Capital that returns
the world we want.
Modern capital structurally misprices what humans value. We’re changing that.
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Transacting in somatic state — that is the felt experience of being human that arises from our nervous systems and our bodies — is a generational opportunity.
Because the widespread frustration with the world today is actually widespread demand for a different somatic state.
Neither markets nor traditional business even have a concept of this variable.
But somatic state is a lever that can be pulled systematically.
And doing so is also the most coherent strategy we have to build the world we want.
We make bets others struggle to see.
We underwrite them based on if they help create a world we want.
Somatic leverage in large markets.
We look for opportunities where…
- The customer experience itself produces either somatic reactivity or grounding (e.g. media, food & beverage, physical spaces, health & wellness, discretionary purchasing).
- The somatic pattern is repeatable across contexts, not tied to a specific founder’s involvement in the customer experience itself.
- Incumbent players are in a reactive somatic state (due to capital structure, leadership, culture, etc.).
Practicing from a grounded state.
We look for founders who…
- Have a demonstrated track record of (1) personal practice and (2) leading and creating through their own somatic state.
- Are building from a clear idea of what they want to contribute to the world, and not conflating that idea with the wealth or status success might bring.
- Have both a genuinely original vision for their market and the technical expertise to bring that vision into a reality.
Few businesses organize themselves around somatic impact.
Fewer still could do so if they tried.
Most funders back exits. We back a world.
That’s why we run a greenhouse, not a portfolio.
A Seedbank
We’re constantly cultivating hypotheses, business plans, and a network of grounded humans who can make them real.
A Greenhouse
We give founders structured spaciousness to tune their somatic product-market fit before we pressure them to scale.
Infrastructure
Once our founders validate their seeds, we build the infrastructure of the company around them, so we can preserve the resonance they’ve built.
We run our business the same way we support our entrepreneurs in theirs.
We’re operators in our own portfolio companies. We’re not theorizing — we’re validating it on the ground.