Measured friction
Where real workflows lose time, money or information.
Method
Four stages. One method.
Ideation
Validation
Creation
Growth
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Closed venture studio · Yerevan
Welcome to akunk
We are a closed venture studio. We study where systems lose time and value, redesign the mechanism and build a company around it.
An illustration of the method, not studio statistics.
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From friction
to company.
Scattered observations become a map of how a system works. We trace the losses, understand the constraint and design a better mechanism.
Why a studio
Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s engineering approach, we observe real work, measure friction and break systems into parts. We recombine known mechanisms to remove the cause. What we learn and build becomes a foundation for the next venture: one method, many companies.
The formula
Three foundations for a venture.
A better mechanism
Known mechanisms, recombined to remove the cause.
Evidence of value
Customer commitments and viable economics.
Evidence guides each decision: proceed, revise or stop.
Lab
In the lab
Project codenames. Details and stages are not publicly disclosed.
VC—01
VC—01
Field: Undisclosed
VC—02
VC—02
Field: Undisclosed
VC—03
The next theme begins here.
Join
Three ways in
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Team
Engineers, researchers, designers and future founders. Help observe real work, build mechanisms and turn validated opportunities into companies.
Write to usInvestors
Discuss the studio’s venture pipeline, evidence at each gate and how capital supports validation, creation and growth.
Write to usPartners
Bring domain expertise, access or a workflow worth studying. Together, we can test the friction, validate demand and design the mechanism.
Write to usJoining the team, investing or partnering — it all starts with one email.
Our ventures originate in-house. We don’t accept outside startup ideas.
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