Collective Study, LLC

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The 81 Collection The 81 Collection Bootstrapped Growth Equity for Boring Industries a. Hello! Hard industries face a 15:1 funding gap versus soft ones. We are entrepreneurs who built in foundational industries. Now, we invest in businesses serving the 81% of the U.S. economy underserved by venture capitalists and growth equity. B. Why? Problem We built companies in boring industries, and it was lonely when we started. Venture capitalists said our companies were too difficult to scale, and private equity said we were too early. We were outsiders. ‍ Now, we can look back at the $40 billion of value created and the 40,000 employees whose financial trajectories we altered. The very qualities that made our businesses unattractive early are now our greatest strengths. ‍ Our entrenched assets are barriers to entry, our higher-quality revenue is inextricably tied to our customers daily habits, and our loyal employees, who once made $20 per hour, now make $80K per year. We chose the harder path, built the right kind of businesses, and improved America. A decade later, not much has changed in funding. 58% of venture capital and growth equity focuses on just 19% of our GDP. Solution We invest in services, manufacturers, and the physical world. We know first-hand that exceptional builders can modernize these foundational industries. Now is the perfect time. We need better nursing homes, we need to fix the ROI on education, and our skilled tradespeople are in their fifties. Raw input, su

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