Science

Science builds and launches companies using internal product, engineering, and marketing teams before seeking outside capital, whereas traditional VC firms only back external founding teams. This studio model gives Science significant equity ownership in the companies it creates from scratch, and it deploys those same in-house resources to support external portfolio companies. The approach combines elements of an incubator, an operating company, and an early-stage venture fund.

Investment decisions are led by co-founders and managing directors Mike Jones and Peter Pham. Jones previously served as CEO of MySpace, and Pham co-founded BillShrink before launching Science. The pair combine operating experience in consumer internet and digital media with venture investing, making them the central decision-makers for both the studio and venture arms.

Science incubated Dollar Shave Club as an internal studio company and supported its growth from concept through launch. Unilever acquired Dollar Shave Club for a reported $1 billion in 2016, which established Science's credibility as a venture studio capable of producing large exits. Since then, the firm has backed Liquid Death, Mammoth Media, and PlayVS, among other growth-stage consumer and media companies.

Science has not publicly disclosed a committed fund structure. The firm operates through a combination of its own balance sheet, limited partner capital raised on a deal-by-deal or vehicle-specific basis, and the internal studio budget that funds concept validation. This structure provides flexibility but limits visibility into total assets under management.

Science targets seed and pre-seed stages, with occasional participation in Series A rounds for existing portfolio companies. The studio arm creates companies from concept, while the venture arm writes initial checks to external founders. Follow-on investments are made selectively to support companies that have demonstrated product-market fit.