We’re upending the staid venture capital model by taking the horns, bull and all

Led by Founding Contrarian Carey Smith, Unorthodox Ventures partners with disruptive founders who want to manufacture extraordinary products and build enduring brands. One of the many ways we set ourselves apart from traditional VCs: We’re operators at our core. Our team carries a broad array of capabilities, and we use them all when we partner with founders and their nascent brands. From engineers, product developers and supply chain experts to marketing, hiring and sales managers, our collaborative model means UV offers crucial facilitation at every stage.

Here’s what we bring

Our hands-on partnership model earned us a 2021 World Changing Idea honor by Fast Company and affords our partner companies the equivalent of an in-house product team with so much more. Here are just a few of the benefits that illustrate our collaborative approach to partnerships.

When we invest in our partnerships, we go all in

We’re choosy about our partnerships. Of the nearly 3,000 companies we’ve looked at, we’ve selected 0.5% to work with. We only partner with founders who demonstrate disruption and discipline. Dreamers who actually do something. Tinkerers who create solutions to real-world problems. With an increasing focus on medical technology, we seek out companies past the idea stage that are ready to manufacture or have already entered the market. With our resources, we can lead and price financing rounds, but, more importantly, we help create business plans that determine how much money is actually needed to break even.

We build robust businesses in a fraction of the time

Unlike most VCs, we work shoulder-to-shoulder with our partners. Our goal is that by the end of an agreed-upon time frame, they’ll be profitable. That means they can focus on the product and not relentless rounds of fundraising. For us, we’re paid in equity, and it won’t be diluted in future investment rounds, since there won’t be any.