At Happy Hour Ventures, we pair sharp strategy with a touch of our signature magic to help early-stage startups and VC funds thrive.

From business development and strategy to events and operations, we keep the momentum going—making the work feel lighter, brighter, and far more doable.

We work with clients on both a project basis and through ongoing retainers.

Are you growing quickly, wearing all the hats, and need a right-hand, catch-all person by your side? We’ll embed as a fractional CoS or Operating Partner to help support you on strategy and execution.
Ways we can help:
- Business development strategy, running sales pipeline and outreach
- Managing partnership and sponsorship opportunities
- Events/community strategy and execution
- Planning offsites
- Streamlining ops, helping you scale internally as you grow
Hire us as fractional Platform and/or Operational support. Ways we can help:
- Event strategy and execution for programming like AGMs, Summits, dinners, breakfasts, multi-day founder or LP/investor retreats, team offsites, and more.
- Talent booking
- Sponsorship fundraising, partnership execution
- Brand & content strategy
- Executive thought leadership development and planning
- Streamlining internal fund operations
- Improving founder onboarding process & providing ongoing portfolio support
We’re always looking for new ways to collaborate with and learn from alternative business models. If you're a family office, independent investor, or a non-VC-backed business seeking support, feel free to reach out. We'd love to explore how we can help you achieve your growth goals:
📩 emily@happyhourventures.com