Venture Capital
Focus on late-seed and Series A stage companies, however, could consider seed investments in areas of our sector expertise or with co-investors we know
Follow-up Investment:
up to
$20M
over the life of the investment
Stake Seeking:
20 %
depending on company stage and check size
Time Horizon:
typically shareholders for
6-10
years
Strategy
While we focus on late-seed and Series A stage companies, we could also consider seed investments in areas of our sector expertise or with co-investors we know.
The sweet spot is B2B software and tech-enabled solutions, however, we also invest in compelling marketplaces and consumer applications.
Vertical wise we are quite agnotics, but have done substantial work across 6 broad categories
Hospitality & Travel
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Real Estate & Construction
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Financial Services
Retail & Supply Chain
Education
Healthcare IT
Initial check size of US$0.5 – 10M, following up to US$20m over the life of our investment from the fund and captable to exercise ours pro-rata via our LP co-investments across late-stage.
We seek 10–20% stakes depending on the company stage and check size. Flashpoint often sits on the board to spend meaningful time with our founders and unlock value.
Investment criteria
1
traction
Founders with domain expertise having achieved good initial traction (US$50 – 500k MRR) and tackling a sizable problem
2
product
Compelling product with sticky customers and low/negative churn
3
sales
Business models with solid economics and LTV/CACs above 3x
4
scalability
Scalable sales/marketing channels, either inbound or outbound
5
primacy
First-mover or other lasting competitive advantage
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