Empowering humane collaboration
We believe the best ideas emerge when talented people work together without ego or friction. RnD Ventures exists to prove that collaborative ventures outperform the rest.
Most startups struggle alone.
Not us. We build in Swarms.
Early-stage founders juggle multiple demands - securing customers, attracting contributors, and raising capital - all while proving market fit and gaining momentum. Stretched thin across too many priorities with insufficient backing, they often fall behind.
RnD Ventures reimagines this dynamic by equipping founders with an immediate ecosystem: a network of collaborators, fractional cofounders, and early adopters ready to support from the start.
The old way
- Founders work in isolation
- Guesswork validation
- Short-term accelerators
Our approach
- Founders co-build in a Swarm
- Research-led market proof
- Long-term embedded support
CollabTech is the future of work
Collaboration isn’t just a method - it’s an evolution. When founders, contributors, and investors share value, innovation compounds. That’s the future we’re building together.
We envision a world where collaborative tools and agents transform the way we work, innovate, and build communities. Through research-led ventures and a modular product ecosystem, we aim to unlock new paradigms of collaboration and value creation.
Research-led
Every venture starts with clear customer validation and market analysis - not just a hunch.
Hands-on
Founders work alongside embedded operators and strategists, who join the team.
Swarm-powered
Ventures share value and support with each other - compounding customer access, talent, and capital networks.
Since our launch in 2022
Revenue-generating ventures
Active contributors
Swarm members
Our Team
10 years in organization design; former Head of Governance at Aragon; consultant for Google, BCG, Daimler; Oxford lecturer; HBR author; TEDx speaker.
9+ years in venture building. Judge at MIT’s Solve challenge, founder of Personalytics, MIT’s MBA in entrepreneurship and innovation, Mastery in Integral Theory certified by Ken Wilber, VP of Sales at Grandata, Director of Regulatory Policy at Mexico’s Telecom Regulator.
Led product and tech at Keyper, Ogram, Airlist, and Vezeeta (collectively raised $100+ million). Also led product at WeBuild Ventures's five portfolio companies, deploying $4.5 million as a member of the investment team.
Marketing lead at RnDAO. Co-Founder and Event Organizer at Regens Unite, ex Head of Comms at Giveth, partnership lead at The DAOist and 9 years in B2B sales and marketing.
Economics graduate, in crypto since 2020. Core member at RnDAO for the past 2 years—manages talent and startup onboarding, hosts events, and coordinates special projects (eg. Arbitrum CollabTech Hackathon).
Business Management graduate. Core team member at RnDAO for 3 years, working across event management, finance operations, and marketing.
In CollabTech since Web1. Strategic researcher for products such as Google Workspace ($16bn revenue) and Asana ($183mn revenue), and in Web3 at Aragon. Innovation Catalyst community at Intuit (TurboTax and Quickbooks, $14bn revenue) for 8 years.
Cryptographer, one of the first hires at XX Network (raise $26M, founded by David Chaum). Head of Research at Parfin (raised $38M). R&D funded by Dfnity, Algorand, Worldcoin, SEI, Polygon, and Starknet.
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How we work
Trust is the foundation of everything we do here.
Collaborative innovation
We build together, not in silos.
Collaborative openness
Ideas flow freely across the entire network.
Knowledgeable thriving
Learning compounds when shared with others.
Long-term focus
We build ventures meant to last.
FAQs
Everything you need to know about RnD Ventures and our approach.
Collaboration Technology (CollabTech) are tools that improve how people coordinate, learn, and make decisions together.
Some examples:
- ERPs and CRMs
- Decision-making tools for distributed teams
- Workflow automation
- AI copilots for collaboration
- Incorporation and contracting
Ventures in our ecosystem share talent, customer access, and capital networks. When one venture succeeds, the entire Swarm benefits. This creates a rising tide effect where collaboration compounds value across the network.
Most startups fail because they chase hunches instead of evidence. We begin every venture with rigorous customer research and market analysis to ensure founders build something people actually need before scaling.
Traditional accelerators compress support into three months and push for rapid growth. We embed ourselves for the long term, providing fractional cofounders and strategic operators who stay with ventures through multiple stages of development.
Yes. We work with founders who have validated ideas and those still exploring opportunities. The key is demonstrating a collaborative mindset and genuine commitment to building something meaningful in the CollabTech space.
More to explore?
Speak with our team on how you can get involved.
