Expand agency
We care about products that help people do what they actually want to do — sharpen self-knowledge, move with intention, and resist the default path.
We build things the world didn't ask for.
Antiheroism is a venture studio for founders who reject the obvious path and build products that expand agency, sharpen identity, and make freedom more concrete.
what we believe
Products should help people become more themselves, not more like everyone else.
Conviction before consensus
We back founders with a sharp point of view, building for people the mainstream keeps overlooking. The best products shouldn't work — until they do.
Structure for freedom
Freedom needs more than slogans. It needs products, systems, and communities that help people stay legible to themselves while building the life they want.
ventures
What we're building right now.
MDMuseDates
Live venture · Connection / culture
MuseDates
MuseDates explores a more deliberate kind of connection product, one that treats identity, taste, and context as signals instead of noise.
Connection should feel authored, not algorithmically flattened.
learn moreNDNodikt
In build · Identity / language
Nodikt
Nodikt is an in-progress exploration around identity, expression, and control over how ideas are shaped and shared.
Expression should become more precise, not more generic.
learn moreget in touch
We're open to founders, collaborators, and people who know the defaults are broken.
Designers who can make sharp opinions feel effortless in interface form.
Product engineers who like thoughtful systems, not just feature throughput.
Founders and operators who are building where the obvious map runs out.
where we are
San Francisco
Design, product, and founder conversations.
New York
Partnerships, operators, and cultural edge.
Remote
Built across time zones with a bias toward shipping.