wholesale investors put money - from as little as A$250 - into early-stage startups, property developments and impact-focused ventures that were once the preserve of institutional venture capital. Led by co-founder and CEO Steve Maarbani, a former PwC partner and corporate lawyer, the platform has channelled over A$300 million into private companies, construction projects and sidecar funds, positioning itself as a bridge between the Australian 'crowd' and high-growth private markets.