# KLAY Studio: Building and Backing Startups

> KLAY Studio uses Raziel as founders and as investors: a founder workspace for each startup it builds and one portfolio view across all of its stakes.

URL: https://raziel.co/customers/klay-studio

KLAY Studio

# Founder and investor views of the same startups

KLAY Studio uses Raziel as both founders and investors to manage every startup in its portfolio.

[Get started free](https://app.raziel.co/sign-up) [All customer stories](https://raziel.co/customers)

[Image: Headshot of Dustin O'Halloran]

**Dustin O'Halloran**COO, KLAY Studio**Mike Pollack**CEO, KLAY Studio   KLAY Studio

> We sit on both sides of the table, building companies and investing in them. Raziel lets us run each company’s raise and reporting and still see the whole portfolio as investors.

[Image: Headshot of Dustin O'Halloran] **Dustin O'Halloran** COO, KLAY Studio

## At a glance

**Type**

Venture studio

**Segment**

Investor and founder

**People**

Dustin O'HalloranCOO, KLAY StudioMike PollackCEO, KLAY Studio

Features used

- [Investor CRM & pipeline](https://raziel.co/platform/investor-crm)
- [Investor updates](https://raziel.co/platform/investor-updates)
- [Cap table](https://raziel.co/platform/cap-table)
- [Portfolio dashboard](https://raziel.co/platform/portfolio-dashboard)
- [Workspaces & permissions](https://raziel.co/platform/workspaces-and-permissions)
- [iOS and Android apps](https://raziel.co/platform/mobile-app)

## The challenge

KLAY Studio builds startups and owns equity in them, which means it needs the founder tools for each company and the investor view across all of them. Before Raziel, that meant one set of tools per company plus a spreadsheet on top.

## How they use Raziel

- ### A founder workspace per company
  Each startup runs its pipeline, investor updates, cap table and KPIs in its own workspace.
  [Learn more: A founder workspace per company](https://raziel.co/platform/investor-crm)
- ### The investor view across all of them
  The studio’s stakes in every company roll up into one portfolio with current marks and returns.
  [Learn more: The investor view across all of them](https://raziel.co/platform/portfolio-dashboard)
- ### Switch between them in a tap
  Workspaces and roles let the team move between companies and the studio portfolio, on the web or on their phones.
  [Learn more: Switch between them in a tap](https://raziel.co/platform/workspaces-and-permissions)

## The result

KLAY Studio manages its companies as founders and its portfolio as investors in one product.

Inside Raziel

## The tools behind *the story*

The Raziel features KLAY Studio relies on, shown here with sample data.

Customer stories

## More customer *stories*

[All customer stories](https://raziel.co/customers)

- King Tide  Venture studio
  ### King Tide
  > “We build companies, back founders and invest in funds. Raziel is the first place all three live together, so every partner sees the same numbers on the same day.”
  [Image: Headshot of James Richardson] **James Richardson**COO, King Tide
  [Read the story](https://raziel.co/customers/king-tide)
- [Image: Smacktok]  Venture-backed startup
  ### Smacktok
  > “During a raise you are juggling hundreds of conversations, a cap table that keeps changing and investors who want updates. Having the pipeline, the updates, the metrics and the cap table in one place is what keeps the round moving.”
  [Image: Headshot of Jordan Rothstein] **Jordan Rothstein**CEO and Founder, Smacktok
  [Read the story](https://raziel.co/customers/smacktok)
- [Image: Oro Cap]  Real estate fund manager
  ### Oro Cap
  > “Raziel is the first platform that actually understands how we think about alternative assets. Our fund and my startup investments finally live in the same place, and reporting to our LPs looks far more professional.”
  [Image: Headshot of Brad Mindlin] **Brad Mindlin**CEO, Oro Cap
  [Read the story](https://raziel.co/customers/oro-cap)

Get started

## Run your portfolio the way they do

Bring every startup, SPV, fund and entity into one workspace, or run your raise and investor updates from one place.

[Get started free](https://app.raziel.co/sign-up) [Talk to sales](https://raziel.co/contact)

- [Download on theApp Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/raziel-portfolio-management/id6761929486)
- [Get it onGoogle Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.raziel.android)