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INVESTMENT

Backing Bold Ideas

For visionary founders and teams seeking investment from Jos Dirkx Studio to bring their bold ideas to life.

Apply For Backing

The Studio invests

in founders, creators, and teams working at the intersection of:

AI & emerging technologies

Education & learning

Social impact

Culture-shifting creativity

Media, storytelling, and original IP

Human potential and future systems

This is not a traditional fund. It's a studio-backed partnership

— strategic, creative,
and catalytic.

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We invest:

Intelligence

Strategy

Creativity

Capital

Narrative

Collaboration

In return:

The Studio receives shared upside through equity, royalties, revenue share, or co-built IP — depending on what makes sense for the idea.

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If you're building something that can shift culture, elevate humanity, or redefine what's possible -

Apply For Backing

INVESTments

What The Studio Invests In

The Studio selectively invests in people and ideas that align with its values: creativity, humanity, intelligence, and exponential potential.

If you're building in:

AI & emerging tech

purpose-driven innovation

creativity & media

social impact

culture-shifting IP

youth-focused innovation

education & learning

global majority / BIPOC-led ventures

You are encouraged to apply.

The Studio has a global worldview,

OUR GEOGRAPHICAL & DIVERSITY PRIORITIES

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Shaped by work across 60+ countries and lived experience across 15.

While all applications are welcome, we actively prioritize projects led by:

BIPOC founders and creators

gender-diverse innovators

founders from the Global South (Africa, South Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Southeast Asia)

marginalized or underrepresented communities

first-time founders and creators without traditional access

These voices have historically shaped culture — and will shape the future. The Studio is designed to back them.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

Application Criteria

To be considered, your project should meet most of the following:

01

Creative + Intelligent

Your work blends creativity, story, or cultural insight with strategic thinking, systems awareness, or technological potential.

02

Future-Facing

Your idea leans into what's coming — not what's already been done.

03

Human-Centred

Your project elevates human potential: learning, storytelling, well-being, emotional intelligence, or meaningful connection.

04

Bold + Distinctive

Something about your idea is original, alive, or culturally resonant. It has a spark.

05

Aligned with Studio Values

Creativity as strategy. AI as an amplifier. Humanity at the centre. Work that moves people.

06

Shared Upside

A clear path for co-owned value: equity, royalties, revenue share, or IP.

07

A Founder We Can Back

Self-aware. Curious. Emotionally intelligent. Hungry to build. Committed to excellence.

08

Geographically Inclusive

Projects from the Global South, diaspora communities, and underrepresented groups receive prioritised review.

READY TO APPLY?

Below is the full Investment Application.

It is designed to understand the idea, the founder, and the potential.

01 ABOUT YOU

I Am Applying As:

Build boldly. Create bravely. Let's shape the future together.

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