Investment Focus

Investment Strategy

Look for technology-based advantages beyond the ordinary

Entrepia seeks companies with a strong technology underpinning. In an exit market inhospitable to IPOs, portfolio companies anchored on clearly superior technologies are more attractive to potential acquirers and have an edge in seeking M&A based exits.

Given that technology advantages are besieged as soon as discovered, Entrepia focuses on investing in companies where extraordinary technology confers an “unfair advantage”, as evidenced through IP patents, affiliation with reputable academic institutions and industry validation. While sometimes difficult to measure precisely, a 3x or more advantage over incumbents or other competing solutions is targeted.

Japan^LINK™
Japan^LINK™ refers to the marketing, distribution, product development, financing and strategic steps that help portfolio companies prepare for and avail the advantages of Japan’s large markets and advanced technologies. Entrepia’s extensive relationships unlock the often difficult to penetrate Japanese market for its portfolio companies and oftentimes allows them to generate significant additional value than would otherwise be possible through investment from traditional U.S. based venture firms.

While Japan^LINK™ is not a cookie-cutter process, Entrepia’s Japan-related support for portfolio companies typically is built from the following six activities and milestone elements:

• Pre-marketing and overall strategy
  

• Distribution/marketing partner agreements
  

• Product enhancement and modification
  

• Human resources and operations support
  

• Revenue generation from Japan
  

• Strategic and financing support
  

Be an active investor

Entrepia’s investment professionals have a company-building philosophy and actively engage with portfolio company management frequently in between Board meetings on strategy, business development, human resources and financing.