Process

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  • Go straight to the point when contacting us, tell us:
  • What is your business, and what’s different about it?
  • How big is the opportunity?
  • What stage is the business at?
  • And who are the team behind it?
  • If we’re intrigued and think it might be a big opportunity, we’ll arrange a meeting.

  • We invest in people, not businesses.
  • So when we meet, we want to get to know you and your team, and understand your ambitions.
  • It’s your chance to see if we could be the right partners to help you build a game-changing business.
  • We’ll also want to understand the market better, perhaps speak to some of your customers, and discuss the challenges ahead.

  • If we’re really excited about working with you, we’ll invite you to present to the partnership, just a short presentation.
  • After you’ve left the room, the partners will debate, and, if we decide to go ahead, we’ll send you a termsheet, usually within 24 hours.

  • Once we’ve agreed broad terms, we start deeper due diligence.
  • Assuming no nasty surprises, we all sign the final documents and wire the money to your company’s bank account.

  • Generally, one of the GRC team will join your board; but most of the help we give comes between board meetings.
  • Whether you’re hiring a new COO, expanding into a new market, or handling a sudden crisis, we aim to be the partner you turn to first for advice and support.
  • We won’t know all the answers, but we’ll often know someone else in the GRC team, or within the portfolio, or from our networks, who’s been in a similar situation.
  • We succeed if you succeed – so we’re constantly reflecting on your business; and when you do need our help, we’ll work our guts off to support you.

  • We aim to have a significant but minority equity stake in the companies we back.
  • We don’t want to be majority shareholders because we aren’t interested in trying to run your business.
  • We like founders who want to control their own destiny, and we like our interests to be aligned with them.