Curated Deal Matching

Our approach to introductions, and why the right ones change a company’s trajectory.

Every Introduction Is Carefully Selected

Stage, sector, and cheque size match are the minimum. The introduction is made on what each side can do for the other.

  • The Ferry Building clock tower on the waterfront below the Bay Bridge, San Francisco

    For Companies

    For the company, an investor is selected for what their seat opens. Customers, hires, and the next round, with the path to each mapped before the introduction is made.

  • The downtown skyline seen over wild plants and trees from a hill, San Francisco

    For Investors

    For the investor, a company is selected for what it adds to their world. A fit in the portfolio, a partner for what they already own, the exposure their LPs asked for.

“The family office we got connected to was one that we never would have made the connection with had it not been for you guys.”

Ian BlairCEO, Laundry Sauce

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PORTFOLIO ADJACENCY

PORTFOLIO ADJACENCY

PORTFOLIO ADJACENCY

PORTFOLIO ADJACENCY

Every investor holds a portfolio, and every portfolio has gaps. We look at where a company sits beside the businesses an investor has already backed, so the introduction lands with someone who understands the market before the first call.

Every investor holds a portfolio, and every portfolio has gaps. We look at where a company sits beside the businesses an investor has already backed, so the introduction lands with someone who understands the market before the first call.

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THE LP BASE

THE LP BASE

THE LP BASE

THE LP BASE

A fund is only as patient as the money behind it. We read who the limited partners are, what they have committed to and what they are looking for next, because that shapes which deals a manager can actually say yes to.

A fund is only as patient as the money behind it. We read who the limited partners are, what they have committed to and what they are looking for next, because that shapes which deals a manager can actually say yes to.

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THE OPERATING BUSINESSES

THE OPERATING BUSINESSES

THE OPERATING BUSINESSES

THE OPERATING BUSINESSES

Most family offices grew out of an operating business, and many still own one. We map those businesses, because a family that runs a logistics group or a retail chain can open doors an ordinary financial investor never could.

Most family offices grew out of an operating business, and many still own one. We map those businesses, because a family that runs a logistics group or a retail chain can open doors an ordinary financial investor never could.

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THE CONTACT GRAPH

THE CONTACT GRAPH

THE CONTACT GRAPH

THE CONTACT GRAPH

An investor's real value is often in their contacts. We map the customers, distribution partners and co-investors each investor can genuinely reach, so a company knows what a seat on its cap table comes with before it is offered.

An investor’s real value is often in their contacts. We map the customers, distribution partners and co-investors each investor can genuinely reach, so a company knows what a seat on its cap table comes with before it is offered.

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TIMING

TIMING

TIMING

TIMING

Appetite moves with fund cycles, exits and the market, and an investor who was right twelve months ago may be wrong today. We introduce companies to investors with capital ready this quarter.

Appetite moves with fund cycles, exits and the market, and an investor who was right twelve months ago may be wrong today. We introduce companies to investors with capital ready this quarter.

What An Introduction Sets In Motion

The company fills a gap the investor has. The investor opens doors the company could not open alone.

A wide avenue between office buildings and a stone colonnade

For the company

A New Customer

Introduced by the LP base

Office towers seen from below between concrete columns

For the company

A Follow-On

Warm before the round opened

A black cab passing a white stone building on a tree-lined street

For the company

A Hire

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Beyond The Round

A raise is a moment. The relationships that close the next round are built in the months between.

THE ROUND CLOSESTHE NEXT ROUND OPENS
Introductions keep going
Relationships keep warming up
  1. THE ROUND CLOSES
  2. Introductions keep going
  3. Relationships keep warming up
  4. THE NEXT ROUND OPENS

Beyond The Round

A raise is a moment. The relationships that close the next round are built in the months between.

THE ROUND CLOSESTHE NEXT ROUND OPENS
Introductions keep goingRelationships keep warming up
  1. THE ROUND CLOSES
  2. Introductions keep going
  3. Relationships keep warming up
  4. THE NEXT ROUND OPENS

Skin In The Game

We invest our own capital into deals alongside the network.

No single fund sees how investors read the same deal. We do.