We build AI startups
from zero to product.
Barek launches, funds, and scales a portfolio of software ventures. Each one AI-native. Each one sharing infrastructure, data, and growth loops with the rest.
Our Portfolio
What We've Built
Real products with real users. Each venture is built, launched, and scaled from inside our studio.
Trimly.
Trimly cuts hours of video editing down to seconds. Its AI identifies the moments most likely to perform, auto-edits footage, and syncs audio — so creators publish faster and more often.
GlamUp.
Your AI stylist. GlamUp learns how you dress, generates outfit combinations from your own wardrobe, and visualizes them on your digital twin before you commit.
Genna.
One dashboard for the business of being a creator. Genna unifies brand deals, analytics, invoicing, and content scheduling — so creators stop juggling ten tools.
NeuroCare.
Early detection, powered by AI. NeuroCare analyzes subtle biometric patterns to flag health risks before they become emergencies — giving patients and providers a critical head start.
How We Build Companies
Four stages. No shortcuts. Every venture follows the same battle-tested process from napkin sketch to scaled product.
Validate
Every idea runs through a 6-week validation sprint. We test market demand, talk to users, and build throwaway prototypes. Only ~1 in 10 concepts survives.
Fund
Survivors get full pre-seed capital, a shared engineering team, and operational infrastructure from day one. No fundraising. No pitch decks. Just build.
Build
A dedicated team ships the MVP in weeks, not months. Shared design systems, deployment pipelines, and AI tooling mean every venture launches faster than the last.
Scale
Once product-market fit is clear, we pour fuel on the fire. Growth loops, cross-portfolio distribution, and dedicated ops turn a product into a company.
Three Reasons Studios Win
Barek isn't a VC, an agency, or an accelerator. We build and own every company in the portfolio — backed by shared systems, capital, and execution.
The Filter
We kill 9 out of 10 ideas. On purpose.
Every idea runs through a 6-week validation sprint. We talk to users, test demand, and build throwaway prototypes. If the market doesn't want it, we kill it — before a single line of production code is written. Only the strongest concepts survive.
The Engine
Protected from the fundraising treadmill.
Each venture gets full pre-seed capital, a shared engineering team, and operational infrastructure from day one. Founders skip the 6-month fundraising grind and ship product in weeks.
The Compound Effect
Every launch makes the next one stronger.
Our ventures share data layers, user bases, and distribution channels. When one product grows, every product in the portfolio benefits. That's the structural advantage a studio has over a solo startup.
Built by people who've been there
“Barek didn't just fund us — they built alongside us. Having shared infrastructure from day one meant we shipped in 8 weeks what would have taken 6 months alone.”
Raphael Ameh
Engineering Lead, Trimly
“The studio model changed everything. Instead of spending months fundraising, I spent that time talking to users and iterating on the product. The results speak for themselves.”
Anne O. Okolo
Head of Design, GlamUp
“What makes Barek different is the compound effect. Our growth accelerated when we plugged into the shared user base and distribution channels across the portfolio.”
Samuel Kazim
Head of Operations, Genna
The numbers speak
for themselves.
We exist because the venture model is inefficient. Most startups fail alone — starved of capital, talent, or distribution. We fix that by building companies inside a studio where resources are shared. Every launch is faster than the last.
Build with a productized studio,
not a services agency.
Whether you're a domain expert ready to co-found, an investor exploring the portfolio, or just curious — this is where it starts.