About
Buit for a hybrid world
In 2025, founders building hybrid business models face a fragmented advisory landscape:
- Traditional advisors often dismiss tokenomics as « crypto speculation. »
- Web3 advisors often dismiss equity discipline as « outdated thinking. »
- Few advisors offer integrated expertise across both universes.
That’s the gap we’re building Ayako Partners to fill.
We help founders structure financing that fits THEIR business model equity, tokenomics, or intelligent hybrids.
Not what’s convenient for advisors. What’s optimal for you.
Origin
Why AYAKO Partners exists
The advisory landscape today is fragmented:
- Traditional VCs bring equity discipline but dismiss tokenomics as « crypto speculation. »
- Web3 advisors bring token design expertise but lack experience with institutional equity rounds.
- Founders with hybrid models are forced to choose one path or navigate both alone.
We saw this pattern repeatedly across our five years in European corporate finance. Smart founders building real businesses were being cornered into false choices.
That’s not a funding strategy. It’s compromise.
Ayako Partners was founded to offer integrated expertise: Structuring the financing YOUR business model needs, not what fits an advisor’s comfort zone.
Vision
What we’re building
We’re building a European reference in hybrid fundraising advisory for founders raising €300K-€10M.
Our model:
- Selective portfolio (6-10 ventures per year, 2025-2026)
- Deep, hands-on engagements, not transactional consulting
- Track record built on founder outcomes, not deal volume
We’re early-stage ourselves. That’s intentional.
We’re choosing founding partners who share our vision: Rigorous structuring. Transparent collaboration. Aligned incentives.
Quality over quantity. Always.
Approach
Ready to explore ?
We’re building our founding portfolio carefully selecting 6-10 ventures (2025-2026) for deep, hands-on engagements.
If you’re raising €300K-€10M and building at the intersection of traditional business models + emerging tech, let’s explore if we’re aligned.
Not every fit is perfect. And that’s okay.
We’d rather be honest early than transactional later.
