VGA helps capture value and achieve “venture rate of return”
We work collaboratively with institutional and angel investors, offering due diligence expertise and helping build tech companies with high exit potential.
Our Services for Investors
Due Diligence of Startups
We help VCs, corporate VCs, family offices, angels make informed investment decisions and minimize risk
Problem/ Opportunity:
- You are plain busy: You are busy with the deal flow or other issues of high urgency and have limited time to complete a structured analysis and dive deep into your prospective investee’s business
- You may lack specialized industry or technology expertise: VCs, family offices, and angel investors oftentimes have limited knowledge and market insights into specific industries or technologies
- You want to capture the momentum: Whether you are a newly-minted VC or an experienced angel, each of your deals has its momentum. If the pair of hands needed to complete the due diligence is not immediately available, the momentum may stall
- Specific requests and “agreed-upon procedures”: You may need due diligence of one or several very specific areas of the investee's business or stakeholders
- You receive qualified due diligence help when you need it and on your terms
- You have our expertise across the top tech verticals and/ or we sub-contract specialized talent from our broad professional network
- You have a predictable capacity and getting the due diligence done on time will not be an issue that holds you back, even if the time pressure is high
- For the agreed-upon procedures we focus only on specific issues that are important to your deal, e.g. financial projection, competitor analysis, market projections validation, background information about founders from open sources, media reports, etc.
- You have a well-structured and objective report that addresses the following points (project scope may vary):
- Validation of idea or product
- Checks of business model viability
- Analysis of past performance and future projections
- Review of the target's business plan and predictions
- Research and assessment of the market
- Analysis of competitors
- Verification of sources of competitive advantage
- Research in exit potential
- Other checks, e.g. team and management background
Fundraising for a portfolio company
We help your portfolio companies develop tailored fundraising strategies, prepare structured pitch decks, connect to capital partners, negotiate better deals, and get funded
Problem/ Opportunity:
- Significant time investment: Fundraising absorbs a huge portion of founders’ time that is taken away from building products and serving customers
- Need to know your audience: Whether your portfolio company is looking to raise a follow-on round or you are looking to exit, expert advice is required to engage with right capital partners whose investment theses are aligned with your goals
- Need to understand the process: Founders may have limited awareness of the investment cycle, standard protocols, and negotiation strategies, and thus risk making mistakes that can be easily avoided
- Lack of expertise in Token Generating Events (TGEs) and Security Token Offering (STO): Founders may be unaware of how tokenized securities markets work and of the intricacies of the alternative crowdfunding options
- We build structured and professionally designed pitch decks
- We open doors to VCs, angels, and syndicated deals through our vast network in the US and globally
- We help your founders do the pre-work and reach out to the most relevant VCs
- We engage with the most relevant investors or strategic acquirers and help extract your maximum value from a deal
- We help complete regulated and unregulated Token Generating Events (TGEs), Security Token Offering (STO), and other crowdfunding campaigns
- Raised capital / deposit slip
- Investor-ready pitch deck
- Fundraising plan and calendar
- Long-list and short-list of relevant VCs and angel investors
- Optional: Financial model and future forecasts
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