blankcollar / ventures
The blankcollar family · Ventures

We're the ventures arm of blankcollar — built for the AI era, based in Switzerland. We don't write the cheque; we make you fundable. The knowledge from theblankcollar.com, a configured agentic OS on blankcollar.ai, the courses on blankcollar.university, and warm intros to the VCs we work with.

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01 — Manifesto

The biggest problem founders face isn't getting the cheque. It's becoming fundable — the pitch deck, the data room, the business model, the first hires, the pricing, the story a real VC will back. The things first-time founders shouldn't have to figure out alone, but always do.

blankcollar.ventures gives you the knowledge from theblankcollar.com, the courses from blankcollar.university, and a configured agentic OS on blankcollar.ai — then opens the doors to the VCs we work with. We don't write the cheque. We make sure you can earn one.

02 — Behind the firm

We're notcareer investors.

blankcollar.ventures is run by founders who built, scaled, and exited their own startups. We sat through the pitch reviews, lost the term sheets, hired the wrong first three engineers, and finally figured out what actually moves the needle.

Now we give what we wish we'd had: the playbooks for the hard things, the courses to level up fast, an OS that codifies it all, and a warm intro to the right fund when you're ready — so you don't spend year one re-learning what we already know.

Built

Started companies from a spare laptop and a one-page deck.

Scaled

Wrote the first JD, the first SAFE, the first investor email.

Exited

Closed the round, sold the company, paid out the cap table.

Now

Giving founders what we wish we'd had on day zero.

03 — The Stack

Built like an OS. Knowledge makes you credible. Skills make you fast. Agents make it scale. Access gets you funded.

01

Knowledge

theblankcollar.com

The thinking and playbooks for the things first-time founders shouldn't face alone.

02

Upskilling

blankcollar.university

Courses that level you and your team up on AI-era operating — fast.

03

AI Operations

blankcollar.ai

We configure your agentic OS so the knowledge runs as automation, not advice.

04

Capital Access

blankcollar.ventures● You are here

Warm intros to the VCs we work with — directly, when you're ready to raise.

Together = a fundable startup
04 — How we work

Every founder we work with gets the knowledge from theblankcollar.com, the courses on blankcollar.university, and a configured seat on blankcollar.ai. How hands-on we go on the raise — and which VCs we open — depends on your stage. We decide the fit once we've read your application.

For founders finding their feet

The Essentials

Knowledge + OS
  • Full access to theblankcollar.com playbooks
  • Configured seat on blankcollar.ai — your agentic OS
  • Courses on blankcollar.university
  • Pitch deck, data room, business model — co-built
For founders ready to raise

The Full Stack

Everything + VC access
  • Everything in The Essentials
  • We run the raise with you, hands-on
  • Warm intros to the VCs we work with
  • Follow-on guidance through seed / Series A
Not sure which fits? That's the point of the application — tell us what you're building, and we'll come back with our read.
Send us your application
05 — The First-Time Founder Toolkit

Eight modules we co-build with you in the first weeks. We share what we've learned, teach it on blankcollar.university, then wire it into your blankcollar.ai agents so it keeps compounding.

Pitch deck

Story arc, deck design, the seven slides every fund actually reads.

Data room

Cap table, contracts, KPIs, hiring docs — clean from day one.

Business model

Pricing, unit economics, where margin actually comes from.

Cap table & SAFEs

Founder splits, pool, conversions — clean equity from the first ticket.

Fundraising plan

Target list, sequencing, the right narrative for each fund.

Hiring playbook

JDs, comp benchmarks, where to source the first 5 hires.

Customer discovery

Interview script, what to ignore, when to stop talking.

Pricing & packaging

Tiers, anchoring, the pricing page that converts.

06 — In practice

Day one, you're no longer guessing. We share what works across ten domains every founder eventually needs, then we configure your agents on blankcollar.ai so the knowledge runs as automation.

  • Knowledge — pitch deck, data room, business model, fundraising, hiring, sales, pricing, finance, legal, brand.
  • Agents — research, outreach, ops, reporting, support. Configured for your stack.
Knowledge we share (human)Agents we set up (bot)
07 — Process

Step 01~5 min

Apply

Send us a paragraph and a link. No deck required, no warm intro needed.

Step 02≤ 14 days

Decision

We respond in 14 days max. Yes, no, or honest reason why.

Step 03Week 1

Knowledge & courses

The thinking from theblankcollar.com and the courses from blankcollar.university — yours from week one.

Step 04Free, forever

OS configured

We set up blankcollar.ai for you. Your agents, your memory, our knowledge — codified.

Step 05When ready

Warm intros

When you're fundable, we open the doors to the VCs we work with — directly, not via a portal.

08 — vs Traditional pre-seed

Most pre-seed money comes with a quarterly check-in. We come with the knowledge, the AI setup, the upskilling — and the intro that gets you the money in the first place.

Capital
Traditional ·Their cheque, diluting you early
blankcollar.venturesWarm intros to the VCs we work with
Decision time
Traditional ·Weeks of meetings
blankcollar.ventures14 days, max
After yes
Traditional ·Quarterly check-ins
blankcollar.venturesHands-on until you're fundable
Pitch deck & data room
Traditional ·“Send us when ready”
blankcollar.venturesCo-built with you, week one
Business model help
Traditional ·Intros to advisors
blankcollar.venturesPricing, unit economics, moats
AI / automation
Traditional ·“Have you tried ChatGPT?”
blankcollar.venturesWe set up blankcollar.ai for you
Upskilling
Traditional ·You figure it out
blankcollar.venturesCourses on blankcollar.university
Hiring help
Traditional ·Intros to recruiters
blankcollar.venturesPlaybooks, JDs, comp benchmarks
Network
Traditional ·LP intros
blankcollar.venturesDirect intros to the VCs we work with
10 — Access

We know a lotof investors.

Not a sales pitch — it's the point. After years of building and exiting our own startups, we've kept the contacts: seed funds, Series A, family offices, the right angels.

We don't write the cheque ourselves. But when you're fundable, we make warm intros to the right ones — directly, not via a portal. That's how our founders raise.

Direct
Relationships, not a portal
Pre-seed → B
Across follow-on stages
Warm only
We make the intro, not you
11 — Terms

Our chequeWe don't write one
What you getKnowledge, AI ops, upskilling
CapitalWarm intros to partner VCs
StagePre-seed / Day 0
GeographyGlobal, remote-first
SpeedDecisions in 14 days
Now reviewing applications

One paragraph, one link. If it's a fit, we move fast — knowledge, AI, upskilling, and the intro, ready to go.