HITORI Ventures
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HITORI Ventures is the venture studio arm of HITORI, a digital product studio based in Melbourne, Australia. Operating as a selective partnership model, HITORI Ventures works with a small number of visionary early-stage founders each year who are ready to build but may not yet have full funding in place. Unlike traditional VC funds or accelerators, HITORI Ventures provides hands-on product development and technical execution rather than just capital or consulting. The studio offers a hybrid model where they provide reduced-cost builds in exchange for minor equity stakes (typically 5-10%), allowing founders to retain majority ownership while gaining access to a dedicated design and development team, fractional CTO leadership, strategic product advice, and investor-ready software architecture. HITORI Ventures sits between idea and VC, focusing on actually building real, working products rather than just prototypes. The organization is founder-friendly rather than equity-hungry, partnering with startups that have clear problem definitions, business plans, go-to-market strategies, and are ready to deploy some capital now. Founded as an extension of HITORI digital product studio (established in 2011), HITORI Ventures leverages over a decade of expertise in building bespoke digital platforms for enterprises, healthtech companies, and startups with a strong focus on scalable, secure, and compliant solutions.
2011
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