Ventures Capital

“Investors are attracted to venture capital investing not only because of the potential of quite attractive returns, but from the fact that they are also a part of global innovation and creation. There is a special feeling of being part of a transformation technology and helping to shape the world of tomorrow.”

____Benjamin Diwan, Director of Crescendo Ventures

• VC – Tech focused

• PE – Direct & Club-Deals

• Industry agnostic

The rewards have historically compensated investors handsomely. Not just from a performance standpoint, but also from a position of diversification. As venture capital is a private market investment, the return profile is not dependant on traditional financial markets.

Investors can be part of new technologies and innovations that can have a transformational effect on their industries, geographies or indeed a global impact in some cases.

Access to the investment and management teams is often higher compared to public market investments. In venture capital, investor who have an interest to get close to their investment often have the opportunity to do so. Entrepreneurs often invest in other entrepreneurs because of what they learn and what they can contribute to an investment’s future success.

We believe that companies that operate in geographies with a strong culture and environment of innovation, research and investment can create a ripe atmosphere to source attractive start-up opportunities.

We focus on investments where we see “early signs” of great market potential, innovative and disruptive technologies and great teams. This is in part an analysis based on data, but also experience and intuition – since at the end of the day, venture capital is deployed into unproven concepts that may or may not succeed.

Investments into companies does not end with our investment. We believe that an active and collaborative approach with our companies is needed in order to help them grow and reach the next step of their evolution. We maintain regular contact with our companies and leverage our network and relationships where appropriate.

Crescendo Venture Fund I (CVF I)

Vintage 1: Launched in 2Q 2019

CVF I is technology-focused, but the sector-agnostic strategy and as such CVF I benefits from a diversified portfolio of companies across sectors and technologies.