The Platform for Scaled Innovation
9point8 helps innovators, institutions, and regions design, launch, and scale venture studios — turning company building into a disciplined, repeatable process.
Venture Studios are the answer. 9point8 makes them work.
Venture studios transform venture creation into a scalable system.
9point8 is the global platform — advisory, managed builds, and software — that empowers studios to operate with rigor, efficiency, and scale.
Trusted by leaders shaping the future of venture creation.
9point8 combines proprietary software and hands-on studio building with deep research and advisory work. We've partnered with corporations, universities, governments, and venture studios to design, launch, and improve new models of venture creation.
Built and operated studios within global corporations and universities
Helped establish and grow independent venture studios
Co-founded cash-flow-focused studio in Baltimore, MD; portfolio companies reached profitability in <18 months
Researched 500+ studios worldwide; advised more than a dozen on design, launch, and scale
Venture studios as an asset class.
To achieve category recognition, venture studios need credible research and open standards.
That's why the Venture Studio Forum was created — to make original research, benchmarks, and best practices accessible to the entire ecosystem. Supported by 9point8, the VSF advances venture studios as a recognized, investable model.
Join the movement, for free.
Engage with peers and leaders through the Venture Studio Forum, summits, and global events — the center of gravity for studio operators worldwide.