Our qualitative investment program comprises venture capital investments, growth financings and management buyouts for private companies. The capital we invest generally ranges from $1 million to $5 million per round, but we occasionally assemble syndicates with other investors who share our approach. Our capital is typically used for accelerating revenue growth, making acquisitions, or building company infrastructure.

We are interested in companies with management teams that seek to remain deeply involved with the business in equity and leadership positions. We believe that experience, expertise and continuity of a good management team are critical components for success. We want management to be our business partners rather than our employees.

Our approach 

Our track record evidences our active style of managing investments.  Our success does not depend on financial engineering - we are investors and operators who create value for our portfolio companies by focusing on organic growth, operational improvements and smart management practices. 

We emphasize developing management teams while providing portfolio companies with key resources and assistance in strategic and financial planning, best practice implementation, technology, marketing, and executive recruiting.

Our goal is to achieve superior returns through strategies that emphasize fundamental value enhancement rather than leverage. We seek to grow companies organically as well as through strategic acquisitions.

Our experience 

Our collective experience includes decades of both line management within leading companies as well as new venture development. We possess in-depth knowledge of the technologies and markets of our target sectors and have expertise in financial structuring, small company development, and liquidity strategies.

We also maintain well-established contacts in the business and technical communities as well as with other venture capitalists. We will leverage our resources to help our portfolio companies in a variety of ways: 

  • Connecting management with our extensive network of contacts. Our introductions can benefit portfolio companies at any stage of development, whether they are seeking additional financing, key strategic partners, or prospective customers.

  • Recruiting and retaining management. We can help our portfolio companies identify and recruit senior level management and board members. Occasionally we provide guidance and mentoring to management and are usually involved as board members. However, our goal is to provide strategic guidance where appropriate, not day-to-day control.
  • Developing strategy. Business development is an important area where we can add insight and contacts. We help our companies find new opportunities in new markets. In addition, because of our international contacts, we can provide our companies with a global network.
  • Assisting in raising financing. We work actively at catalyzing additional financing rounds where needed and at executing liquidity strategies. We have relationships with a range of professionals in the investment community and offer our full support in seeing our portfolio companies to the next level.