We empower exceptional entrepreneurs

to grow, scale, and generate sustainable impact.

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Le Story


Karine Sarkissian and Sophie Durey have been long time friends. With a love for venture and drawing from their different professional backgrounds, they often chatted about gaps within the VC ecosystem. They first-hand experienced the value of harnessing Impact and Design to reach growth & profitability. Determined, they created Le Studio: a one-stop shop solution to empower entrepreneurs and amazing innovators while giving them the tools to design successful impact driven ventures. 

“Our priority is to enable exceptional founders to reach their goals in a way that is both time and cost efficient”

Le Studio is a Venture Studio as a Service (VSaaS), created in early 2020. It is affiliated to Tamar Capital, a Single Family Office based between the UK and the US. 

LE VALUES

Our Mission: Create, support, and engage a dynamic and impactful community of like-minded entrepreneurs through our proprietary methodology.

Our Vision: A place where impactful ideas grow into successful companies.

Our Purpose: Le Studio seeks to foster value-based entrepreneurship, empowering the founders with the tools needed to succeed. 

Our Values: Kindness, Empathy, Inclusivity.

LE TEAM

KARINE SARKISSIAN

Co-founder & Design Lead

Karine believes that design is a way of life. Designer and Design Strategist by background, Karine has extensive experience in social innovation for urban and economic development initiatives. She is founding partner at Tamar Capital and Le Studio co-lead, where she supports our portfolio with brand development and product market fit. She is passionate about the ocean, and spends much of her time in nature and taking on creative projects.

SOPHIE DUREY

Co-founder & Impact Lead

Sophie is our impact expert. She is passionate about using finance as a tool for social and environmental change, and she co-leads Le Studio. Sophie had 15 years experience in the VC space, she has lived in Asia, Latam, and Europe, and loves to discover cultures and places. You can always find her curled up with a book and enjoys analog photography.

NAZLI KANDUR

Junior Graphic Designer

Naz is a Junior Graphic Designer at Tamar Capital x Le Studio (TC), known for her efficient and impactful design solutions that enhance user experiences. She is very passionate about branding and psychology. Prior to TC, she led a team of students in a college UX Design project, also she has been providing freelance design services to small businesses and early-stage startups in the Bay Area since 2017.

Le Studio is an affiliate of Tamar Capital, a Single Family office, based in San Francisco, CA and London, UK. All information is ours. Reach out for more information our Contact Us page.