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Value
Geocapital is dedicated to being a long term, active partner in the success
of our portfolio companies. We typically guide their growth for five to ten
years and are committed to adding value through:
Active and Direct
Partner Involvement
Geocapital provides partner-level
commitment to every portfolio company. On average, partners
at Geocapital serve on the boards
of three to four portfolio companies and invest in
two new businesses per year. Our partners add value to their
portfolio companies by recruiting management, offering business
advice, granting access to advisors and partners, developing
key acquisitions, and providing guidance in obtaining public
and private financing.
"One of the successful things
I've done as the Chairman of StepStone was to get Geocapital
on the deal. From meeting
with potential acquisition targets, to selling top management
candidates, to corporate strategy,
Geocapital has been a key to kickstarting StepStone to market
leadership."
-Bjorn Stray, Director and former
Chairman, StepStone (LSE:SSO; OSE: STP.OL)
Europe's leading online recruiting portal
"Geocapital's
accessibility and willingness to introduce
us to key professionals to work within important
areas such as marketing, sales, recruitment and international
development have had an incredible effect on our ability
to grow qarana..."
-Agustin Cuenca, President, qarana…
A recognized leader in e-commerce solutions
for banking, insurance and broadband communications in Europe
Deep Industry
Knowledge
Geocapital
provides entrepreneurs with the industry insight, technological
expertise, and senior management experience developed through
seven decades of investing in and building information technology's
leading companies.
"…Geocapital's
ability
to understand our vision and their speediness in reaching
an informed decision gave us a time-to-market
advantage, allowing us to hire key staff and acquire much
needed development and manufacturing capability well ahead
of the competition. Geocapital
introduced us to our first alpha customer,
and the firm's contacts in the telecommunications industry
and the financial community have led to important relationships
for us. Right now, we're bringing a revolutionary optical
networking system to market ahead of our competitors…"
-Kai Eng, Founder and CEO, Village Networks
A leader in the design, development and delivery of carrier-class solutions for the Optical Internet
"What
impressed us most about Geocapital was the level of
intellectual capital,
which made them a perfect fit for us."
-Richard Downs, Managing Director, Iglu.com
Europe's
leading site for skiing & snowboard travel and accommodations
Resources
of a Transatlantic Venture Capital Firm
Since 1991,
Geocapital's integrated transatlantic partnership has successfully
helped our portfolio companies' capitalize on market opportunities
on both sides of the Atlantic.
"Geocapital
has the proven capability of supporting Internet companies
expanding across Europe and into the USA,
which was unique in our experience. Their keiretsu of contacts
in the business marketing services sector is invaluable
to us; they previously backed billion dollar public companies
such as Catalina Marketing Inc. and MemberWorks Inc. During
my 12 years of being an entrepreneur and having gone through
10 rounds of financing at three companies, I have never
before experienced a better or more supportive relationship
than the one I have with Geocapital. They are by far the
best partnership I have ever been involved with."
-Seif
Saghri, Founder, Motivano
Online employee benefits provider
"Expanding
into the US was no small task… new market, different business
culture, no infrastructure and few resources. But, Geocapital's
resources and contacts in the US and Europe, their knowledge
of both markets, and most importantly, their willingness
to be 'hands on' makes them the
most valuable partner for the transatlantic expansion of
our company."
-David Halldén, CEO, Establish
A transatlantic Internet and supply chain consultancy
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