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Don’t Just Bet on the Product. Bet on the People.

OAD gives VCs behavioral clarity into startup leadership teams — helping you invest in founders who can actually scale.

The biggest risk in early-stage investing isn’t the market — it’s the team. Product-market fit might get you to Series A. But founder-market fit, team dynamics, and leadership scalability are what determine if your portfolio company can go the distance.

You’ve seen it: great product, good traction, and then… internal implosion. Co-founders fall out. Early hires underperform. The founder doesn’t delegate, burns out, or builds a team around comfort rather than competence.

With OAD, you can:

  • Assess whether a founder is wired to scale or stall
  • Spot founder misalignment, co-founder tension, and team imbalance
  • Evaluate the behavioral strengths and gaps of the first 5–10 hires
  • Prevent early dysfunction and reduce founder churn
  • Give your founders the insight they need to lead with more clarity

What VCs get:

  • Portfolio-wide behavioral data and benchmarking
  • Faster pattern recognition across winning and struggling teams
  • Deeper founder support with data-backed coaching

Use Cases:

  • Pre-seed to Series A diligence
  • Post-investment founder development plans
  • Board-level intervention or advisor support
  • Identifying when to add operators, replace roles, or coach founders up

Frequently Asked Questions

What if we’ve already invested?

OAD is equally valuable post-investment. Many firms use it to course-correct or support founders through key transitions.

Rarely. When positioned correctly, founders appreciate the insight. We provide messaging you can use to frame OAD as a tool for growth and leadership clarity.

Yes. You can run leadership assessments across all investments and spot trends by sector, stage, or founder profile.

Absolutely. It helps founders and VCs make more aligned, data-backed decisions on key leadership hires.

Invest in leadership clarity, 
not just market fit.