Funded growth marketing for the next generation of breakout brands.
The playbooks behind Root Insurance, Rocky Brands, and SSRP Institute, applied to early-stage companies in exchange for equity in the growth we create.
Built on the playbooks of
An operator team paid in upside.
Stake Studio is not a check. It is a working partnership that brings funded campaigns, operator-grade execution, and the systems behind today's fastest-growing brands.
Funded ad spend, from our balance sheet.
We pay for the campaigns. Selected companies do not see an ad invoice from Stake Studio. We absorb the cost of testing, scaling, and optimizing the channels that move your metric. You keep cash for what only you can do.
Operator-grade team, not an agency retainer.
Growth marketers, paid-media specialists, and ops talent who have built the funnels behind public-company and PE-backed brands. Not a freelancer pool. Not a managed-service offering. Operators with skin in the outcome.
Equity-only compensation, vesting on delivered growth.
We earn equity tied to the growth we deliver against pre-agreed milestones. No growth, no earning. Aligned incentives from the first campaign. The math only works for us when it works for you.
From application to deployed growth team, in four steps.
Apply
Brief application above. Stage, vertical, current state, and the one-line pitch. Every submission gets reviewed.
Intro call
30-minute conversation with the Stake Studio team. We map the growth opportunity and align on what success looks like.
Deal structure
Equity stake tied to specific growth milestones. Clear definition of what we are accountable for. Documents drafted within a week.
We run the engine
Campaigns funded and live within 14 days. Weekly reporting on the metric. Equity vests as growth is delivered.
Most accelerators write checks. We write campaigns, run the funnels, and earn equity tied to the growth we deliver.
The Stake Studio thesis
Slots in the inaugural cohort.
Stake Studio takes on a small number of companies per cohort. The model only works when the team is deep enough to actually move the metric for every partner.
Apply for the inaugural cohortFrequently asked.
Deal structure varies by stage, industry, and growth opportunity. Typical equity is in a defined range, tied to specific growth milestones the Stake Studio team is accountable for. Exact terms are discussed on the intro call.
Stake Studio. Selected companies do not pay for the campaigns we run. That is the entire point of the model. We absorb the cost of acquisition and earn from the growth we generate.
Idea-stage through post-seed. The application asks for current stage so we can match the right operators to the right opportunity. Stronger fit at early stage where Stake Studio can build the growth engine from the ground up.
Then we do not earn. The model is designed so Stake Studio carries the downside. Aligned incentives mean we only succeed when the partner succeeds.
VCs and accelerators write checks and provide network or mentorship. Stake Studio deploys an operator team that actually runs the growth function. The compensation is equity earned through delivered growth, not equity sold for cash.
Multi-quarter minimum. Compounding growth takes time. Specific term length is part of the deal structure conversation.