Est. 2024 · Lawrence, Kansas
A management company
for software that endures.
CT Ventures is a private management company. We build, operate, and steward a small portfolio of independent software ventures — with the patience of an owner and the discipline of an operator.
Headquartered in
Lawrence, Kansas
Structure
Privately held
Founded
2024
Portfolio
Software & Apps
Horizon
Long-term
Structure
Privately held
About
An owner-operator,
not an outside fund.
CT Ventures is built on a simple idea: software is best made by people who plan to live with it for a long time. We are a small management company that owns and operates the ventures it creates — with no fund, no board pressure, and no exit timeline.
Our work spans consumer applications, productivity tools, and quiet infrastructure. We tend to focus on a small number of products at a time, holding each to a standard of craft that compounds across the portfolio.
We believe the best software companies are run more like workshops than like startups — with patience, taste, and a careful hand on the wheel. CT Ventures exists to provide that home.
Ventures
A portfolio held with patience.
Currently operating
- № 01Consumer travel · iOS
GroupCation
An iPhone app that consolidates the messy work of organizing a group trip — itineraries, expense splits, and coordination — into one shared interface.
Read more - № 02Legal · Medical · Web
ExpertSurgeon
A platform that helps law firms manage complex surgical malpractice cases — automating records review and pairing teams with board-certified surgical experts.
Read more
Digital Studio
Our internal product practice — a workshop for new applications, prototypes, and tooling.
Strategic Investments
A small number of long-horizon stakes in software businesses run by founders we know.
Operating Services
Shared infrastructure across the portfolio — so each venture can stay small and focused.
Approach
Three principles that quietly
shape every decision we make.
I.
Build to last
We design products on the assumption we will still be operating them in twenty years. That single decision changes almost everything else.
II.
Operate quietly
Marketing follows the product, not the other way around. We let craft compound — and trust that durable work earns its own audience.
III.
Stay small on purpose
A small portfolio, a small team, a small set of decisions. Concentration is a feature: it is how taste and judgment are kept sharp.
Contact
For partnership, press,
or general correspondence.
By email
contact@ctventures.netWe read every message and respond personally. Please allow a few business days for a reply.
By post
CT Ventures
Lawrence, Kansas
United States
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