Our style is not for everyone. We play to dominate.

Teamwork over showmanship

We are driven by creating a long-lasting impact on our ecosystems by investing in exceptional founders, actively adding value throughout the way, with a stead-fast focus on execution and building market-leading founders and businesses.

Founders choose us

 

Founders should consider the basics and focus on the principles of fundraising when determining who sits on their cap table. Learn more on why our portfolio founders got us onboard.

  • Strong reputation

    Our founders understand that venture capital success is influenced by reputation. The stronger an investor’s relationship, the more likely they are to gain the favor of promising future rounds. We have a founder centric modus operandi pre and post funding. We maintain an emotionally even-keeled approach to your huge ups and downs. We stay respectful and direct in our relationships with high self-awareness to what we know and what we do not.

  • Value creation

    Our founders understand that good investors who are aligned with a startup’s vision create more value than the dollars they bring to the table. Through a dedicated team creating value across select functions — marketing and sales, business development and recruiting, to name a few. We intent to add value while serving as an authentic, objective sounding board to our CEOs, as they navigate uncertainty and the typical challenges that come with scaling.

  • Follow on capital

    Our founders understand that their expansion plans will require smart capital throughout the stages of their company’s journey. We have engineered different financial products from equity financing at pre-seed and pre-revenue down to venture debt at growth stages. We have a track record of consistently scaling up companies at an accelerated rate, with improved quality and more robust performance. Your growth becomes our mission.

Investors choose us

 

We love what we do: growing businesses. We love the positive impact this has on the community and economy. We love that so many of our companies make a real difference, have a purpose and are moving their industry forward. We love that so many are using technology to have a real impact in financial services, agriculture, education, healthcare and many other areas. And we are proud that over the years our companies created over 5,000+ brand new jobs.

  • Company builders

    We invest in entrepreneurial businesses and we are entrepreneurial ourselves. This is about being alert to opportunities when they arise and seizing the moment. It’s about being positive and can-do when the going gets tough. It’s about always finding a way when the prize is big enough. It’s about being pragmatic and flexible. And it’s about being human, valuing people and relationships and having fun.

  • Fast execution

    We move fast. Pace delivers results more quickly. If we fail, then pace means we fail fast, learn and have time to pivot and try again. Pace eliminates wastage, forces focus on what really matters, and engenders a relentless desire for more progress and better results. Pace requires intensity, being direct and straightforward, cutting to the chase, keeping things simple, and always having a clear purpose to what we are doing.

  • Integrity in action

    We believe that if sensible people can get to the truth and heart of a matter, then they tend to make the right decisions, and most poor judgements or misunderstandings or disagreements stem from one side or the other not having access to the objective truth. We listen, observe, and relentlessly question and investigate until we get to this truth. And then we say it as it is.

  • Standard setters

    We set high standards and go the extra mile to ensure the rigor of our work. We collect all the pertinent data that exists and analyze and organize this information logically, accurately and without error, paying attention to the details. We are clear and transparent about where we have the data to back up conclusions and where we don’t, and cognizant of the quality of the sources and reliability of the data.

Our highlights video from our Annual General Meeting in 2021