Your next revenue stream, built and launched in 90 days.
Sizzle Ventures partners with established companies to transform executive-level ideas into market-ready products. No garage startups. No pitch decks to VCs. Just disciplined execution from concept to first customers.
You have the idea. You have the capital. You don't have the startup muscle.
Every executive has had the moment: a product idea that could open an entirely new revenue stream for the company. Maybe it's a SaaS tool born from internal processes. Maybe it's a customer-facing platform that nobody in your industry has built yet. Maybe it's a spinoff that doesn't fit neatly inside your current org chart.
The idea is sound. The market opportunity is real. But your team is already running the existing business at full capacity. Hiring an agency gets you a website, not a company. Hiring a dev shop gets you code, not a product strategy. And going the traditional VC route means giving up control of something you could fund yourself.
What you actually need is a partner who knows how to build startups from zero, and can do it with the speed and rigor your idea deserves.
Built for leaders who fund ideas, not pitch them.
Sizzle Ventures works exclusively with established companies and their leadership teams. This is not an accelerator. This is an execution partnership.
C-Suite Executives
CEOs, COOs, and VPs with a product vision that doesn't fit inside current operations. You have budget authority and want to move fast without the overhead of building an internal innovation team.
Mid-Market Companies
Companies doing $10M–$500M in revenue that have the resources to invest in new ventures but lack the startup DNA to execute. You want a second revenue engine without the distraction.
Corporate Innovation Teams
Internal teams tasked with exploring new products or markets who need an external partner to actually ship. You have the mandate but need execution firepower and startup methodology.
Four phases. One outcome: a product in market with paying customers.
Each phase has clear deliverables, defined timelines, and a go/no-go decision point so you never waste capital on an idea that doesn't hold up.
Discovery & Validation
We pressure-test your idea against real market conditions. Competitive analysis, customer interviews, market sizing, and value equation modeling. The output is a go/no-go recommendation and a product brief that defines the narrowest, most valuable version of your idea.
Foundational Build
We build the wedge product: the smallest version that delivers real value to real customers. Design, development, brand identity, positioning, and sales materials. No bloated feature lists. Just the thing that makes someone pull out their credit card.
Launch & First Sales
We go to market together. Outreach strategy, sales process design, pricing structure, pilot frameworks, and direct support on your first 5–10 customer conversations. The goal is signed contracts and validated revenue, not just a live landing page.
Growth & Advisory
Once the product has traction, we stay on as a strategic partner. Monthly advisory on product iteration, customer success, marketing, and scaling decisions. Think of it as a fractional startup team on retainer for as long as you need one.
Everything you need to go from idea to revenue. Nothing you don't.
Every engagement is tailored to your venture, but these are the core building blocks we bring to every project.
Market Validation Research
Competitive landscape, customer interviews, and opportunity sizing so you invest with confidence, not gut instinct.
Product Strategy & Roadmap
A clear wedge product definition, feature prioritization, and phased development plan that avoids the classic trap of overbuilding.
MVP Design & Development
A working product built for speed to value. Not a prototype. Not a mockup. A real product that real customers can use and buy.
Brand & Positioning
Name, identity, messaging, and market positioning that gives your new venture its own presence and credibility from day one.
Go-to-Market Playbook
Sales process, pricing model, pilot structure, and outreach strategy. We don't just build the product — we help you sell it.
Ongoing Strategic Advisory
Monthly retainer support for product decisions, customer success, scaling strategy, and whatever comes up when you're growing fast.
We've built businesses. Not just for clients. For ourselves.
Sizzle Ventures is led by Bear, a founder with 23 years of hands-on experience building brands, launching products, and growing companies. From Fortune 500 marketing strategy to building SaaS products from the ground up, this isn't theoretical knowledge. It's lived experience.
We've sat in the C-suite as a fractional CMO for a $500M manufacturing company. We've served over 50 clients across nonprofit and enterprise. And we've been in the trenches ourselves — writing code, designing interfaces, making sales calls, and learning what actually works when you're taking something from zero to one.
That combination of executive credibility and startup scrappiness is exactly what your new venture needs.
23+ Years in Business
Sizzle has operated continuously since 2002, serving clients from startups to Fortune 500 companies.
Fractional C-Suite Experience
Served as fractional CMO for Grimco, a $500M manufacturing company, bringing executive-level strategy to growing organizations.
Active SaaS Builder
Currently building and launching multiple SaaS products, bringing firsthand knowledge of modern product development to every engagement.
Award-Winning Creative
4x Telly Award winner with deep expertise in brand storytelling, video production, and audience development across industries.
Your idea has waited long enough.
We take on a limited number of venture partnerships each quarter to ensure every project gets the focus it deserves. If you're ready to move, let's talk.
Or email directly: bear@timetosizzle.com