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Being an early-stage venture
capital fund, we’re looking to invest in entrepreneurial teams
with big ideas and a need for capital to turn their ideas into great
companies. We invest in dynamic teams that are pursuing dynamic
solutions to address dynamic markets. We are interested in market
movers and creators as opposed to companies that are merely showing
small % improvements to current markets
On a more tactical level, the characteristics of the
companies we invest in are:
Sectors: Technology enabled products
and services in Internet, Mobile, Education and Consumer Services
sectors
Funding: Seeking seed or early investments
from $500,000 to $3,000,000
Business model: requiring less than
$5,000,000 to reach break even or sustainability
Stages of Interest:
The table below outlines the various stages at which Plus
Ventures will consider an opportunity for participation
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Stage |
Participation Interest |
| Idea Only
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Moderate |
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Seed, Startup
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High |
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Series A |
High |
| Series B |
Moderate |
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Series C |
None |
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Post Series
C |
None |
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Mezzanine
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None |
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Geography Location:
Our funding program focuses primarily on India based ventures
or India enabled global ventures.
Management Team:
We work closely with our companies to help them fill critical management
team positions by tapping into our network. We typically look for
a founding management team dedicated to growing an exceptionally
successful business and having the knowledge and experience to do
so. Entrepreneurial spirit and the desire to create shareholder
value are necessary attributes.
Value Proposition:
We are looking for highly differentiated, unique and significantly
superior technologies, products and services. It needs to be demonstrated
why the marketplace will purchase the company's product or service
rather than a competing alternative.
Marketability:
We are most likely to support companies that address a meaningful
percentage of customers in well-defined, growing markets that can
be identified and accessed economically.
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