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Investment
Criteria About NeoCarta Ventures NeoCarta Ventures is a leading venture capital firm with offices in Menlo Park and Boston. We bring capital, experience, and strategic relationships to the companies we back. Entrepreneurs choose to partner with NeoCarta because of our strong technology understanding, operations experience, relevant relationships with major corporations, and proven track record. NeoCarta's managing directors have financed over 80 private technology companies, nearly half of which have succeeded in going public and/or merged with other companies. We primarily invest in the following four types of businesses:
We invest at various stages of a company's development, from the first round of financing to an expansion round for a company that has been funded through earlier stages by founders or other investors. Our typical first round investment is between $1 million and $5 million; and we are prepared to invest $10 million or more over the life of any particular company. Entrepreneurs choose to partner with NeoCarta because of our strong technology understanding, operations experience, relevant relationships with major corporations, and proven track record. We separate ourselves from other venture capital firms by creating real strategic value for our portfolio companies. Our team encourages you to speak with entrepreneurs we have already backed, since the management teams of our current and past portfolio companies are our best references. In fact, many of our successful entrepreneurs now invest in our fund, reinforcing the long-term relationships that the team enjoys with all of our entrepreneurs.
NeoCarta commits its experience and time to entrepreneurs who demonstrate passion, dedication, and vision. Our investment team is highly interested in entrepreneurs who are building fast growing, mission-critical technology companies that can achieve leadership in their respective markets. New, innovative products and services addressing large markets also interest us. Our directors work closely with a company's management team to build capital-efficient businesses with high barriers to entry. We seek strong business leadership, revenue growth and an indication of early market leadership. Whether the opportunity is early stage or an expansion round investment, NeoCarta prefers to lead or co-lead and to have a significant ownership stake in the company. We are primarily interested in a company's growth prospects and its potential to capture a leadership position through a combination of unique and defensible technology, compelling business model, large target market and an exceptional management team. NeoCarta evaluates
investment opportunities using the following criteria:
While we are always looking to meet bright new entrepreneurs, the best way to contact NeoCarta is through someone who has already done business with us, whether it is one of the executives in our portfolio companies, a Limited Partner or another venture capital firm. Initially, we prefer to look at executive summaries that include a revenue model, an expense budget for the first two years, a product fact sheet and management biographies. The executive summary
should clearly and concisely answer the following questions:
We will move quickly when a compelling company comes to our attention. Due diligence will be performed efficiently and thoroughly. The detailed process will include an assessment of management skills and background reference checks, industry and market research as needed, calculations of forecasted market penetration and business growth potential, customer interviews, detailed technology assessment, review of financial projections and comprehensive analysis of the company's valuation.
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