About Us

The platform that operates the NIBL framework.

Venture Comet exists to solve a structural problem in private companies: value is being created, but there is no disciplined mechanism for limited liquidity.

NIBL (Nominal Incentive-Based Liquidity) enables small, controlled releases of equity value - without undermining governance, control, or momentum. Venture Comet is the platform that makes NIBL practical.

Our Integration Ecosystem

Who We Are

Founded by exited founders and active angel investors

Venture Comet is founded by exited founders and active angel investors.

We’ve lived the mismatch between company value creation and personal financial reality - and we’ve watched liquidity constraints steadily reduce flexibility across the early-stage ecosystem.

NIBL is built on a simple principle: structured liquidity leads to stronger outcomes.

We developed the framework in consultation with founders, investors, and experienced UK governance specialists to make it credible, repeatable, and easy to adopt without introducing cap-table complexity.

The NIBL framework

We provide the structure and operational layer that makes NIBL repeatable, disciplined, and credible - so companies can implement structured liquidity without introducing complexity or risk.

The NIBL framework

We provide the structure and operational layer that makes NIBL repeatable, disciplined, and credible - so companies can implement structured liquidity without introducing complexity or risk.

The NIBL framework

We provide the structure and operational layer that makes NIBL repeatable, disciplined, and credible - so companies can implement structured liquidity without introducing complexity or risk.

Provide the platform

We help companies track performance, valuation ranges, and equity value over time, creating a shared, trusted view for founders and investors and reducing ambiguity when eligibility is reached.

Provide the platform

We help companies track performance, valuation ranges, and equity value over time, creating a shared, trusted view for founders and investors and reducing ambiguity when eligibility is reached.

Provide the platform

We help companies track performance, valuation ranges, and equity value over time, creating a shared, trusted view for founders and investors and reducing ambiguity when eligibility is reached.

Protect control

We support governance-led decision making and clean equity administration - including nominee structures where appropriate - so liquidity never turns into dilution, lost influence, or cap-table chaos, while companies retain control.

Protect control

Our Values

How we think about trust

NIBL touches sensitive territory: equity, control, governance, and incentives. That means the bar is higher.

Governance-led

All liquidity decisions are company-approved, rule-bound, and transparent. Eligibility, timing, and limits are defined in advance so founders, boards, and investors share the same expectations and no one is surprised.

Governance-led

Constraint-first

Caps, timing limits, and eligibility rules are built into the framework from the start. This prevents opportunistic behaviour and ensures liquidity supports the company’s trajectory rather than distorting incentives.

Constraint-first

Operationally rigorous

We apply clean, consistent administration and investor-friendly cap-table management, including nominee structures where appropriate, so liquidity events do not create legal, operational, or reporting complexity.

Operationally rigorous

Long-term oriented

The framework is designed to support durable company outcomes, not accelerate exits. Liquidity is a tool for sustainability and alignment - not a signal to optimise for short-term returns.

Long-term oriented

The framework is designed to support durable company outcomes, not accelerate exits. Liquidity is a tool for sustainability and alignment - not a signal to optimise for short-term returns.

Long-term oriented

The framework is designed to support durable company outcomes, not accelerate exits. Liquidity is a tool for sustainability and alignment - not a signal to optimise for short-term returns.

Why us

What makes NIBL different

Discover how a governance-led approach to liquidity creates better outcomes for founders and investors than informal secondaries or waiting indefinitely for exit.

Traditional Liquidity

No formal structure for early liquidity

Ad-hoc secondaries create governance risk

Founder pressure builds with no release valve

Investors face long, opaque holding periods

Liquidity decisions happen informally or reactively

Cap tables fragment through unmanaged transfers

Incentives drift as timelines stretch

High risk of misalignment and resentment

Legal and governance risk from informal share transfers

Liquidity access is opaque and often unevenly distributed

NIBL with Venture Comet

Governance-led, rule-based liquidity framework

Fair, transparent access to liquidity

Small, capped, company-approved value releases

Reduced founder pressure after value is earned

Predictable, visible pathways for early investors

Eligibility and timing defined upfront

Nominee-managed execution protects cap tables

Incentives stay aligned around long-term outcomes

Liquidity supports momentum instead of disrupting it

FAQs

We’ve Got the Answers You’re Looking For

Everything you need to know about the platform.

Why did you build this?

Who was NIBL designed with?

How do you avoid conflicts of interest?

How do you protect trust and fairness?

What kind of companies is this not for?

Why did you build this?

Who was NIBL designed with?

How do you avoid conflicts of interest?

How do you protect trust and fairness?

What kind of companies is this not for?

Why did you build this?

Who was NIBL designed with?

How do you avoid conflicts of interest?

How do you protect trust and fairness?

What kind of companies is this not for?

You don’t need to decide anything today.

But you should understand the framework - whether you’re eligible now or planning ahead.

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