Venture studio · UK & Europe

experiments are good.

Lean Lightbulb is a venture studio. We build, test and launch alongside founders across media, games, AI, fintech, climate, web3 and art, and help the best of them get ready to raise.

30+

MVPs and films built and launched

8 sectors

From games to green energy

Test.

Before launch. Always.

What we do

Build fast. Learn faster.

Most ideas fail because nobody tested them. We help founders prove what works, quickly and cheaply, before betting big.

01 · Build

MVPs, fast

From idea to working product in weeks. Lean, testable, and in front of real users early.

02 · Test

Proof, not hope

We run the experiments that tell you what to keep, what to kill, and what to double down on.

03 · Grow

Ready to raise

Pitch, story and numbers shaped so founders walk into investor meetings prepared.

Sectors

Eight places we experiment.

01

Media

Film, video and new formats for telling stories.

02

Games

Indie studios, playable worlds and interactive IP.

03

AI

Tools and products built AI-first.

04

Fintech

Simpler, fairer ways to move and manage money.

05

Climate

Energy, solar and practical planet tech.

06

Web3

On-chain ownership, communities and digital assets.

07

Art

Generative, digital and physical work.

08

Tech

Software and platforms that solve real problems.

Who we work with

Founders others overlook.

We work with founders across all eight of our sectors, and we actively seek out women and Black, Asian and ethnic minority founders, who are too often missed by mainstream networks. Talent is everywhere. Access isn't.

Principles

A movement to build and experiment.

  • 01Test before launch.
  • 02Explore the unknown.
  • 03Build the future.
  • 04Be responsible and respectful.
  • 05Build community and friendship.
For founders

Got an experiment worth running?

Send us a few lines on what you're building, who it's for, and what you've tested so far. Early and rough is fine.

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