What is The Difference Between Startup Studios and Venture Studios?
Knowing this will help you succeed in launching a Studio or joining one.
4 min readMar 23, 2023
I gave a talk on Studios to some startup executives a few weeks back.
Once the group came to understand the model and goals of a Studio, someone asked a question about the difference between Startup Studios and Venture Studios. He had heard both terms and said they seem to be used intangibly.
He is right — but that is wrong.
Let me explain.
The question about the difference between Venture Studios and Startup Studios is a very common one.
As you can see from the poll results above, it’s also a heavily debated one.
To be honest, I thought most people would vote that they “are the same” — but I was (pleasantly) surprised. The results were split almost right down the middle.
It’s clear that … the Studio ecosystem is unclear on this one.
