A Venture Fund
with a Soul.

We’re a human-centered early-stage Fund and Studio that invents, invests in, and accelerates bold solutions to everyday problems.

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Diane Gaerlan
Vice President

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Drew Parker
Director of
Customer Success

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NAREN ARYAL
CEO and
Publisher

A Venture Fund
with a Soul.

We’re a human-centered early-stage Fund and Studio that invents, invests in, and accelerates bold solutions to everyday problems.

Mudita
muditā - sanskit

Pāli and Sanskit (noun)

The concept of vicarious joy―the pleasure that comes from delighting in other people's well-being and success.

Alex Kerr
CEO & Founder

Simply
put:

Simply put:

we believe in making a real impact

...without being raging jerks.

01.

Founding & Geography

Founded in 2021, after decades of entrepreneurship, we proudly call Detroit our home. We also have Muditans (yes, that’s a thing) in Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, and Ann Arbor.

02.

Focus & Sectors

We invest in early-stage SaaS companies that are post-revenue and pre-growth spurt. We’re especially fond of B2B SaaS that helps people learn, work, lead, and live better.

03.

Active Investing

At our core, we’re business builders more than financiers. We invest where we can directly affect the outcome by applying our experience, network, and access.

JESS TAYLOR
Director, Acquisitions

A
Love
Letter

What kind of VC would write a love letter?

Aren’t we supposed to be soul-crushing robber barons who squeeze every drop of life out of our investments to extract the most terminal value?

Not us.

Ren Wang
Co-founder

We
believe
in people.

Melissa Lovitt
Candidate Success
Manager

We
believe in
humanity.

George Cook
Co-Founder
and CEO

We
believe
in you.

Most venture folk think that compassion, kindness, and generosity are weaknesses. But to us, those attributes represent strength. And confidence. And power.

We’re here to lift people up, helping to accelerate bold visions into world-changing outcomes. We view investing as collaboration, not combat. People — and companies — perform at their best when they are supported, understood, and yes...loved.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, or partner, welcome to our Muditā family.

Successful families tell the truth. They collaborate. They help each other out. They’re fiercely loyal. They work together for the collective good.

And isn’t that exactly what successful companies do?

Pouring love into our ecosystem isn’t some soft, hippie, surfer, don’t-care-about-outcomes kinda thing. Quite the opposite, in fact. It’s about driving the best possible outcomes and holding each other to the highest possible standards.

When you love something, you care for it and help it become the best version of itself. And that’s how we view investing and life.

We hope you join us on our mission to drive oversized results while elevating humanity, instead of squashing it for cash. And let’s make the world a little better while we’re at it.

If you’re ready to be an agent for both people and results, let’s get after it together.

Love, The Muditans

"...tentpole moments & opportunities to shine."

The Mudita team has been collaborative from the start and has given bitewell multiple opportunities to shine - from the traditional, such as LP networking calls, to the extraordinary, like executive team headshot photo session.

I'm particularly grateful for my monthly calls with Josh T. They're one of the few tentpole moments each month that I'm able to pause, reflect & share challenges that are on my mind. Josh is a wonderful thought partner.

I always leave those calls with more clarity than when I walked in."

SAMANTHA CITRO ALEXANDER
CEO & Co-Founder

Values > Resumes

We look to partner with entrepreneurs, investors, and collaborators who share our core beliefs. So instead of waiting until our third date, these are the philosophies we live by:

JOSH LINKNER
Managing Partner

One

Play Jazz, Not Classical.

  • We use creativity to improvise and adapt in real time
  • We don’t need a rule book to excel
  • We thrive in the face of ambiguity
  • We embrace first principles thinking; we create instead of following

KRISTIN PERRY
VP, Operations

Two

Find a Way.

  • We deliver results without excuses or exceptions
  • We default to ’yes’
  • We take personal responsibility to deliver on commitments
  • We take the initiative; we don’t wait
  • We focus on solutions rather than dwelling on problems
  • We use creative problem-solving and inventive thinking to conquer challenges

DANI SCHULGASSER
Marketing Manager

Three

Give Generously, Don't Keep Score.

  • We fully embrace the mindset of abundance
  • We share our gifts and resources with the world
  • We contribute because we want to, not for reciprocity
  • We focus on the “we,” not the "me”
  • We support each other fully; we have each other’s backs

BRADLEY LAPAUGH
Senior Vice President Business Development

Four

Compress Time.

  • We seek and celebrate efficiency
  • We crave and create simplicity
  • We ruthlessly reduce friction
  • We value time as our most expensive non-renewable resource

NINA SPAHN
VP, Production

Five

Reach For Eleven.

  • We push ourselves to go beyond perceived limits
  • We set a new standard of excellence and achievement
  • We seek step-function progress over incrementalism
  • We show up fully
  • We outhustle to over-excel

KENT GREEN
Head of Product

Six

Put Ourselves
Out of Business.

  • We live in a continuous state of reinvention
  • We confront norms and traditions
  • We disdain the status quo
  • We adjust our approach based on desired outcomes

MALLORY BOBZIEN
Product Manager, Nutrition Intelligence

Seven

Drink Daily
Truth Serum.

  • We confront the brutal facts
  • We build a safe environment where candor can flourish
  • We set the bar for integrity

ERICA BALLARD
Head of Marketing

Eight

Lift Others Up.

  • We exist to serve others, not for selfish gain
  • We obey the no asshole rule
  • We’re building an ecosystem of positivity
  • We embrace and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • We measure impact, not just investment returns