Workshop Venture Partners

Workshop Venture Partners operates along two distinct tracks: a venture studio and a co-investment arm. The studio co-builds companies with a small number of founding teams, including ideas originated within the firm itself; the investment arm backs climate and education businesses at the pre-seed and seed stages. The two functions are supported by in-house capabilities in product development, engineering, company building and early growth, which are deployed as hands-on, tailored support to founding teams rather than as a fixed programme.

The firm's stated thesis is that the most difficult problems in climate and education require scalable businesses that combine purpose with profit. Its approach is described as founder-first, and it concentrates its co-building work deliberately: a limited number of founding teams per cycle rather than a broad pipeline. Named portfolio ventures span both verticals and include Timly, Monaire, WorkHero and Medley Learning.

Workshop Venture Partners was founded by Chad and Eleanor Laurans, whose operating record includes founding, scaling and selling SimpliSafe. The firm brings together experienced founders, engineers and operators, and its website is published at workshop.dev. Founding year, team size and fund terms are not disclosed.