Trench Ventures
Venture Partner for Startups

TALK IS CHEAP, WE PUT SKIN IN THE GAME.

We don't advise from the sidelines, sell decks or chase billable hours. We build alongside you - investing execution and experience into the Founders and companies we believe in.

Services for Equity Battle-Tested Operators We Only Win If You Win Built From the Ground Up No Retainers. No Bullshit. Skin in the Game Services for Equity Battle-Tested Operators We Only Win If You Win Built From the Ground Up No Retainers. No Bullshit. Skin in the Game
Who We Are

NOT A FUND.
NOT AN AGENCY.
A PARTNER.

A venture services firm built by Founders, not Financiers.

Trench Ventures is built by entrepreneurs and operators who've lived it. Founders who've scaled companies from zero to one and beyond, navigated scaling, and endured to build the world's leading brands.

We're extremely selective in partnering with founders and startups who meet our criteria, then we join forces with you in your entrepreneurial journey.

Venture Services → Equity

Our model is built on alignment. We invest our services, experience and expertise in exchange for equity - motivated only by your long-term success. We're highly selective because we put real skin in the game.

01
Total Alignment
We take equity, not fees or retainers. Our success is measured in your outcomes- nothing else matters.
02
Operator-First
Every partner has bootstrapped, built, scaled, or exited companies from ground zero. We know what the trenches actually look like.
03
No Bullshit
We skip the decks and get to work. We do it right or not at all. World class execution and strategy backed by grit and experience.
04
Long Game
We're not sprinters. We're in it for the long game - building durable companies on scalable foundations that last and breakthrough.
What We Do

SERVICES
FOR EQUITY

A full stack of strategic and operator capabilities - deployed as your partner, not a vendor. We invest our expertise in exchange for equity.

01 / 06
Go-To-Market Strategy

From ICP definition to pipeline architecture - we build revenue engines from the ground up.

StrategyPositioningCMO
02 / 06
Operations & Scaling

We craft systems and processes empowering scale and infrastructure built to grow as fast as you do.

ProcessSystemsScaleCOO
03 / 06
Product & Technology

Experienced guidance and execution on product strategy, tech stacks, and team building for high-growth startups.

ProductTechnologyCTO
04 / 06
Financial Strategy & Fundraising

Narrative crafting, fundraising support, and deal structuring. We've been on both sides of the table and know what investors actually want to see.

FundraisingCapitalCFO
05 / 06
Partnerships & Business Development

Leveraging our network of enterprise relationships and alliances to open doors that take years to knock on alone.

EcosystemNetworkBD
06 / 06
Leadership & Organization

Organizational design and interim executive leadership. The right talent in the right seats at the right time is the single highest-leverage investment you can make.

PeopleTalentOrg DesignCulture
Our Portfolio

BUILT TO WIN

We partner with exceptional founders and makers building products that are truly unique, solve massive problems and are positioned to win.

Wellness · Fitness

A next-generation self-massage device bringing professional-grade relief to anyone, anywhere. No second pair of hands needed.

Consumer Products · Outdoor

Innovative fishing hardware that eliminates knot-tying entirely. Swap lures, hooks and rigs in seconds. Built by anglers, for anglers.

PropTech · Marketplace

A modern land marketplace connecting buyers with rural, recreational, and investment properties - making the land ownership process modern, simple and accessible.

STEALTH
Coming Soon

An early-stage DTC eCommerce venture operating in stealth mode. We're deep in the build - more details coming when the time is right.

STEALTH
Coming Soon

A US-based manufacturing facility focused on domestic manufacturing and fulfillment including vertical integration of its own brands - stay tuned.

"
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it; Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it!
- Goethe
Our Team

THE TEAM

Founders, operators and builders who've done it before. Each one bringing deep expertise and real scars from the trenches.

Jason Sharpe
Founder
COOGlobal OperationsEntrepreneurship
Apostolos Barboutis
Principal
CFOFinanceTechnology
Alexander Villanueva
Principal
EntrepreneurshipTechnology
Mow Sern Lim
Operating Partner
OperationsEngineering
Bradford Embree
Operating Partner
EntrepreneurshipBusiness Development
Bart Kuunders
Operating Partner
OperationsGlobal Supply Chain
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LET'S GET IN
THE TRENCHES

We work with a small number of hand-selected companies at any given time - by design. If you're a determined Founder building something compelling, tell us about it.

You have the DNA of an exceptional Founder, with the drive to win.
You have an idea, prototype or working product - with challenges that require expertise beyond your own.
You need more than capital - you need operators, execution and strategic guidance.
You're open to equity-for-services and want a partner with real skin in the game.
Step 1 of 2 · Basic Info