How we succeed
The Venlo model succeeds by merging a Berkshire Hathaway model with a VC Fund Incubator model, benefitting from the advantages of both without the disadvantages of either.
Berkshire Hathaway Model
Venlo provides shared services to each of the subsidiary businesses.
Allows businesses to concentrate on core products, services, customers and operations while taking care of back office and non-core functions.
Prioritising investments and reinvesting growing cash flows towards the highest opportunity set.
VC Fund Incubator Model
Replicates big tech
(e.g. Google Ventures / Y Combinator)
with internal start-up accelerator capability focusing on strategically aligned NPD, JV’s, industry & research partnerships, and new projects. Producing new high growth products and businesses akin to its own factory line of start-up businesses.
MARKET DEMAND
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IDEATION
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FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION
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BUSINESS PLAN
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FINANCING
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CCOMMERCIALISATION
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MENTORING & SUPPORT
Secret Sauce:
Demand + Process + Talent
Confirmed demand from blue chip clients along side a refined, repeatable, process with a large pool of highly successful talent, skilled and experienced with long tenures
The Venlo factory line of start-ups
Established playbook and strong track record, with 100% success rate to date on historic investments and external commercialisation projects
✓Polyslab ✓Evocrete ✓Flow Hive ✓TRED ✓BuildTuff ✓Plungie
Extensive, high-value pipeline immediately executable upon funding
High growth
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High expected future value
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Combined with historic execution & track record
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Warrants higher multiple than peers