Published 15 September 2026
Why we build with the founders we back
Most early-stage money arrives with a cap table change and a monthly update template. The founder goes back to the same problem they had the day before: a product that does not exist yet, and a hiring market that will not give them senior engineers at a pre-seed salary.
We started Power Venture inside PATH because we had watched that pattern from the other side for twenty years. PATH built platforms for brands, marketplaces and ticketing companies. The projects that went well had one thing in common. The people who understood the customer and the people who wrote the code sat in the same sprint.
So that is the deal. When we invest, PATH’s product and engineering team works on the first release with you. Not an agency contract, not a quarterly review. Our engineers join your planning, our designers draw the first screens, and the code is yours from day one.
What this changes
It compresses the first twelve months. A founder with a clear problem and a rough prototype can be in front of customers with a real product in a quarter.
It changes who can start a company. You do not need a technical co-founder on day one. You need a problem you understand better than anyone else.
It changes how we pick. We only back companies we would be happy to build ourselves. That keeps the portfolio small and our attention real.
What it does not change
You run the company. Our team ships with you and then steps back as you hire your own. The equity is priced like any early-stage round, and the terms are written in plain language.
If that sounds like the kind of partner you want, tell us what you are building.