VC Lab

As company builders we understand the intricate nuances of getting founders off the ground and have actively built multiple funds. We make sure you have everyone you need to get started and consider ourselves part of your team. Get funded We are deeply embedded in the international eco-system of institutional investors and family offices and have a long track record of investing in funds. We are committed to bring the funds in our portfolio up to scale. Avoid the hassle Paperwork sucks. We spent years pushing pencils to make sure founders and funds get the money they need. We have built workflows, a network of service providers and proprietary technology to take the pain away. OUR PROGRAM A focused 12-week program for upcoming VCs to get you ready for your first VC fund. Get the peer group, investor network and service access to get your first VC fund started.

At Morgan Stanley, we connect capital to ideas so that businesses can grow, new products can be created, and communities can thrive. Even in today’s well developed markets, access to capital is uneven, and investors miss opportunities to fund potentially successful ventures in underserved populations. Through our Inclusive Ventures Group, we aim to help broaden access to capital for overlooked innovators, and spotlight others who are succeeding in investing in this space.

We help you go from zero to MVP, launch to users, and earn your first conviction win. Our Vision We don’t connect money to ideas. We connect wisdom to energy - and when that fits, the money takes care of itself. We Invest at Day Zero: Stage Zero VC invests when it’s just you, a bold idea, and a dream worth chasing. We help you shape that into an MVP, get it in front of users, and build your early traction. No noise. Just execution. We Don't Fund Passengers: We don’t do ego, pitch theatre, or over-polished decks. We back gritty builders solving real problems. Our capital comes with hard questions, honest feedback, and weekly hands-on support. That’s the deal. We Fix What’s Broken: Most early-stage support in Australia is too slow, too vague, or too late. We show up when you’re still in the garage and help you ship, test, and iterate until you get your first users - and your first win. We Shape Founders: You don’t pitch us a fairytale - you bring us your willingness to build something meaningful. If you accept our challenge, we’ll help you turn zero into win. But only if you commit. Ideas vs Execution Ideas float in the air - anyone can grab one. What’s scarce is conviction and the grit to turn that idea into something users love. Ideas Are Everywhere: We don’t buy the myth of idea scarcity. If you need us to sign an NDA to hear yours, you’re probably not ready for the real work yet. 1% Inspiration, 99% Perspiration: What matters is the 99 %: shipping, iterating, listening to users, and sweating the details. That’s where we lean in with you. Total Transparency: Come prepared to share the whole playbook - why it’s different, how it wins, and where it’s weak. If you can withstand candid critique, that’s a green flag for us. Still guarding a “million-dollar idea”? Prove it in the market, then let’s talk. If you’re ready to build in the open and out-execute everyone else, we’re all ears. Who We Invest In We back founders who start with themselves: build one small product, ship it, prove value, then grow. Big slogans can wait - evidence comes first. Humble Builders: First-time or early founders willing to learn, take feedback, and change their own habits before trying to change the world. Proof-First Teams: You focus on a narrow problem, launch quickly, and collect real usage or revenue - no vanity metrics, no pitch-deck theatre. Iterative Minds: You value tight feedback loops, pivot fast, and treat advice as fuel, not friction. Ambition tempered by evidence. Still chasing moon-shots without proof? Build, ship, learn - then come back. We’ll be here. How We Advise Capital is a commodity. Conviction & sweat matter. Product & GTM Sprints: Weekly deep-dives with our operating partners to sharpen roadmap and storytelling. Founder Mental Model: Tactical coaching on founder-market fit, team culture, and early hiring. Fundraising Prep: Warm intros, deck refinement, and mock pitches to accelerate Seed & beyond. Operator Network: Instant access to domain experts and the Stage Zero guild of portfolio founders. Our Process We always start with advice. Capital follows only when the partnership works. Advisory First: We join your advisory board (or stay independent) to understand the team, tech, and trajectory - long before we talk term sheets. Build the Relationship: Weekly sessions, brutal honesty, clear KPIs. We give advice and watch how quickly it turns into action. Earn the Cheque: If the guidance helps and you execute relentlessly, we invest. No follow-through? No funding. Simple. Join the Collective Stage Zero isn’t just founders and capital - it’s a guild of experienced operators who still love the game but don’t want to start from scratch. Seasoned Operators: Finance pros, BD closers, growth hackers, engineers, legal minds - if you have battle scars and insights, founders need you. Mission-Driven Mentorship: Share your playbooks, join advisory boards, or roll up your sleeves on specific sprints. Zero politics - just impact. Capital Happens Naturally: When advice clicks and the venture takes shape, money follows effortlessly. Great teams + great mentors = easy yes for investors.

The studio creates conditions for effective commercial implementation of a project, by dividing its resources between different projects. Benefits of working with the studioWe give access to network and experts: We have gathered the best experts, who greatly diversify the development of any project. Usually, startups cannot afford experts of this level. We reduce risks: We have already tested different ideas and selected the best ones according to market demand and expert opinion. We help with financing: We cover most of the costs for creating an MVP and help you get through to the next round. We focus on the results: We are able to break the glass ceiling not through bureaucracy, but by using a scientific approach and a pragmatic understanding of market conditions. Scale it and close the funding roundChoose an idea: We conduct a preliminary assessment, determine potential prospects, relevance, and timeliness. Validate: In 1-2 month, using external experts and our own team. We create a prototype of the product, which we then try to sell, to determine the vision of the market, gather insights from competitors, summarize primary indicators of unit economics. Create MVP: During 4-8 months, we gather real feedback from our customers. We quickly create a functional version of the product. Then, we test it, launch it, and collect feedback from our customers. Scale it and close the funding round: We are looking for areas of improvement and creating a clear operation structure.The project attracts external investments, receives approval or is consolidated by a corporate structure.

We partner with sector-defining founders across Europe to create new technologies that disrupt the status quo and solve the problems that matter. Powered by a relentlessly driven ethos that never stops seeking to push boundaries, we foster deeper, actively personal relationships with our partners that drive opportunity, innovation and scale. As a network of hands-on experts – we’re united by a progressive world-view and a pioneering ambition to make a difference. While our fluid, open approach to each opportunity helps make sure we’re able to bring a bespoke service to every single member of our diverse and dynamic portfolio.

N Fund invests in high-growth technology companies through a series of specialized venture capital managers.