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Thesis-led venture studio Est. 2023

Bringing ventures from zero to one.

021 is a thesis-led venture studio. We identify market inefficiencies then build, co-build, or acquire ventures that fit our network.

Opportunities don't wait for roadmaps.

15
Ventures in portfolio
Q2’26
Next cohort open
THESIS-LED
OPERATOR-RUN
NETWORK-BACKED
FROM ZERO TO ONE
THESIS-LED
OPERATOR-RUN
NETWORK-BACKED
FROM ZERO TO ONE
THESIS-LED
OPERATOR-RUN
NETWORK-BACKED
FROM ZERO TO ONE
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021 — venture studio
AVAX · DeFi · Consumer · Community
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uptime: ventures in flight

We operate where conviction
meets / capital / craft.
Zero → One, repeatedly.

# 021 thesis engine
> scan(markets).filter(inefficient)
> model → validate → build
> deploy through partners (AVAX, Jcorp, Gami)
> match operators · compound distribution
# status
> 15 ventures · DeFi · consumer · cultural · Q2'26 open

// what we do

We don't wait for decks. We spot what's missing, prototype with the network, and capitalize winners with our own balance sheet plus partner capital.

Build with 021

From zero
to one.

Thesis-led venture studio · Est. 2023N° 021
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021 is a thesis-led venture studio. We build, back, and scale ventures identified against a shared thesis with chains and brands.
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[ 01 / THESIS ]
The next decade will compress a hundred years of innovation. A weekend now produces what used to take a quarter. What's left as durable edge is distribution, relationships, and the speed to pivot — and that's the flywheel 021 was built to run.

The flywheel didn't come from theory. Before building our own ventures, 021 ran the playbook for Fortune 500s, chains, and brands. Same operators, same models, same networks — applied to ourselves now.

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360 acceleration · Q2 2023 — Q1 2024

Inspect

Web3’s social intelligence layer for X. Advised new owners on reviving the company, repositioning the model, and accelerating growth into a token launch.

23x in 24h FDV at launch · +100M impressions · +180K followers
Advisory & ecosystem · Q2 2023 — Aug 2025

Avalanche

Ecosystem-wide growth advisory: strategy, enterprise onboarding, partnership activation. Multiple 021 ventures now live on AVAX.

281% token appreciation 100M+ Art Basel impressions
Brand incubation · 2024 — present

Amazon

First and only Amazon Preferred Partner for their Web3 initiatives. Go-to-market strategy, IP partnerships, celebrity activations.

1.75M Purchase orders committed · 100M+ debut impressions · 3+ launch partners
IP acceleration · 2023 — 2024

Pudgy Penguins

Strategic partnerships and distribution: PMI toy deal, L’Oréal collaboration, major retail rollouts, Midnight Club activations during Pudgy Summer.

>400x 2M toys sold · 100B+ views · 10,000+ stores worldwide
Learn more about 021
[ 02 / METHOD ]

How 021 builds: in loops, with partners, against real demand.

Step 01

Identify opportunities

We scan markets for structural inefficiencies others miss. Models are built, assessed, or acquired based on fit with our operating thesis.

Thesis workEcosystem mappingAcq. diligence
Step 02

Find PMF, growth-hack

Portfolio operators, chain ecosystems, and strategic allies sit at the table as sounding boards and first customers. Feedback loops compress from quarters to weeks; pilot contracts close before cold outreach starts.

Operator feedbackGTM sprintsPilot contracts
Step 03

Build teams to scale

At the right stage we position ventures to fundraise, then match each company with operators who've scaled before. Founders inherit infrastructure and hands-on execution, not just advice.

Operator matchFundraise prepPost-seed ops
See how we build
[ 03 / FEATURED ]

Ventures in motion.

See all 15 ventures

Founders don’t start from scratch — they start from 021.

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