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LaulX

The studio built by a founder who hasn't forgotten what it feels like.

No fund managers. No committee sign-offs. No gatekeepers. LaulX is a venture studio led by a founder who built his own company before 20 with no money, no team, and no roadmap. We back early-stage tech founders with capital, infrastructure, and someone who will actually pick up the phone.

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3 spots open this quarter
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Business Insider Forbes Under 30 Futurism Backed by Laul Global Active across 20+ countries
The Person Behind LaulX

The person backing you has already been you.

Mahir Laul, Founder of LaulX and CEO of Velric
Founder, LaulX

Mahir Laul

At 19, Mahir built Velric, an AI-powered SaaS platform replacing the traditional resume with a standardised proof-of-work benchmark, from a college dorm at NYU. No investors. No team. No safety net. Velric is now his full-time company, recognised by Forbes Under 30, Business Insider, and Futurism.

Most people backing founders have studied startups. Mahir built one under real constraints. That is the difference.

"I built LaulX because I know what early founders actually need, and it isn't another cheque with strings attached."

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Business Insider Futurism Forbes Under 30
The LaulX Way

Everything wrong with traditional funding.
And what we do instead.

The old way The LaulX way
6-month pitch cycle Founder-to-founder conversation, fast
Fund managers who've never shipped A builder who did it at 19
Capital and a board seat Capital, co-builder, and a 20-country network
Optimised for fund returns Optimised for your company
Cohort of 20, attention of 1/20 No cohort. You are the focus.
LP pressure, forced timelines Family-backed. Patient capital. No artificial exits.
What Is a Venture Studio

Not a VC. Not an accelerator. The thing that comes after both failed you.

A venture studio gets in before the product, before the team, sometimes before the deck. We build alongside you. You keep control. We help you move faster and avoid the mistakes that quietly kill early companies.

Traditional VC
Capital only. You figure out the rest.
Accelerator
90-day programme. One size fits all.
LaulX Studio
Build alongside you. Your timeline. Your control.
What You Get

Capital, network, and operator support.

More than a cheque. A founder who has been exactly where you are.

01

Capital

Long-term money from people who aren't watching a fund clock.

Early-stage investment from a family-backed holding company with a long-term orientation. We invest to build, not to flip.

02

Go-to-Market

Your first customer shouldn't cost you 18 months of trial and error.

Hands-on GTM strategy drawing on real operator experience. We help you find traction, not just describe it.

03

Product and Tech Advisory

Advice from someone who has shipped, not someone who has studied shipping.

Practical product guidance from a founder who has built and launched a real SaaS product under real constraints.

04

Global Network

20+ countries. Enterprise clients. Institutional partners. Real introductions, not email forwards.

Access to Laul Global's network across 20+ countries — enterprise clients, institutional partners, and strategic buyers when the time is right.

05

Talent and Team Building

The first five hires either make or break you. We've seen both.

Support finding and evaluating early hires. Building a founding team is one of the most consequential things you will do.

06

Fundraising Readiness

We help you raise when you're ready, not when our fund timeline demands it.

Positioning, narrative, investor prep — when your company is ready to raise, not when a fund clock forces the decision.

Who We Back

We don't back pitches. We back people.

Sector-agnostic within tech. SaaS, AI, future-of-work, vertical software. If you have found a real problem and will not stop until it is solved, we want to talk.

A polished deck is optional. Clarity of problem and the hunger to build are not.

Real, specific problem

We invest in founders who have identified a genuine gap, not a theoretical one. Clarity of problem is the starting point.

Defined market

We look for founders who know exactly who they are building for and can articulate the size and shape of that market with confidence.

Conviction and execution

Ideas are everywhere. Execution is rare. We back founders who move fast, learn fast, and have the hunger to go all the way.

Tech-first orientation

Sector-agnostic within technology, with a natural interest in SaaS, AI, future-of-work, and vertical software.

Why Different

The case for LaulX.

"The VC model was built for VCs. We built LaulX for founders."

Mahir Laul, Founder, LaulX

Led by a founder, not a fund

Mahir built a real company under real constraints. That lived experience drives every decision at LaulX.

Patient capital

Family-backed. No LP timelines. No forced exits. We move when the company is ready, not when a fund deadline says so.

20+ country network

Laul Global's infrastructure gives portfolio founders real access to enterprise clients and institutional partners worldwide.

We build alongside you

Not an advisor. Not a board observer. A co-builder who stays close and helps you execute, not just evaluate.

No gatekeepers

No committees. No layers. Mahir reads every submission personally. If there is a fit, you will know within 72 hours.

Connect

Three spots. Real talk.
No gatekeepers.

Tell us the problem you are solving, who you are building for, and where you are. No deck required. Mahir reads every submission himself. If there is a fit, you will hear back within 72 hours. If there is not, you will get a straight answer, not silence.

LaulX takes a limited number of founders per quarter to ensure every company gets real attention.

Mahir Laul
Mahir Laul Founder, LaulX
laulx@laulglobal.com Find Mahir on LinkedIn

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