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Building Companies Is Not the Same as Investing in Them

Building Companies Is Not the Same as Investing in Them Letter from the CEO – Vlad Anastasov  Most early-stage ventures don’t fail because the idea was flawed. They fail because capital was deployed before execution risk was reduced. Over the past few years, that observation has shaped how we built Stairway Ventures. Rather than investing […]

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How Stairway Ventures Thinks About Capital Allocation and Why It Shapes Everything We Build​

How Stairway Ventures Thinks About Capital Allocation and Why It Shapes Everything We Build At Stairway Ventures, capital allocation is not a spreadsheet exercise. It is the philosophy that drives every decision we make, every business we build, and every investment we commit to. The companies under our umbrella may operate in different sectors—manufacturing, healthcare,

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Portfolio Update: Kogler Expands U.S. Manufacturing

Portfolio Update: Kogler Expands U.S. Manufacturing Stairway Ventures is proud to share that portfolio company Kogler has acquired a foam and pillow manufacturing facility in Tennessee, marking a major step in its strategy to bring manufacturing back to the United States. Kogler has long been recognized as a leader in mattresses for the trucking industry,

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Where Generational Capital Builds the Future: Why Institutions Are Backing Company Builders

Where Generational Capital Builds the Future: Why Institutions Are Backing Company Builders In today’s shifting macro landscape, family offices, institutional investors, and sovereign wealth funds are rethinking how they allocate capital to innovation. Increasingly, they’re choosing to go upstream — not just backing entrepreneurs, but partnering with holding companies that build enduring businesses from the ground

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