Studio b. is an operator-owned holding company. We run a seven-company portfolio on the same code we sell, back, and deploy for clients — because software that has to survive real deadlines is different from software that only has to look good in a demo.
War stories from inside the work — both the client engagements and the products we ship. Bolt, AcuOps, and Amplify run real operations at Studio b.'s portfolio companies. The newsletter is downstream of that work.
markdown.b.studio →The Studio b. Lower Middle Market Direct Lending Index — the open benchmark Cliffwater's CDLI doesn't reach. Quarterly spread, structure, and recovery data sourced from SBA 7(a), Companies House workouts, and the LMM-eligible universe.
lmmi.b.studio →Studio b. LMM Bridge Fund I is the vehicle that invests against the LMMI universe. Offered under Rule 506(c) — public solicitation permitted, subscription requires verified accredited status. We don't send a deck. We share the backtester.
invest.b.studio →Studio b. LMMI is the open Lower Middle Market Direct Lending Index — the segment Cliffwater's CDLI doesn't reach. Studio b. LMM Bridge Fund I is the vehicle that invests against it. Fund I is offered under Rule 506(c) to verified accredited investors. We don't send a deck. We share access to the backtester so you can run your own scenarios against thirty years of LMM default and recovery data.
Request backtester access →If you run something real — a distributor, a manufacturer, a SaaS business — and you need someone embedded, not advising, let's talk. We don't send decks. We show up.
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