STARTUP & INNOVATION STUDIO.

STOKEVENTURES.

IT'S ABOUT MAKING IDEAS HAPPEN.

LAUNCH.

Startup Sprints.

Our approach to build and launch startups is based around time-boxed sprints that streamline the innovation process.

Although the visual looks like a nicely orchestrated end-to-end process, building startups or creating products & services is never straightforward.

  • Business/Founder Alignment
    Aligning Vision and Strategy: Leveraging the Lean Canvas to ensure our project tackles the right problems aligned with your vision

  • User & Market Research
    Understanding Market Dynamics: Conducting thorough research to validate the viability of your solution early on

  • Design Sprint
    Problem and Solution Validation: Using Design Thinking and Human-Centered-Design to build and test solutions with potential users

  • MVP Planning & Roadmapping
    Mapping Your MVP: Developing a Product Roadmap to create and launch your minimum viable product efficiently

  • User Experience (UX) Design
    Crafting User Journeys: Designing intuitive, human-centred experiences for your product

  • Visual & User Interface Design
    Defining Visual Identity: Aligning the style and interface of your solution with your brand identity

  • (No) Code Sprint
    Selecting No-Code Solutions: A five-day process to choose and implement the best no-code technology stack

  • Agile Development & Operations
    Building and Launching: Using Agile methodologies to develop and launch your software solution effectively

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AI Driven Innovation.

AI isn't just the future – it's transforming innovation today. We use generative AI, machine learning, data science and storytelling to take human creativity to the next level, creating solutions backed by real world insights. This revolutionary ‘AI Assisted Innovation’ approach elevates ideas beyond traditional thinking and gives organisations and startup founders a powerful edge in uncovering untapped innovation for growth.

We offer four customised pathways for your innovation journey: be it sparking creativity, proving out concepts or constructing a business foundation.
Let us take you from ideation to execution - and learn about AI along the way!

  • AI Powered Process Optimisation
    Harness the power of AI to automate workflows, enhance productivity, and revolutionise your operational efficiency

  • AI Assisted Workshops
    Experience first hand how to use Generative AI to drive innovation with our AI Assisted Workshops

  • AI Driven Design Thinking
    Get inspired by our Generative AI Double Diamond ideation framework and learn how it is disrupting your world today

  • Generative AI Prototyping
    Develop working prototypes and solutions based on generative AI in a pressure cooker format

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The Launchpad.

Everything you need to start your founder journey. Learn from our journey building and launching startups.
Let us support you from idea to launch and beyond. Our live startup bootcamps and online courses will kickstart and accelerate your startup.

Join us to access the tools and insights you need to turn your ideas into successful startups.

  • Ideate
    Spark Your Ideas: Explore creative techniques and strategies to generate and refine your startup idea

  • Incubate
    Nurture Your Vision: Develop and prototype your concepts with the support of our resources and guidance

  • Accelerate
    Boost Your Progress: Implement and scale your startup with structured frameworks and tools

  • Growth Hacking
    Maximise Your Impact: Deploy proven tactics to optimise growth, scale market reach, and drive success

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Founder Community

Starting a company is lonely.
You have to make difficult decisions every day with imperfect information on problems you’ve likely never faced before. It’s daunting.

In our experience, the best way to overcome the challenges is to learn from the wins and mistakes of others, and to surround yourself with founders who’ve been there, done that.Whether you’re in the thick of it in Auckland or Wellington, or you’re a SaaS founder in Otago, finding your people is tough.But when you do find them, it’s life changing.And that’s what the Stoke & Founder community is for.Joining the Stoke & Founder community gives you immediate access to a tribe of founders, entrepreneurs and side hustlers who are going through the same things as you. Members consistently call it “life changing”.Member Benefits:

  • Digital Community
    Access to a digital and highly engaged community of founders who provide helpful advice, a dedicated digital concierge, and weekly newsletter

  • Weekly Live Co-Working Sessions
    Once a week, immerse yourself in live, interactive, Zoom calls where the community comes together to Get Things Done.

  • Weekly Core Groups
    A group of up to 6 founders with a facilitator, who leads discussion where advice and critical feedback is provided but the group members to help accelerate your business growth

  • In-Person Networking
    Our in-person event strategy is focused around three pillars: monthly member dinners, annual retreats, and local adventures

  • Speaker Series & Education
    We know how important it is to have access to the best and brightest. So, we host unique workshops and bring in hard to reach experts across a variety of topics

  • Exclusive Perks
    We’ve secured exclusive discounts with the popular software companies, tools, and apps. We also have a robust preferred vendor database

Ok, enough talking. Let's get to it.
Think you’re a fit? Keen to join?

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Ready to launch your founder journey or to revolutionise your business with AI?
Felix is your execution partner.

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