Building ventures, systematically.
SchLock Digital discovers, validates, builds and scales digital products to create long-term venture value. One disciplined model, run patiently.
- 01IntakeOngoing
- 02Discover2–4 weeks
- 03Validate4–8 weeks
- 04Build3–6 months
- 05Traction6–12 months
- 06Scale12–24 months
Most digital products do not fail because of technology.
They fail because they are built before the market is understood. The industry rewards motion — launch, raise, repeat. We think that confuses activity with progress.
So we invert the usual order. Discovery and validation are the work itself — not a phase to rush through on the way to building. A venture earns its next stage by evidence, never by enthusiasm.
Six stages, run as one repeatable model.
Intake
OngoingCapture and assess incoming opportunities before they enter the pipeline. Most ideas stop here.
Discover
2–4 weeksDevelop a venture thesis by mapping the problem before considering any solution.
Validate
4–8 weeksGenerate market evidence. Demand is proven before a line of production code is written.
Selected Venture Themes
Names are shown. Details stay private until each company is ready to introduce itself.
Fairer Haushalt
Helping households make better financial decisions through structured planning, transparency and practical guidance.
Evident Invest
Building evidence-based investment tools and decision systems for long-term investors.
AI Web App Builder
Exploring how AI can reduce the complexity of building and launching digital products.
YouTwin
Researching digital identity, personal knowledge and AI-assisted representation.
How we operate.
Evidence over opinions
A venture advances on proof of demand, not on conviction or momentum. We measure; we do not persuade.
Capital efficiency
We do more with less, by design. Resource constraints produce clarity. Every stage is scoped to the minimum required to generate its evidence.
Repeatability
One model, run consistently across every venture. The system is the product; each venture is its output.
Portfolio thinking
Decisions are made at the portfolio level, not the venture level. A kill at one stage is a redeployment to the next opportunity.
Knowledge compounding
Every venture leaves a permanent record. What we learn from each stage accumulates — the system gets better every time it runs.
Global by design
We build for global markets from day one. Distribution is a product decision, not an afterthought.
If the model resonates, write to us.
We keep a small, deliberate set of conversations open — with investors, prospective co-founders, and people who have lived a problem worth solving.