Hello, we’re small thyme and we invest in big ideas.

We help start, invest in and support thoughtful, imaginative, early and growth stage businesses.

Why we invest in early ideas.

We love entrepreneurs, and believe in them whole-heartedly. There’s two popular ways to start a business, first by going and getting an investment to begin, or the alternative, hustling your way from conversation to conversation until you finally get some traction with paying customers.

Early stage ideas, however, get told to do both at the same time, often causing confusion and conflict within their timelines and plans.

We created Small Thyme for the startups and entrepreneurs who need design, tech and strategy support without having all of the hard, cold cash upfront in order to begin their product journey and go to market, allowing them to gain real traction with paying customers, apply for grants, or show up to investors’ doors way farther down the line.

It’s a source for growth and opportunity that’s not hung up on valuations, cash flow, traction or sales just yet. Not to mention, we know just how much time is wasted looking for that first investor whose hesitant to put cash into a business that isn’t making revenues just yet. So, we’ve created a helpful investment solution that eliminates the stress of getting that first investment necessary to create your MVP or launch your brand.

Our investment philosophy is rather simple, we invest in good people and good ideas quickly, without dragging the conversation on and on forever through unnecessary early stage due diligence. We’ll jump into the work whole-heartedly, and help you cross some bridges to get to where you want to be. All without hurting your cash flow, or wrecking your captable.

We’ll make a decision within 30-days, agree to very simple, clear layman’s terms, and begin working with you on the following day.

WE’RE FRIENDLY. EVEN TO FOUNDERS.

We keep things super simple, that’s our promise.

We’ll make an offer and agree to sign clear, simple paperwork within 30 days. We offer to help out from the front passenger seat for a bit, but as investors we hang out in the back row and are simply along for the ride.

You’ll know our exact terms upfront, and a clear view of what you’re getting. We don’t want you to make changes to your business model, team or structure that doesn’t align with your values or hopes for the future either.

Our process is pretty straight-forward. We’ll work with you to create an estimate of your design, tech, strategy and consulting needs through Kale & Flax, then make a simple, clear offer of how much cash you’ll need to complete the project, and how much we’re willing to roll into a convertible note.

We don’t take equity upfront, and our goal is to be along for the ride as a part of your founding team of believers, partners, investors and friends.

Then, we’ll help you get some awesome press when the time is right, introduce you to our investor networks, and hopefully help you get some much needed traction and sales when the time is right.

Yeah, simple is good.