Funding Entrepreneurs
We find, invest, and partner with innovative, driven, and obsessed founders
23/21 Capital Partners is a unique early stage funding platform that blends finance, strategy, and operational excellence.
We believe that funding is only part of the success equation.
Success = Idea + Funding + Execution
We provide early capital, hands on advisory services, and our network to obsessed founders and teams
At 23/21 Capital Partners, we focus on partnering with early-stage companies from all backgrounds and locations to help get them to the next funding stage. We help them translate their ideas into reality. Our comprehensive method breaks that into two programs: Product Development and Business Development.
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Throughout the product development program our goal is to define product strategy, build wireframes, prototypes, and minimum viable products that prove product-market fit. The product development program culminates into a robust product roadmap and compelling product narrative.
The business development program helps to construct a 360-degree business plan. Our model has three distinct focus areas: understanding unit economics, go-to-market, and core business operations.
We intend to build the best possible early-stage companies in preparation for sizable seed-stage funding and hyper-growth.
What we look for
Inevitable
The market unequivocally needs the product or service
It isn't a matter of if, but when. The capabilities created solve a problem that needs to be solved, and no one else is solving it.
Obsession
Perseverance, Hard work, and Dedication
The road to world domination is paved with adversity. Obsessed founders break through adversity. They break through because nothing will stop them.
Edge
Unfair Advantage
No one else can solve the problem the way you are. It's a competitive advantage that ensures no one can compete. Unfair advantages can come from insights, skills, or networks.
Benjamin D. Guthmiller
Founder and Managing Director
Ben passionately believes that the next wave of sustainable competitive advantages will come from harnessing the power of data and AI.
He has spent nearly a decade at IBM. He has worked in FP&A, Global Transformation, and currently leads a multi-team organization in the Chief Analytics Office. Throughout his wide range of experiences at IBM, he has developed a unique blend of business strategy, product development, and analytics expertise.
Ben grew up in Minnesota, moved to the east coast in 2015, and currently lives in New York City. As a believer in continuous learning, he's currently enrolled in the 2023 Executive MBA program at Columbia Business School.
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