Purpose Built

What they do

Purpose Built is a venture studio that builds and invests in mission-driven companies. It works alongside entrepreneurs to identify and test ideas, find customers, build traction, and raise capital to launch and operate scalable businesses that help customers earn more, save more, build more equity, and enable small businesses to grow. The studio provides founders with ideas, coaching, resources, and capital to turn good ideas into strong companies, with a focus on fintech, upskilling, and the future of work, and positions itself as an early-stage partner for solo founders.

What they look for

Purpose Built focuses on building and investing in early-stage, mission-driven companies in sectors such as fintech, upskilling, and the future of work, aiming to help customers earn more, save more, build equity, and support small business growth.

Stage

Ideation, Pre-seed

Sectors

Fintech, Edtech, HR and recruiting

Based

San Francisco, US