Ventures — ANTE & Co
We build and partner ondigital products designed to last.
Some ventures we build ourselves. Others we build with founders who have a problem worth solving and the commitment to see it through.
Either way, we bring the same thinking — start with the problem, design for longevity, and build systems that still make sense years from now.
Current Ventures
Products we have built and own outright, alongside ventures developed in close partnership with founders.
Featured Venture
Namota
Beta PhaseA provider-first platform designed to improve how services are discovered, understood, and delivered.
Namota helps service businesses manage their full workflow — from discovery to booking and payment — while creating clearer, more reliable experiences for customers choosing their services. Currently in beta, with businesses actively onboarding.
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Crumbs
LiveA lightweight alternative to traditional time tracking.
Crumbs helps you leave a trail of activity as you work — removing the need for manual timers and making it easier to understand how your time is spent. Available on desktop, with mobile support in development.
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BounceBack
In DevelopmentA financial tool designed to help individuals manage their cash flow across the month.
BounceBack allows users to set money aside and "bounce" it back later — helping create more stability between pay cycles. Currently in early development.
Updates coming soon
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About Ventures
Each venture starts with a problem worth solving — not an idea worth trying. We take time to understand the system before building it, and we expect the products we create to still be relevant years from now.
What that looks like in practice:
Partnering With Founders
We work with a small number of founders and teams each year — people building something with real potential who want a technical partner involved from the start, not just a team to hand off specs to. We are most effective when we can help shape the direction of the product early.
Our role can include:
- →Concept shaping and validation
- →Product and system design
- →Full technical development
- →Ongoing partnership as the product evolves
What We Look For
We take on a small number of external ventures each year. These are the things we look for when deciding whether to move forward.
Real problems, not just ideas
We look for genuine friction — something that causes real pain for real people, not a solution searching for a use case.
Founders committed to building something meaningful
We want to work with people who care about what they are building, not just the outcome. Commitment to the problem matters more than experience.
Opportunities where thoughtful systems design makes a difference
The best products are built on well-considered architecture. We look for problems where getting the foundations right creates a lasting advantage.
Long-term thinking over quick wins
We are not interested in hacks that buy short-term traction at the cost of future flexibility. If you are optimising for the exit before the product, we are probably not the right fit.
Have an Idea?
Working on something worth building?
We work with a small number of founders each year. If you have a real problem to solve and the commitment to see it through, we want to hear about it.