VectorPoint Impact Partners Investment Criteria
We seek seed through early growth stage portfolio companies with big ideas to change the world by addressing some of our biggest social and/or environmental challenges in the sectors we are focused on. We look at several primary characteristics, including:
Potential for significant social and/or environmental impact
Likelihood of an excellent return on invested capital
Qualified, coachable, energetic and entrepreneurial management team
Proprietary technology or unique product or concept with high disruption potential
Capital efficient and/or capital attainable business model
Large potential addressable market for company’s solution
Current or potential for competitive advantage
Validated or potential customer demand for company’s solution
Poised to achieve significant growth relatively quickly
Capital efficient and/or capital attainable business model
Prospect for investment liquidity within a determinable period of time supported by founders
Stage and Range of Industry Sectors
We are primarily seed through early growth stage focused, advising and investing in pre-revenue companies; emerging-stage ventures at the initial revenue generation stage; and later accelerated revenue growth stage companies.
When we invest, whether we are lead investor, co-lead or simply another financing round participant, we prefer to invest side-by-side with other like-minded investors. We believe that this approach is more likely to gain the portfolio company the broad-based capital that it needs and also helps bring a deeper strategic pool of resources and contacts to portfolio companies. We seek impact investment opportunities across a range of sectors, including, but not limited to:
Life Sciences & Health:
Medical Devices
Digital Health
Consumer Wellness
Diagnostics
Precision Medicine
Food
Clean Technology:
Energy & Resource Efficiency
Sustainable & Precision Agriculture
Water Technologies
Advanced Materials & Chemistry
Smart Grid & Energy Storage
Green Industry
Geographic Focus
VectorPoint primarily focuses on opportunities in the United States and Canada. We prefer to receive referrals from our trusted network of advisors, entrepreneurs, company executives, investors, bankers, accountants, lawyers, and other VectorPoint community partners, affiliates and friends. The wide reach and ongoing expansion of our proprietary opportunity network enables us to source a deep and diverse river of new investment opportunities from the sectors we are interested in.
Entrepreneurs
Here is the best way to connect with VectorPoint about your company even if any potential future investment is months or even years in the future.
Using the Dealum.com application link below, you can securely upload your company information so we can review your materials and provide feedback about next steps related to the VectorPoint team taking a closer look at your company as we consider our current fund or other investment vehicles that are available potentially investing.