OBSIDIAN HERON

Still waters. Swift execution.

The Studio

A venture studio, operator-led.

Obsidian Heron, LLC is a privately held venture studio. We design, build, and operate software companies — web platforms, mobile applications, and the infrastructure that connects them.

We work in small, senior teams on long time horizons. We build products that earn their keep, and we invest our own time and capital before anyone else's.

Each venture operates under its own brand — see the companies in our portfolio. Obsidian Heron is the shared foundation beneath them. Read more about how the studio works.

How we work

Three disciplines, one studio.

Obsidian Heron operates as a single team across three disciplines. We draw from startup founders, Fortune 500 operators, and active investors — the kind of practitioners who have shipped, scaled, and funded real companies. Each venture we build benefits from all three at once.

01

Technology

Senior engineering and product leadership. We build consumer and enterprise software, iOS and Android applications, and the backend infrastructure that keeps them durable. Our operators have led platforms that serve millions and startups that got to market in months.

02

Marketing & Growth

Brand, positioning, performance marketing, and category design. Our team has launched consumer and B2B products, scaled acquisition across paid, organic, and partnership channels, and built go-to-market programs that compound without burning capital.

03

Capital

We invest our own capital into the companies we build and selectively back founders outside the studio. Our investor-operators know what early traction looks like, what it costs, and how to deploy capital patiently enough to let real businesses emerge.

Portfolio

What we're building.

Skilled.Ph

Live

A remote hiring platform connecting US-based businesses with vetted Filipino professionals for direct employment — no placement fees, aligned to US business hours.

skilled.ph →

TEQLAB

Live

A deals marketplace for AI and independently built software. Makers list a discounted offer, TEQLAB handles checkout, escrow, and payout on a revenue share.

teqlab.com →

reRoute

Live

Dynamic QR codes and short links that stay editable after they are printed, with real scan analytics, an API, and GS1 Digital Link support.

reroutehq.com →

4evaBrands

Live

Buy once, buy right. A curated buy-it-for-life catalog of tools, cookware, and gear, with every product vetted for durability and long-term value.

4evabrands.com →

Second Fin

Live

Retired surfboards, reborn as one-of-a-kind art. Donate a board along the Outer Banks–Wilmington corridor, or find a finished piece in the gallery.

secondfin.co →

ohapi

Live

Encrypted secrets management for projects, CI, and teams. A CLI that loads secrets without writing them to disk, OIDC for CI, and one-time share links.

ohapi.dev →

Refresh

Live

A multi-domain email API and deliverability console. Every brand you own sends through one account, with its own DKIM key per domain.

f5send.com →

Ingot CMS

Live

A headless CMS built entirely on Cloudflare: TypeScript schemas, real-time editing, edge delivery, and a migration from Sanity that keeps ids and references intact.

ingotcms.com →

Copper Interactive

Live

Rebuilds outdated and vulnerable websites on current technology, then keeps them secure, fast, and maintained. Every engagement starts with a free, passive audit.

copperinteractive.com →

Hearth & Penny

Launching

Honest, costed recipes. Every recipe shows what it costs per serving and is reviewed by a person before it goes up.

hearthandpenny.com →

OHSupport

Live

A white-label help desk — shared inbox, email from your own domain, chat widget, and help center — where customers only ever see your brand.

ohsupport.app →

Submit an idea

Have something worth building?

If you're a founder, operator, or domain expert with a product idea that could fit the studio, we'd like to hear it. We read every submission. Strong fits get a conversation.

Contact

Get in touch.

For partnership, press, or general inquiries, send us a note. We read everything. You can also find our location and every way to reach us on the contact page.