Some ideas can do more than improve an existing product. They can create a new capability, remove a longstanding limitation, or make something valuable accessible to far more people.
Invest is the venture arm we’re developing for those opportunities: ambitious founders building companies with the potential for substantial growth and meaningful impact.
Useful progress, at scale.
Our interests are not confined to one industry or technological trend. We care about what becomes better if a company succeeds.
That could mean a different approach to education, a more effective manufacturing process, a breakthrough technology, or a product that changes what people can accomplish.
A compelling mission is a beginning, not a substitute for a viable business. Our investment approach will consider the people, the evidence, the risks, and the company’s ability to create lasting value for customers and investors.
A working relationship, not just a transaction.
Our ambition is to pair capital with the strengths of Solution Sandbox: close founder relationships, practical judgment, relevant expertise, and help bringing the right people together.
That means supporting founders without taking their companies away from them. It means being useful when decisions are difficult, not only when progress is easy to celebrate.
Investment will be selective and separate from participation in Start or Build. A company can be an important part of Solution Sandbox without being a venture investment.
We want to back companies whose success gives people something genuinely better, not merely another company with a higher valuation.
Our investment plans and availability will be shared as this arm develops.