The AI venture studio for technical founders & vibe coders
You build the product.
We build the business.
Together.
We co-found companies with you, bringing go-to-market, sales, positioning and traction without early hires or VC funding dilution, so you stay focused on what you do best.
How we work
Our principles.
- Founder-first
- You bring the product; we bring company design, capital strategy and the relationships that move fast.
- Doers, not consultants
- We have built and backed companies through zero-to-one, scale-up and exit. Now we sit next to you and build.
- AI-native
- AI and vibe coding compress build cycles. We focus on what makes you fundable: distribution, proof and momentum.
- Aligned incentives
- Your success is our success, the foundation of every partnership. We work for equity, just as you.
What you do
You build the product.
You are a builder at heart: a technical founder or vibe coder with a product and an edge. You know your industry or domain and is ready to transform it.
Bring the product & technical edge
You are a technical founder or vibe coder. AI compresses your build cycles and you ship fast. That is your superpower, and it stays yours.
Own the vision
It stays your company and your call. You remain firmly in the driver's seat throughout.
Stay close to users
You keep shipping and learning from customers while we build the commercial engine around it.
What we do
We build the business.
We are doers, not consultants. We have built, scaled and exited companies through zero-to-one. Now we sit next to you and build the commercial engine, so you gain go-to-market, sales, positioning and traction without early hires or VC dilution.
Company design & GTM
Positioning, go-to-market, sales and traction: the commercial engine, built and run right next to you.
Capital strategy
Soft funding and a capital strategy that delays dilution until traction meets investor expectations.
Operating team
Operations, hiring, finance and the operating rhythms that let the company scale, without early hires.
High-trust network
Entrepreneurs, partners and early customers are a warm intro away, accelerating everything you do.
Case study
Molte.ai
Molte.ai puts the human back in recruiting. They help you by freeing up time from tedious work, so you can focus on meeting the best candidates.
Ulf and Kjell came to us with a software solution for recruiting that can match any of the current tools out there. Together they know how to build great software and how the recruiting industry works. However, they had no company, no brand, no customers, no go-to-market plan and no strategy. They reached out to Zenith7 Studio for help. We engaged with a team of three partners, co-founded the company, created the brand, established ands executed a go-to-market plan, and rolled out the solution with a handful of pilot customers, all within 100 days. After launch, Molte is now growing and engaging with more than 1000 companies every week through our custom-built AI marketing engine.
Reach out to discuss what we can do together- Company
- Molte AS
- Website
- molte.ai
- Industry
- Recruiting and HR
- Founders
- Ulf Johannesen and Kjell Strøm
- Zenith7 Studio
- Roald, Louise and Chris
Who we are
Proven founders, scalers and investors.
Zenith7 Studio is a founder-first and AI-native venture studio. We co-found companies together with technical founders and roll up our sleeves alongside you. We are doers, not advisors or consultants. We put our hard-won experience to work with you as a team.
Founder & Partner
Louise Sondrup
A strategic operator with over a decade leading growth and transformation across startups, scale-ups and corporate ventures. Deep expertise in business development, funding and organizational design, with hands-on delivery in energy and tech, and a track record as CEO, board member and advisor.
Founder & Partner
Roald Brekkhus
A seasoned investor and serial entrepreneur with a track record of building, scaling and exiting companies. His portfolio spans energy, PropTech, FinTech and EduTech with multiple successful exits, and he brings deep operational insight and technical fluency.
Roald is also the owner of Zenith7 Venture.
Partner
Chris Campbell
A GTM and revenue specialist with 20+ years building SaaS go-to-market engines. Former CRO at multiple companies and ex-eBay, Chris brings commercial strategy and international sales expertise.
Partner
Undisclosed
Brand and design specialist.
Partner
You?
Entrepreneurial mind with solid experience from relevant disciplines within company building, and ready to exchange your time and skills for long term value creation with like-minded people? Reach out, and let us see if we are a match.