Meet the People Behind nelvaritoxi

We're a close-knit group of venture builders who've learned that the best businesses come from understanding real problems and building practical solutions that actually work.

Find Your Path

Early-stage startup founder Established business owner Corporate innovation team Individual entrepreneur Investment group

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Tailored Guidance for Your Journey

Every entrepreneur's path looks different. That's why we don't believe in one-size-fits-all approaches to venture building.

Our team takes time to understand where you are right now — whether you're sketching ideas on napkins or managing a growing company that needs fresh direction.

We've found that the most successful ventures happen when there's genuine alignment between what you're trying to build and what the market actually needs. And that alignment usually comes from asking the right questions early on.

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How We Actually Work

Most of our best work happens in the spaces between formal meetings. You'll find us sketching business models on whiteboards, debugging market assumptions over coffee, or diving deep into industry research that helps clarify whether an idea has real legs.

We're not consultants who drop off reports and disappear. When we work with entrepreneurs, we're genuinely invested in seeing things work out. That means staying involved through the messy middle parts — the pivot conversations, the funding challenges, the moments when everything feels uncertain.

Our approach comes from years of building businesses ourselves. We know what it feels like when cash flow gets tight, when a key hire doesn't work out, or when the market responds differently than expected. Those experiences shape how we support other founders.

Our Journey in Venture Building

2019 - Foundation

Started with three partners who'd each built and sold businesses in different industries. We wanted to create something that combined our technical skills with genuine market insights.

2021 - First Major Success

Helped launch a logistics platform that solved real delivery problems for small retailers. Seeing it grow from concept to acquisition taught us a lot about patient capital and sustainable growth.

2023 - Methodology Development

Formalized our approach based on patterns we'd noticed across successful ventures. Started focusing more on systematic validation before major investments.

2025 - Expanded Focus

Now working with established companies that need innovation guidance alongside early-stage entrepreneurs. The fundamentals remain the same — understanding problems deeply before building solutions.

Leadership That Understands the Journey

Our leadership team has been through the ups and downs of building businesses. We've experienced the excitement of product-market fit, the stress of near-miss funding rounds, and the satisfaction of seeing ideas become sustainable companies.

This experience shapes how we approach every new partnership. We know that great advice needs to be practical, timely, and grounded in reality rather than theory.

We also understand that successful ventures require different skills at different stages. The approaches that work for early validation often need to evolve as companies grow and face new challenges.

What we bring to every engagement is genuine curiosity about what you're trying to accomplish and honest perspective on what it might take to get there.

Thorne Middlebrook

Managing Partner with 12 years in venture building. Previously founded two companies in fintech and logistics. Believes the best businesses solve problems that people actually have.

What Guides Our Work

These aren't just nice words on our website. They're principles that shape how we make decisions and work with entrepreneurs every day.

Problem-First Thinking

We always start with understanding the problem before falling in love with solutions. Great businesses solve real issues that people care about enough to pay for.

Partnership Approach

We work alongside entrepreneurs rather than telling them what to do. Your business, your decisions — we're here to provide perspective and support when it's useful.

Evidence-Based Decisions

We prefer market data over gut feelings, customer feedback over assumptions, and small experiments over big bets when possible.

Sustainable Growth

Quick wins are nice, but we're more interested in building businesses that can thrive over years, not just months.

Honest Assessment

Sometimes the most valuable thing we can do is help you see when something isn't working and needs to change direction.

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Collaborative Innovation

The best ideas emerge when different perspectives come together. We've learned that diverse teams consistently build stronger businesses.