Co-Own the Company.
Manage It With Us.
We buy small, profitable software and services businesses and run each one with active partners. Partners own half of the company, serve as its managers, and make every major decision with us. An operator runs it day to day.
A 50/50 Partnership
Each company sits in its own limited liability company. Future Ventures Lab owns half. The partner, or partners together, own the other half and serve as managers of the company.
50%
Future Ventures Lab
We buy, operate and support
- Find, vet and buy the company
- Run it day to day through an operator employed by the company
- Engineering, AI automation and growth from slashdev.io
- Prepare the monthly financials and members' meeting
The Company
Its own LLC, with an operator on payroll
50%
The Partners
You manage and decide
- Own the other 50%, shared if there is more than one partner
- Serve as managers of the company
- Make every major decision with us
- Full access to the books and bank accounts
- Choose the operator who runs the company
The terms of each partnership are negotiated individually and set out in the company's operating agreement.
Nothing major happens without your approval.
As managers, partners make these decisions with us. Each one comes with the numbers behind it, and none of them happen without you.
- Monthly members' meeting, with minutes
- Monthly financials and access to the bank accounts
- Annual statement reviewed by an independent CPA
- The right to replace us as day-to-day manager
The annual budget
And any spending outside it above an agreed limit.
The operator
Who runs the company, and how they are paid.
Any debt
Loans, guarantees and liens.
Any sale
Of the business, a major asset, or any new owner.
Distribution policy
Approving the policy, and any change to it.
Contracts with us
Including our management agreement and slashdev.io's fees.
From Introduction to Co-Owner
We get to know each other before any specific company is discussed, and every partnership is agreed one-on-one.
01
Apply
Tell us about your operating experience, the sectors you know, and the time you can commit.
02
Introductory call
We walk through the model and the partner's role, and learn about your goals. No specific company is discussed.
03
Get to know each other
An introduction period: our playbook, the sample operating agreement terms, and follow-up conversations.
04
Co-own a company
When the right company comes up, we review it with you one-on-one. You meet the seller and the operator, then join as an owner and manager.
Partners who want a real say.
- You have owned or run a business
- Or you have held senior operating, finance or governance roles
- You want a real say in how a company is run
- You can attend a monthly members' meeting and review the financials
Businesses worth owning for the long term.
Software & Services
Software companies, dev agencies and service businesses with durable customer demand
Verified Profit
Real, consistent profit backed by bank-verified financials, not projections
Not Founder-Dependent
A business that can run without its founder, with a team that can work with us
Durable Demand
A customer need that a cheap AI tool will not replace
Room to Improve
Clear levers we can pull: engineering, AI automation and paid acquisition
Diversified Customers
An established customer base without heavy reliance on any single client
Common Questions
What co-owning a company with Future Ventures Lab looks like in practice.
Ready to Co-Own a Business?
Partner with a team that has built 100+ digital products and helped scale more than five companies.