We Build Software Businesses.
Now We Buy and Run Them.
Future Ventures Lab is run by the founders of slashdev.io. We have spent years building software companies, e-commerce products, and mobile apps for founders. Now we put that experience to work on businesses we acquire and operate.
The Founders
Michael Ballard & Patrich Soderstrom
100+
Digital products built
5+
Companies helped to scale
Years of building for founders. Now we build for ourselves.
slashdev.io has built more than 100 digital products for startups and enterprises, and helped more than five companies scale.
We know what it takes to build, run, and scale a software business, because we do it every day for our clients: the product, the engineering, and the growth that follows.
Future Ventures Lab applies that same experience to businesses we buy, each co-owned and co-managed with active partners. We bring the engineering and operating experience, and the major decisions are made together.
What We Have Built
The range of products behind our track record, and the experience we bring to every business we acquire.
Software Companies
Web platforms, SaaS products, and CRMs for startups and enterprises, taken from first version to scale.
E-commerce Products
Shopify stores and custom commerce platforms that sell, ship, and grow.
Mobile Apps
Native and cross-platform apps shipped to the App Store and Google Play.
AI & Automation
AI agents and automated workflows that remove manual work, cut costs, and expand margins across the business.
What We Bring to Each Company
Our engineering and operating experience, working alongside the partners who make the major decisions.
01
We read the code before we buy
slashdev.io engineers review the architecture, code quality, and infrastructure, so hidden technical debt never comes with the deal.
02
We ship after we buy
Product improvements, AI automation, and better infrastructure, built by the same team that has shipped 100+ products.
03
We run it day to day
An operator employed by the company runs it, backed by our engineering, product and marketing team. Every major decision is made with our partners.
Meet the Founders
Michael Ballard
Founder & CEO
Michael studied machine learning at the University of Washington in 2016, before most companies had an AI strategy. He co-founded slashdev.io to build production software with a senior, accountable team.
LinkedInPatrich Soderstrom
Founder & CTO
Patrich spent more than ten years as a systems administrator, running the production systems other teams depended on. He brings that operations discipline to every build: sound architecture, clean deployments, and systems that stay up.
Ready to Co-Own a Business?
Partner with a team that has built 100+ digital products and helped scale more than five companies.