We don't advise from the sidelines. We roll up our sleeves.
I8GA is the Venture Studios that support our fund's startups going global. We help set up and run operations, win first customers, raise, localize product, marketing, PR and more - whatever it takes to enter new markets efficiently and compete globally … while staying focused on what matters.
Guided by founders and operators who have done it before.
We are not theoreticians, but experienced operators. Our work is practical and actionable.
We work inside your team - on the doing, not just the thinking.
Our work together builds trust - and serves as important due diligence.
Building something new, and bringing it into the world, is not a short-term sprint. We build relationships that last a lifetime.
What we learn goes back into the community.
Six Studios. A la carte, or full service.
We are your virtual on-the-ground team, with everything you need for a strong start. Primarily the US - also LatAm, Southeast Asia, MENA, the EU.
We help source and prepare startups in their home markets, then land them into new ones.
In 3-6 months we hold a formal go-pause-stop review, and either stop - and understand why - pause, or continue.
Some startups are accepted into global accelerators along the way. Stages overlap; durations are typical, not promised.
What is in, what is out, who does it, and when we decide.
Every Studio brief starts as a board like this one. Your team sees it every week, and when the engagement ends the playbook stays with you.
First paying pilots in a new market, for a product that already has customers at home.
Who does what
- Studio lead - owns the plan and the weekly review
- Sales operator - account lists, outreach and demos, alongside the founder
- Founder - the product, the price, and the final yes
In
- Target accounts, agreed in week two
- Message and pricing tests
- Demos, and pilot terms that can actually be signed
Out
- Hiring your sales team for you
- Calling a qualified meeting revenue. A meeting is a meeting
When we decide
- Week 2 - accounts and message agreed
- Month 1 - first demos; the price holds or it moves
- Month 3 - pilots signed, or the reasons they were not
- Months 3-6 - go, pause or stop
Source for Corporate Venture, consult on innovation.
We help corporates test and access new markets, build Corporate Venture groups (CVCs), and access global best practices, trends and deal flow - a de-risked pipeline for partnerships, pilots and future acquisitions.
Turn defensible IP into a path to market.
We partner with top technical universities and institutes - the Big Ideas Contest, acceleration curricula, market mapping - so that research teams reach customers, not just publications.
What Studio startups say about us.
“I8GA are true locals that helped us open bank accounts, support our trips to the Valley and lots more. They saved us time and tons of money - and they made it real. From running around getting the right SIM cards, to hikes and surfing in the Pacific, to meetings, conferences, legendary home-cooked breakfasts. There are a million things to do to enter a new market. Thanks to I8GA, coming to Silicon Valley now feels like coming home!”
“Grew our valuation 10x and generated $1.3M new revenue since we started with I8GA Sales.”
“We got published in TechCrunch and then another 7 places. It helped us right away with inbound leads, we got a speaker slot at a key conference, it helped us recruit, and much more.”
“After helping us win first traction, I8GA Advisory helped raise and close our $4.5M round.”
Around the world.
Meetings, conferences, visits - to close deals and roundsThe details.
Yes. Each Studio works à la carte - Operations alone is the most common start. Many companies add Sales once the entity is live, and Fundraising once traction exists.
Terms and pricing live in the one-pager, on request. Consultation is free for alumni of the Intensive. We aim to save you 1-3 years and the costly mistakes - the engagement is priced against that.
Often. Our work together is the deepest due diligence there is, and Innov8 Global Ventures backs many Studio companies. The Studios do not require it.
Founders and operators who have done it before - 30 years in Silicon Valley, 20 on the ground in the CIS. Not theoreticians: we execute alongside your team.
Operations sets up in about a month. Sales tests traction over 3-6 months. Fundraising follows once traction exists. At 3-6 months we hold a formal go-pause-stop review.
There are a million things to do to enter a new market. Let's list yours.
Consultation is free for alumni of the Intensive. Terms and pricing live in the one-pager, on request.