01 / TALENT FIRST
Start with the person.
Find the opportunity around expertise.
We work with experienced professionals and technology experts who know something deeply and have the ambition to build something of their own.
Clarion Bodhi Ventures · Venture Studio
Building enduring businesses around real industry opportunities.
We bring together exceptional people, deep expertise, industry insight and emerging technology to turn opportunities into ventures.
The venture studio arm of Clarion Technologies.
People. Opportunity. Venture.
Building what's next around the people who know why.
Our foundation
Built before.
Building again.
CBV builds on a venture-building journey that began with Clarion Venture Partners in 2011. Over the following decade, the team successfully built companies and developed deep experience in turning opportunities, expertise and entrepreneurial talent into enduring businesses. Today, that experience is being brought back through Clarion Bodhi Ventures — with a sharper focus on real industry opportunities and the people capable of turning them into businesses.
2011–2021Clarion Venture Partners
Built companiesSuccessfully created and developed businesses
ExperienceVenture creation grounded in real operating experience
2026 →Clarion Bodhi Ventures
The CBV idea
Great people are everywhere.
Great opportunities are everywhere.
We bring them together.
CBV is built around a simple belief: enduring businesses emerge when the right person, the right opportunity and the right ecosystem come together at the right time.
We create the environment where these forces can meet — bringing together experienced professionals ready to build, industry leaders who see opportunities worth pursuing, and the capabilities needed to turn conviction into a business.
Talent
Opportunity
Ecosystem
The model
Two starting points.
One ambition.
A venture can begin with an exceptional person and deep expertise — or with a meaningful industry problem. CBV creates the bridge between the two.
02 / INDUSTRY FIRST
Start with the opportunity.
Find the people to build around it.
We work with business owners, executives and industry leaders who see meaningful problems or opportunities that deserve a dedicated venture.
OpportunityReal need, market potential, customer pull
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Venture leaderExpertise, conviction, entrepreneurial ambition
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CBV ecosystemCapital, customers, technology, talent, operating support
From insight to ownership
How a venture takes shape.
01
Discover
Understand the expertise, problem, market and opportunity — and determine whether there is a business worth building.
02
Validate
Test customer need, assumptions and business model before over-investing.
03
Build
Bring product, technology, AI, talent, customers and capital together to create the venture.
04
Own
The builder grows into venture leadership and ownership, with CBV continuing to support the journey.
Who it's for
Different starting points.
Same entrepreneurial ambition.
01 / EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS
You know something deeply. Now you want to build.
For technology and domain experts with industry credibility, entrepreneurial ambition and the desire to create a business — without having to build every capability from zero.
02 / INDUSTRY LEADERS & SPONSORS
You see a problem worth building around.
For business owners, executives and industry leaders who understand a meaningful opportunity and want the right people and platform to turn it into a venture.
The relationship
This is a partnership, not a program.
CBV doesn't run cohorts or simply advise from the outside. We build businesses with people. The goal is long-term alignment between the opportunity, the venture leader and the capabilities required to build the company.
You bringExpertise, conviction, domain insight and entrepreneurial ambition.
CBV bringsCapital, customers, technology, talent and venture-building experience.
TogetherWe validate the opportunity and build the company.
Long termThe venture leader grows into ownership and leadership.
The CBV platform
You don't have to build
everything from zero.
We provide the shared capabilities, relationships and operating support required to move from validated opportunity to functioning business.
Product & EngineeringBuild the product and technology foundation.
AI & DataApply emerging technology where it creates real advantage.
Talent & LeadershipBuild the team and leadership bench.
Capital & FinanceFund the journey and build financial discipline.
Customers & GTMAccess networks, validate demand and build the market.
Strategy & OperationsTurn a promising venture into an operating company.
Emerging technology
AI is the accelerator.
Not the thesis.
Not the thesis.
We are particularly interested in AI, data, automation and intelligent systems.
But we don't start with technology looking for a problem. We start with a real problem or opportunity and the people who understand it — then use technology to create an advantage.
DEEP EXPERTISE · EMERGING TECHNOLOGY · REAL-WORLD IMPACT
Leadership
Built by people who have built before.
CBV brings together leadership with experience across technology, business building, talent and venture creation.
The builder journey
You don't need to arrive as an entrepreneur.
You need capability, curiosity and the ambition to build. The venture can become the journey.
01
Expert
Bring what you know deeply.
02
Builder
Turn insight into a validated opportunity.
03
Venture Leader
Take ownership of the business you are creating.
04
Entrepreneur
Grow the venture into an enduring business.
Frequently asked questions
The questions worth asking.
What exactly is Clarion Bodhi Ventures?
CBV is a venture studio that creates and builds new businesses around real industry opportunities, working with experienced professionals, technology experts and industry leaders.
Is CBV part of Clarion Technologies?
Yes. CBV is the Venture Studio arm of Clarion Technologies, bringing the backing, capabilities and broader business ecosystem of an established technology company into venture creation.
Do I need to already have a startup idea?
No. You may come with deep expertise, an industry opportunity, a specific problem — or a combination of these. CBV believes in opportunities and the people who can build around them, rather than being tied to a fixed idea.
What kind of person is CBV looking for?
The core model is designed for experienced professionals and technology or domain experts who have deep expertise, entrepreneurial ambition and the desire to build something of their own. The person does not need to have been an entrepreneur before.
What does CBV bring to the venture?
CBV brings initial capital, a sustenance stipend for the Venture Leader, and a shared business-building ecosystem covering technology, talent, HR, sales, marketing, finance, legal, operations, leadership and mentoring.
What happens if I have an existing MVP or product idea?
CBV is willing to listen to such opportunities, but the focus remains on the underlying business opportunity, customer need and potential to build a viable company. An MVP or technology by itself is not sufficient to establish a venture case.
Can CBV invest in an existing business?
No. CBV is focused on building new ventures in partnership with Venture Leaders, rather than investing in existing businesses.
What if I already have a company?
If you already have an existing company, it is generally not a good match for the CBV Venture Leader model.
The invitation
What could we build together?
You may have the expertise. You may have the opportunity. You may simply know there is something worth building. Let's explore what could become a business.
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