TL;DR: Art Lapinsch

• Currently: Researching climate tech and energy systems
• Previously: Co-founding and building Perengo from idea to exit
• A lifetime ago: Incubating FinTech/AdTech ventures for HitFox Group (now Ioniq Group)

Check my about page for more info.

How I Help

I'm a founder and business owner myself.

• 🏝 Remote: We built Perengo fully remote from idea to exit and through corporate integration.
• 🗺 Adaptation: We pivoted during our journey. We evaluated our options based on facts and EV calculation.
• 📒 Documentation: Knowledge bottlenecks are kryptonite for any organization. I can help you to scale your institutional knowledge.
• 🤖 Operations: Perengo was a boot-strapped business and we learned how to simplify, optimize, and automate workflows.
• 💜 Marketing: I consult startups and corporates on brand strategy and consistent marketing execution.
• ☺️ Mental Hygiene: Building a business is a 🎢. I'm happy to listen and provide an objective opinion.

How I Invest

I invest my own money.

Current Investments

I'm industry-agnostic.

🍄 Magic Fund (Magic #1): Pre-seed investment in technical founding teams.

🏝️ Remote First Capital (RFC #1): A group of remote founders, operators, and early investors investing in the next generation of remote work.

📱 First Circle Capital (Silent GP): African seed-stage VC focusing on digital infrastructure.

🌿 Fernway: An adult-use cannabis product manufacturer based in MA.

🌊 Swell: Headless e-Commerce platform.

📲 Onboard: Software onboarding for teams.

💪 Supersapiens: Real-time glucose visibility for athletes and coaches.

🔗 Beacons: Flight control for social commerce traffic.

🏝️ Remote First Capital (RFC #2): A group of remote founders, operators, and early investors investing in the next generation of remote work.

✍️ Foster: Collaborative writing community.

🗓 Cal.com: The open-source Calendly alternative.

🤝 Aquire.com: Business acquisition marketplace.

🏝 Remote First Capital (Growth Fund): Growth fund focused on breakout tech companies.

🌈 Arc Studio Pro: GDocs and Git for screenwriting.

💸 Fonoa: Global tax automation platform.

🐮 Mootral: Natural food supplement to reduce methane emissions from cows by 30%.

🪰 Future Fields: Synthetic biology platform.

👩‍🌾 Nitricity: Electrified fertilizer production.

🔬 MicroByre: R&D platform for bioengineering.

🛡 Anduril: 21st-century Defense prime.

🔆 Avalanche Energy Designs: Micro-fusion reactors.

💧 Harvest Thermal: Next-gen heating and hot water for homes.

🫒 Zero Acre Farms: Cultured oil.

♨️ Harvest Thermal: Residential geothermal heating.

🏬 Lumen Energy: Net-zero platform for commercial real estate.

⚡️ [NOT PUBLIC]: Programmatic electricity trading for retail consumers.

💊 Varda Space Industries: Drug manufacturing in space.

🪜 Stepchange VC: Early-stage climate tech fund focused on product-led companies.

If you want to talk, DM me on LinkedIn.