I-deal
Global Venture Studio Network

Capital, mentoring, and access to the highest level of connections for women building businesses and influence — across every generation.

I-deal Venture Studio
Warsaw · Berlin · Madrid · London · Dubai
01 · Context

The Problem We Solve

Four groups — one shared gap: relationships, time, and experience that could solve specific problems don't reach the right place at the right moment today.

capital, time, and relationships

Seniors

Problem

They have time, experience, and a network of contacts allocated at random. They want certainty their daughters will have support when it's needed.

I-deal Solution

I-deal formalizes mentoring: a concrete match, an established rhythm of contact, and institutional memory of the mentee's needs.

problems that need solving fast

Founders

Problem

They have urgent business problems that could be quickly solved through Seniors' relationships — but the channel to reach the right person isn't open.

I-deal Solution

I-deal Access connects the problem with the Senior who has the resources to solve it — without waiting for a chance referral.

systemic inequality

Glass Ceiling

Problem

Statistically, it's harder for women to build a career, a business, and access to capital than for men — the road to the top is longer and costlier.

I-deal Solution

I-deal shortens that road — the collective strength of women who already broke through, put to work for those still climbing.

charity and new areas of interest

Broader Engagement

Problem

Many women want to extend their engagement beyond their own business, but there's no ready, structured path to do it.

I-deal Solution

I-deal Next Gen & Charity offers ready-made impact projects — time and expertise, not just capital.

This is not an accelerator program.

I-deal is a Venture Studio — an environment that eases the flow of knowledge, relationships, and capital among women building businesses, the next generation of founders, and a global network of top-tier connections. I-deal does not manage third-party capital, does not create joint investment vehicles, does not broker transactions, and does not provide investment advice or recommendations.

Not an accelerator
Not a platform
Not a club
Not an investment fund

It's an environment that connects three pillars of action — capital, the next generation, and access.

I-deal Venture Studio

One network. Three ways of creating value.

Pillar 01

I-deal Ventures

Problem

Founders have ambitious projects, but limited access to capital, operational mentoring, and a Business Angels network.

I-deal Solution

Operational support and access to a network of women investors for pro-women projects and companies run exclusively by women. Investment decisions always remain with the investor and the founder.

Model: fee for operational support — no share of the outcome
Pillar 02

I-deal Next Gen

Problem

Young women entering a new environment don't have natural access to mentoring or a network built over years.

I-deal Solution

Supporting young founders — daughters, next gen, and their circle — in business and charitable projects, developing their talents.

Model: mentoring, credits, non-profit
Pillar 03

I-deal Access

Problem

Valuable relationships, experience, and capital exist in the network, but the channels to them aren't open.

I-deal Solution

Opening top-tier connections within the network — exclusively for projects run by women. I-deal introduces the parties to one another; the decision is theirs alone.

Model: introduction fee — fixed, independent of outcome

What We Actually Do

Regardless of the pillar, every I-deal activity falls into one of three concrete areas.

Area 1

Co-Investing

Network members get to know one another and may invest directly, each on her own terms. I-deal does not select or recommend investments, does not handle money flows, and does not create joint investment vehicles.

Pillar: I-deal Ventures & Access
Area 2

Supporting Young Leaders and Their Circle

Not only members' daughters, but their entire close circle get access to mentoring, contacts, and operational support. Success in plugging into the local network is a private matter between mentee and host.

Pillar: I-deal Next Gen
Area 3

Championing Under-Resourced Talent

I-deal actively seeks out and champions talented women who haven't had access to a network like this, and opens for them the same doors that others were born into.

Pillar: I-deal Next Gen & Impact
Pillar 1 · I-deal Ventures

Capital and Operational Support for Women-Led Businesses

Venture Studio + a selective Business Angels network. We work alongside the founder — not as advisors, but as operating partners, from day one. Only companies run by women join the network.

Health & Longevity

Prevention, menopause, longevity.

Wellbeing & Mental Health

Psychological and coaching support for women.

Lifestyle & Quality of Life

Improving women's everyday life.

Ambitious Women-Led Businesses

Operational, strategic support and access to a network of women investors.

EdTech & Skills Development

Building the skills of the future.

FinTech & Financial Independence

Building real financial independence for women.

Femtech & Beauty

Women's specific health and beauty needs.

Impact & Sustainability

Environmental and social projects, measurable effect.

We Operate Where Structure Doesn't Reach

01

Operational Support from Day 1

We come in alongside the founder as operating partners involved in day-to-day decisions — hiring, sales, negotiations, and building processes.

02

Local Partners & Business Angels

We facilitate introductions based on years of knowing both sides. I-deal doesn't recommend or advise on the investment itself.

03

Distribution Strategy

Decisions on where and how to sell, based on real market knowledge across many geographies.

04

International Expansion

Local operational hubs in every city in the network — a ready foothold instead of starting from zero.

05

Zero Bureaucracy — Focused on Results

No investment committees or weeks-long approvals. Decisions get made fast.

Pillar 2 · I-deal Next Gen

Every generation deserves an easier start, and the benefit of what those before her built

Members' daughters land in new cities — for studies, internships, work. I-deal gives them, from day one, what normally takes years and a vast network of contacts to build.

01

Soft Landing

A local host from the I-deal network is waiting for the mentee from her first day in a new city.

02

1:1 Mentoring

Regular sessions with honorary I-deal Ventures members, with matching led by the founders.

03

Support for Talent and Projects

Business and charity — real operational support for first-time initiatives.

Success Measured Privately
Not a dashboard. A relationship.

“Plugging in” a mentee to the local network is a personal matter between her and her host — agreed openly, without external reports. I-deal provides the framework; the judgment stays where it belongs.

I-deal Next Gen · Model: mentoring and credits for intros, hosting, and support — no cash changes hands. Free of charge.

Impact & Charity

Non-profit, seeking maximum social impact from minimal activation of the network.

UN & Aid Agency Partnerships

Formal partnerships let I-deal plug into existing aid infrastructure — real access to beneficiaries and local knowledge.

NGO & Women's Organization Partnerships

I-deal contributes capital and structure; local partners contribute knowledge and community trust.

Supporting Women in Africa & the Global South

Health, education, and economic projects with local partners who know the context firsthand.

Blended Finance

Grants fund social activities; donations cover operating costs — with no link to any investment's financial results.

Measurable Impact

Every project has defined success metrics and is reported on. Impact is verified, not just claimed.

Pillar 3 · I-deal Access

The Right Person. The Right Moment. The Right Context.

Not an algorithm. Not a platform. I-deal Access eases the flow of relationships and information within a closed environment — decisions are always made independently by the parties involved.

01. Discretion

We operate beyond the market's reach.

02. Precision

Not broad — accurate.

03. Relationships

Trust first, business second.

04. Quality

The one relationship you actually need.

Selection — The One Criterion, No Exceptions
Only women-run projects join the network.

Regardless of industry, stage, or geography — this is the first filter, before any project reaches a conversation about introductions, capital, or partnership. You can't sign up for I-deal. Invitation only.

Engagement

Not declarations. Situations actually resolved. Anonymously, without public confirmation.

48h

Introduction to a key business contact

2 wks.

Contact established with a key investor for a founder

6h

Ultra-specialist made available — when the market needs weeks

4 days

Full strategic analysis for the Board

Transactional actions — how I-deal moves within the collaboration network

Trade

Operational support in important transactions — in a supporting, not advisory, role.

Scale

Using one partner's scale to strengthen another's position.

Revenue

New revenue streams without giving up equity in the company.

Network

Combining contacts from different pillars into a single transaction.

Global Reach

13 Cities · 5 Continents · 1 Trusted Network

Managed from Warsaw, Berlin, and Madrid — with local hubs around the world, from Lagos to Sydney.

Europe

Warsaw (HQ) · Berlin · Madrid · London · Stockholm · Kyiv

MENA & Africa

Dubai / Abu Dhabi · Lagos · Nairobi · Khartoum

Americas & Pacific

Las Vegas · Sydney

Asia

Bali

The network grows where members already have real, years-deep footing — not wherever it's convenient to open an office.

Team

Two pillars, two founders.

Ewa Geresz

Alicja Makowska

I-deal Next Gen
Alicja Makowska

Ewa Geresz

I-deal Access

Compensation terms between the founders are agreed individually within the company — not an hourly rate. They neither apply to nor affect the support model offered to network members.

I-deal

This is an environment where the right things end up in the right hands.

I-deal doesn't charge for being part of the environment and has no stake in the financial results of the projects it supports. Compensation comes exclusively from fixed service fees — pillar by pillar: Ventures, Next Gen, Access.

One conversation. No forms. No pitch deck.