Case Study: Venture Harbour achieves automated creation of a new business every year with ActiveCampaign

How Venture Harbour Creates (and Automates) a New Business Every Year

Venture Harbour, founded by Marcus Taylor, is a multi‑million‑pound studio that designs, builds and automates a new online business every year. Faced with the challenge of scaling high‑quality ventures quickly while a tiny team runs a growing portfolio (9 businesses with just 6 people), the company needed a repeatable system that moved ideas from concept to self‑sustaining product within 12 months.

They run a disciplined 4‑step process — Ideation, Incubation, Acceleration and Automation — and use automation tools like ActiveCampaign to handle onboarding, HR, sales, “Lego‑block” marketing, DevOps and personalized customer feedback. The result: multiple profitable products (including Leadformly and Serene), faster product iteration through automated feedback, and the ability to sustain nine businesses with minimal headcount while launching a new, more ambitious venture each year.

Venture Harbour

Marcus Taylor

Founder