Partnerships & Briefings

Ventures we build and back.

Beyond advisory work, Verana's network extends into a small set of independent products across dealflow software and consumer technology.

Dealflow & Process Software

DealLaunch AI

An execution system for sell-side M&A and capital raises: one record for buyer and investor targeting, outreach, and process tracking, built for advisory teams running live mandates.

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Consumer · Style

AskAna

A style decision app. Ana reads the occasion and offers two options instead of one; your circle picks, with no followers and no public feed.

Visit askana.style

Consumer · Relationships

OurCycle

Co-founded by Elaine Salvador. Helps couples understand how the menstrual cycle shapes energy, mood, and connection, so support and communication come easier.

Visit ourcycle.app

To learn more about any of these ventures, write to elaine@veranaventures.com.

Briefings

Briefings and field notes.

Sector briefings and field notes from Verana's advisory work across climate technology, grid infrastructure and industrial decarbonisation. Free to download and share with attribution.

Market Note · Grid & Infrastructure · July 2026

Transmission Bottlenecks and the Energy Shift

Why the energy transition hinges on transmission and distribution infrastructure - and where it is stuck. Connection queues, permitting timelines, transformer lead times and grid congestion, with the signals to watch and the investment angle for each bottleneck, across the US and Europe.

PDF · 3 pages · 0.2 MB

Field Note 01 · July 2026

European Climate Capital: Translation Brief

Why strong European climate technology stalls between engineering proof and the next investable milestone - a classification and sequencing problem, not a technology problem. With data on the 2025 European venture fundraising contraction, oversubscribed EU net-zero grant capital, and anonymised field patterns from Iberia, Southern Europe and the Baltics.

PDF · 2 pages · 0.4 MB

To discuss any of these briefings, or to request the underlying analysis, write to elaine@veranaventures.com.