FOR EARLY-STAGE FOUNDERS
Ravolution is a Swedish venture studio investing engineering, product and capital into early-stage startups — in exchange for equity, not invoices. Apply below. We respond to every application within 10 working days.
Ravolution AB is a Stockholm-based venture studio that invests engineering, product development and angel capital into early-stage startups in exchange for equity — a model called build-for-equity. Startups apply online and receive a partner response within 10 working days.
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You have traction signals or deep domain insight, but need a technical team you can't yet afford to hire.
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You know the market and the customer. We become your technical co-founder: product, engineering, architecture.
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You have a prototype but need senior product and engineering firepower to reach investable milestones.
"No retainers. No invoices. Skin in the game from day one."
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10-minute form below. No deck required.
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30 minutes with a partner within 10 working days.
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We validate the market, the model, and the fit. 2–3 weeks.
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A transparent equity agreement. We start building within 30 days of signing.
Build-for-equity means a venture studio invests its development team, product expertise and sometimes capital into a startup in exchange for an ownership stake, instead of charging cash fees. The startup gets a senior technical team without burn; the studio succeeds only if the startup succeeds.
Ravolution invests in pre-seed and seed-stage startups, typically before or around their first institutional round. We prioritize founders with strong domain insight, early traction signals, and a clear path to a fundable milestone within 6–12 months.
Equity is negotiated case by case based on scope, capital contribution, and stage — always documented in a transparent Swedish shareholder agreement. We structure deals so founders retain clear majority control.
Yes. Alongside engineering and product work, Ravolution acts as an angel investor and can contribute capital directly where the case supports it, and connects portfolio startups with our investor network for follow-on funding.
We are based in Stockholm and work primarily with Nordic and European startups, but we accept applications from anywhere. All legal agreements follow Swedish law.
Every application receives a response within 10 working days. The full process from application to signed term sheet typically takes 4–6 weeks.
Tell us what you're building. If there's a fit, Ivan will come back with honest feedback and a concrete way to work together. Even if it's a no, you'll get a useful read on your company.
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Ivan personally reviews every submission.
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If there's a fit, you get a call and a proposed way to work together.
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If it's not a fit, you still get honest, specific feedback.
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