What's Aiken House and WTF is a Venture Studio?
Aiken House is a venture studio. A venture studio is a place where you bring your idea + passion and let us do the rest.
The rest includes branding, marketing, sales, design, development and everything you could possibly need to gain real traction to either raise a round or turn your idea into a sustainable business.
You'll operate your business idea with passion and discipline.
We'll help you execute and scale. (and we may even pay you a salary.)
If you're looking for an incubator, go somewhere else >
“The tools and tactics available in 2021 to launch a new venture are unlike I've ever seen.
You can now launch & scale a business with a lot less effort.”
Applications accepted all year long.
Successful, sustainable companies founded
Money raised across all ventures.
Acquisitions and/or liquidity events
The Magic happens in April for some reason.
Landed in Pittsburgh
Goodbye NYC, hellooooo Steel City!
April 1997
Startup #1
The OG Venture Adventure began, with our first startup launched. and still going, valued at over 20M.
April 2001
Startup #2
...and the party rolls on. Our second startup launched and was valued at over 75M.
April 2007
Startup #16
We've tackled industries in health care, CPG, real estate, e-commerce, and everything in between. Will your idea be Startup #17?
April 2019
Let's paint your story.
Startup growth is half art, half science. There's no exact blueprint to success, but we do have battle-tested tactics that can help any good idea grow.
Either way, we'll create a work of art along the way.