Building ventures from zero to one.
021 is a thesis-led venture studio. We form our own theses, then build, back, and scale the ventures that prove them.
The next decade will compress a hundred years of innovation. A weekend now produces what used to take a quarter.
What’s left as durable edge is distribution, relationships, and the speed to pivot. That’s the flywheel 021 was built to run.
The flywheel didn’t come from theory. Before building our own ventures, 021 ran the playbook for Fortune 500s, chains, and brands. Same operators, same models, same networks: applied to ourselves now.
We don’t wait for decks. We spot what’s missing, prototype with the network, and capitalize winners with our own balance sheet plus partner capital.
Web3’s social intelligence layer for X. Advised new owners on reviving the company, repositioning the model, and accelerating growth into a token launch.
FDV at launch · +100M impressions · +180K followersNetwork-wide growth advisory: strategy, enterprise onboarding, partnership activation. Multiple 021 ventures now live on AVAX.
Token appreciation · 100M+ Art Basel impressionsFirst and only Amazon Preferred Partner for their Web3 initiatives. Go-to-market strategy, IP partnerships, celebrity activations.
Purchase orders committed · 100M+ debut impressions · 3+ launch partnersStrategic partnerships and distribution: PMI toy deal, L’Oréal collaboration, major retail rollouts, Midnight Club activations during Pudgy Summer.
2M toys sold · 100B+ views · 10,000+ stores worldwideHow 021 builds: in loops, with partners, against real demand.
Identify
opportunities
We scan markets for structural inefficiencies others miss. Models are built, assessed, or acquired based on fit with our operating thesis.
Find PMF,
growth-hack
Portfolio operators, chain partners, and strategic allies sit at the table as sounding boards and first customers. Feedback loops compress from quarters to weeks; pilot contracts close before cold outreach starts.
Build teams
to scale
At the right stage we position ventures to fundraise, then match each company with operators who have scaled before. Founders inherit infrastructure and hands-on execution, not just advice.