We believe that to unlock the profound potentials of AI, a collaborative approach is needed.
With our Venture Studio, we are orchestrating the category leaders of tomorrow.
How we build
After years of research in the field, we have cultivated an integrative approach to building AI ventures. Including all relevant stakeholders during each step of the way.
From ideation up until Series A, our process ensures that you as a Founder is best equipped to build a venture that will form a lasting impact.
The 5 pillars on which we build AI ventures
To bring AI from research into practice, there are five key challenges that need to be overcome. We have cultivated a setup that enables you as a Founder to master these challenges, in order to build the category leading venture of tomorrow.
1. Team
We are the leading employer for AI in Europe, attracting both junior and senior as well as generalist and specalist talent from all over the world and thus enable you to assemble a strong team from day one.
- On average, our ventures see 50+ applicants per engineering hire
- We ensure that you can assemble diverse teams from around the world
- Our hiring processes include cross-interviewing with experts and onsite days to help qualify candidates
2. Validation
We believe that even the greatest ideas require a very strong initial go to market. This is why we push you in getting a commercial signal from the market fast and provide sparring in validating your product and technical angle.
- We connect you with external experts, potential costumers and open doors to win the first pilot projects
- Get proof and sparring from our engineering team to validate your venture case from a technical perspective
- Our validation process challenges you to answer the right questions and the right time
3. Financing
Setting you up for a strong scaling phase, we will invest in the pre-seed and seed rounds of your venture - and connect you with strong other investors.
- Pre-Seed and Seed round investments by Merantix
- Use our network to approach the right investors for your deeptech venture
- Fundraising prep and coaching through us and external experts
4. Network
Your Founders journey starts at Merantix, and our community will follow you far beyond that.
- Exchange with our Founder community to navigate hard times, build resilience, and develop leadership skills
- Receive mentoring and invest in your personal growth during our bi-annual Founders Retreats
- Establish your personal network and enter Berlin’s leading network of visionary entrepreneurs
5. Collaboration
At the core of our venture studio principle lies collaboration. We believe that by sharing and collaborating we can unlock the real potentials of AI.
- Open research agreements between our ventures - meaning we share code, contracts and know-how
- Access our proprietary tech-stack for rapid prototyping and co-work with any experts in our network
- Engage on our AI Campus Berlin for inspiration, co-creation, talent acquisition and more