elevating startup success:
venture studio impact on rapid growth, efficient funding, and expedited exits
60%
reach
Series A
Research on the global startup ecosystem indicates that on average 92% of startups fail. More pressingly, 72% of investor-backed upstart tech companies fail within the first 20 months in spite of raising an average of USD 1.3 Million in total funding.
Startups created in studios generate traction faster, reach Seed round twice as quickly as traditional startups and also require 41-47% less time to reach Series A/B/C. Most importantly, 60% of them actually do reach Series A. Beyond closing consecutive rounds quicker, Studio-backed startups also exit faster. It takes 5 years for studio startups to exit through M&A or 33% faster than traditional startups, and 7.5 years to IPO or 31% less time than traditional startups.
18 months
vs. 36 months to seed
50%
faster
Exit via M&A
in 5 years vs. 7.5 years
33%
faster exit
Series
A / B / C
47%
faster
IPO in 7.5 years
vs. 10.8 years
31%
faster IPO
imago full-stack venture building model
With no integrated venture building platform bridging Europe and Southeast Asia that combines public funding leverage and cross-market venture building, imago deploys a scalable, data-driven venture-building platform leveraging EU and ASEAN innovation ecosystems.
By integrating design, communication, technology expertise and business acumen from our founding partners, imago provides a full-stack environment where innovation can accelerate efficiently from ideation to exit.
Our portfolio companies benefit from our unique enabling approach – through strategic lifecycle management, commercial market entry support and deep domain and technical expertise in areas like AI and data analytics – critical to scaling innovation globally.
the HiQ connection
What makes imago unique
Built for more than one market
Ventures are designed to operate across borders from day one. Europe and Southeast Asia are active operating environments – not future ambitions.
Full-stack model, shared execution
Lean structure, deep support where it matters. No fragmented external providers.
With the full incorporation of HiQ 360º and HiQ Connect into the fabric of the studio’s infrastructure, imago venture studio taps into a network of 350+ institutional partners and 50+ senior advisors in 20+ countries. This network helps us validate markets, open doors and support international entry when it matters the most.
