Inyo.vc

Services

Not first money in. First to show up.

Three practices, one team. Venture as a Service for company building, strategy for positioning and market entry, and go-to-market for pipeline mechanics. We take four to six companies a year so the operators you meet are the operators you get.

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Venture as a Service

An embedded operating partner for the first mile.

We build with founders, not for them. From incorporation to first revenue we plug into your team as operators: fundraising narrative, hiring, product shaping, and the unglamorous ops that make a company real.

Company buildingFractional operatingFundraising

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Strategy

Sharp thinking, engineered for motion.

Positioning, market entry, and portfolio bets, grounded in customer truth and shipped as decisions, not decks. We work in tight sprints alongside founders and executives to move faster with more conviction.

PositioningMarket entryBoard advisory

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Go-to-Market

The system that turns a product into a business.

Segmentation, pricing, sales motion, and the pipeline mechanics behind them. We design GTM engines that compound, then stay long enough to make sure they run without us.

PricingSales motionDemand engineering

How an engagement works

The mechanics are simple.

  1. 01

    First conversation

    A 30-minute call to understand the business, what is working, and where you are stuck.

  2. 02

    Scoping

    We define the workstreams, the cadence, and the economics so everyone is aligned before day one.

  3. 03

    The first 30 days

    We embed quickly, run a diagnostic sprint, and start shipping the highest-leverage work.

  4. 04

    Ongoing cadence

    We run weekly or biweekly working sessions, shared Slack, and quarterly reviews against agreed outcomes.

Engagement specs

Engagements per year
4 to 6.
Typical length
6 to 12 months, with the option to renew.
Compensation
Cash, equity, or a hybrid structure, depending on the stage and company.
Who you work with
Direct access to an Inyo operating partner, plus a hand-matched specialist for GTM or strategy.
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Approach

An advisory group that shows up like a co-founder.

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Operators

We've built and sold companies. That perspective shapes every recommendation.

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Collaborative

We share dealflow, relationships, and insights across our network. No turf wars, no gatekeeping.

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Embedded

We work inside your team on a cadence that matches yours, not from the sidelines.

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Aligned

Our engagements are structured so we win when you win. No slides for slides' sake.

See it in practice

What seven months embedded actually looks like.

A field report from our TrackR engagement: the situation, five workstreams we owned, the numbers that moved, and how the deal was structured.

Read the TrackR field report

Have a company worth building?

Tell us what you're working on. We take four to six companies a year, and scoping starts with one conversation.

Contact us