Three ways to work with us
Three paths into the same team. Not sure which fits? Compare studio vs consulting.
Venture Studio
- Validate & design before heavy spend
- Build & launch with real buyers
- Scale & optimize what works
- Long-term stake in the outcome
Consulting
- Market entry (US ↔ Germany / EU)
- Growth and go-to-market strategy
- Fractional CMO / CTO leadership
- Data, AI, product, and ecommerce
Ecosystem work
- Incubators and accelerators
- Founder networks people actually use
- Program design with measured outcomes
- Stakeholder alignment that lasts
Partners & clients
Built by founders who still build
Decades starting, scaling, and advising companies, then putting that experience into the studio and the consulting work that sits beside it.
Ralph Lehnert
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO. Builds AI and data products, runs the studio, and stays close to product-market fit, not just strategy decks.
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Marco Lehnert
Partner
Partner. 30+ years across growth, IT, finance, and sales, especially useful when a venture needs German market reality, not theory.
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Lehnert Ventures is a venture studio. We build companies from scratch and partner with founders who already have something real: concept, product, go-to-market, and operations. See the portfolio for what that looks like in practice.
The studio is long-term co-building. Consulting is a scoped engagement while you keep full ownership. Read the full studio vs consulting comparison.
If you already run a company and need hands-on help (US or German market entry, growth strategy, fractional leadership, data/AI, or ecommerce), start with consulting. If you want to build or partner on a new company with us, start with the studio.
Yes. We work from Weissenhorn, Bavaria, with US and international teams entering Germany and the broader EU. That covers entity setup, localization, partnerships, and go-to-market that fits how German buyers actually buy. Start with Germany market entry for US companies.
Emerging tech and high-growth businesses: AI and data products, growth platforms, and tech-enabled consumer and B2B brands across the US and Europe.
Read our Insights for notes on what a venture studio is, how studios build companies, studio vs consulting, Germany and US market entry, and building from Orlando. Then talk to us about the path that fits.
Ready to build, or get unstuck?
Talk to us about a studio partnership if you're building something new. Book consulting if you already have a company and need hands-on help.