We Are Optimists

We Are Optimists is an organization focused on fostering a positive outlook and encouraging proactive approaches to challenges. Founded in 2013 and based in London, United Kingdom, it operates as a venture studio that builds its own companies, invests in founders, and partners with organizations and academic institutions. The organization emphasizes optimism as a core value and aims to promote it through various initiatives.

The organization focuses on ambitious ideas that require new science, technology, financial models, or behavioral change. It operates through three modes: building internal companies, investing in external founders, and partnering with various institutions to address core challenges.

We Are Optimists offers a unique approach to venture creation and investment, focusing on projects that sit outside ordinary software-company patterns and often touch on science, behavior, or non-obvious systems change. It provides a founder/advisor/investor relationship rather than a traditional incubator application path.

Q: What is the application process? A: The organization does not have a traditional application process as it focuses on building internal ventures and investing in selected founders. Q: What sectors do you focus on? A: We focus on deep tech, AI, ecology, social graphing, venture psychology, wellness, clean technology, travel, and education technology.