Why LSVP Management?

Access to Pre-IPO Investments

  • Invests in pre-IPO companies with over $1 billion valuations or significant revenues, indicating strong growth and stability.
  • Allows participation in the high growth potential of companies before they go public.
  • Targets companies with potential for IPO or acquisition within 1-3 years, offering timely investment horizons.

Attractive Pricing

  • Seeks attractive pricing relative  to the last venture round, maximizing return potential.
  • Historical data shows that even investing at times of high market valuations can yield attractive returns when done at attractive prices.
  • Pricing approach has proven successful with a track record of over 30 recent pre-IPO investments.

Strategic Industry Focus

  • Concentrates on industries with high growth potential such as AI, B2B SaaS, and companies meeting society impact criteria.
  • Requires portfolio companies to have strong fundamentals, such as, generally, revenue growth over 30% and gross margins over 75%.
  • Invests in companies with high-positive impact societal scores, reflecting responsible and sustainable business practices.

Robust Advisory Network

  • We are  backed by a global advisory board of 70+ industry leaders, providing deep insights and exclusive deal flow access.
  • Advisory members include former CEOs and CFOs of major companies as well as key thought leaders in the AI space.

Diverse and Inclusive Investment Approach

  • Multi-cultural, multi-lingual, minority managment team. 
  • Portfolio companies demonstrate strong diversity and inclusion among key leadership roles.
  • Empirical evidence supports higher profitability and innovation in companies with diverse executive teams.
  • Robust third party data which correlates with superior firm performance and risk management.

Strong Historical Performance

  • Many of our investments have  created a high internal rate of return (IRR) from recent pre-IPO investments.
  • Investors in our portfolio companies  include top-tier firms like Softbank, Goldman Sachs, and Sequoia, indicating trust and alignment with industry leaders.
  • Our strategy and performance have been consistent with the broader trend of outperformance by pre-IPO focused investments.
  • It should be noted that historical performance is no indication of future performance and investments in private companies are risky and illiquid.

Investment Strategy

Secondaries investments have historically achieved similar IRR with lower volatility than primary private equity transactions.

Secondaries Market Investments

  • Through strong networks (incl. 70+ advisory board members) we have proven access to otherwise inaccessible highly-valued pre-IPO companies alongside top investors.
  • We generally benefit from fast liquidity and discounted purchases in the secondary market, driven by unmet liquidity needs.
  • Market has grown by 20% CAGR over the last decade1.
  • Industry benchmarks, have historically delivered above 25% IRR2.
  • Liquidity premium in secondary markets has offered a material price advantage3.

Late Stage Venture Capital

  • Reduced risk relative to early stage investing .
  • Top-quartile market leaders, target 34% IRR5.
  • Companies at this stage show a substantially higher success rate4.

B2B Software as a Service (SaaS)

  • Many viable targets in segment with 30% revenues CAGR and high retention rates10.
  • Median IRR for top-quartile SaaS companies stands at 35%11.
  • Scaling support and other strategies have led to a 40% increase in annual recurring revenue12.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

  • AI sector projected to reach $500 billion by 2024, significant growth potential7.
  • Our AI strategy is based on criteria that focuses on the top 10% of industry performers8 .
  • Larger AI companies can better control AI regulatory risks9.

Society And Diversity

  • Society and diversity focused investments outperform by an average of 10% 13.
  • Society and diversity impact scores correlate with a 12% higher rate of return 14.
  • Advocacy for similar practices enhances performance and reduces risk 15.

Globally Expanding Companies 

  • Global expansion can lead to a 15% higher IRR16.
  • Scalable models achieve 20% higher revenue growth in new markets17.
  • International expert networks like those of LSVP increase market penetration efficiency by 30%18.