A venture studio that
builds companies, then helps them win

We originate, build, and partner on companies across the US and Europe.

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What is Lehnert Ventures?

Lehnert Ventures is a venture studio that originates, builds, and partners on companies across the US and Europe, with hands-on consulting available when founders need a scoped outcome and keep full ownership. The studio runs from Orlando, Florida, and Weissenhorn, Bavaria, with proof in portfolio companies such as CapitalConnector.ai, DM4Y, WeGrowHospitality, and Rothsteiner.

Choose the studio when you want co-builders for a company. Choose consulting for market entry, growth, fractional leadership, data and AI, or product work on a defined timeline. Compare the paths in venture studio vs consulting.

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
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Consulting

  • Market entry (US ↔ Germany / EU)
  • Growth and go-to-market strategy
  • Fractional CMO / CTO leadership
  • Data, AI, product, and ecommerce
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Ecosystem work

  • Incubators and accelerators
  • Founder networks people actually use
  • Program design with measured outcomes
  • Stakeholder alignment that lasts
Ecosystem services

Organizations we work alongside

Named clients and partners on this site include Crummer, Blue Orb, Starter Studio, Tahedl, and Wustrow Ferienwohnungen, alongside the companies we build in the studio portfolio.

Crummer
Blue Orb
Starter Studio
Tahedl
Wustrow Ferienwohnungen

What partners say

“I've worked with a lot of people in the startup space, but Ralph Lehnert and his team stand out for how hands-on they are. Ralph doesn't just advise from a distance - he gets into the programming details with founders and stays engaged as a mentor long after the first meeting. That kind of sustained attention is rare, and it's exactly what early-stage companies need.”

Peter McAlindon

Crummer School of Business

“When we needed to rethink our restructuring strategy, Lehnert Ventures brought real clarity to a messy problem. Ralph asked the right questions early, then built a plan we could actually execute - not just a deck. Working with them changed how we approach structural decisions going forward.”

Lilian Myers

StarterStudio

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

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

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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Common Questions

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.

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