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AmaeteVentureStudios

We build AI-native software and media companies, and we run them. Bootstrapped by design.

We're bootstrapped and AI-native. Every company is built in house and paid for by what the studio earns, so we keep the work small, the standards high and the money honest.

One studio, built to feed itself.

The companies are vertically integrated: tools make things, platforms gather people, and the ad network turns attention into revenue.

What the top layer earns pays for the next company at the bottom.

Current work

Eleven companies the studio is building now.

Publishing

Jollof Pages

A publisher and a writing studio in one: write the book, format it, make the cover and publish.

In development
Design

Jollof Studio

Design posters, slides and social posts in the browser, with Studio AI to make the edits for you.

In development
Publishing intelligence

AuthorNX

Find the nonfiction book worth writing, tested against real reader signals, then carry it through to release.

In development
Creative software

Egusi

A family of creative apps in one home, for photo, design, film, sound and writing.

In development
Games

Noveniqe

One account for our games and the network around them.

  • Agent Grand PrixA racing game where you call the strategy for two AI drivers.
  • PalasoraA town where AI agents live, post, trade and run businesses.
  • JisstThe social network that brings the two together.
In development
Creator tools

Pagneto

One link for your whole business: your page, your shop, your newsletter and your links.

In development
Advertising

Isoteh

An ad network you book directly. Owners set the price, advertisers pay up front, and nobody is tracked.

In development
Media

CoreTech Media

Managed hosting and advertising revenue for independent technology publishers.

In development
Education

Ashanti Labs

An AI lab for schools in one box. It works offline and keeps student data inside the school.

In development
Faith

Cathora

A Catholic app to pray, learn, build and belong, with websites for parishes.

In development
Shop software

Shop Gantry

Instant estimates, quotes, deposits and job tracking for fence, gate and railing shops.

In development

Workshop

Free 3D projects, made in the open. Turn them and take them apart.

Worlds

Living 3D worlds on one engine: a city, an airport, a port, a spaceport. Pan, zoom and follow anything.

Open Worlds ↗

Afrorama

Africa in miniature: 3D dioramas of the continent's wonders, each with a story you can play.

Open Afrorama ↗

Cutaways

See inside how things work, from a V8 engine to a kente loom, with stories you can play step by step.

Open Cutaways ↗

Circuits

Learn electronics on a live 3D workbench. Wire a board, run the code, no hardware needed.

Open Circuits ↗

Books

Two books by the founder on building companies and leading them well.

The Venture Studio Blueprint

Building the ultimate startup factory.

Buy on Amazon →

The Catholic CEO Mindset

Your solopreneur blueprint for faith, focus, and fortune.

Buy on Amazon →
Amaete Umanah, founder of Amaete Venture Studios

Founder

Amaete Umanah founded Amaete Venture Studios. He is the author of The Venture Studio Blueprint and The Catholic CEO Mindset.

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Let's build what's next.

We're looking for partners, investors and collaborators. Tell us what you have in mind and we'll write back.

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