Benefits for Venture Investors

You have invested in a team and their vision. Now, wouldn’t you like them to have a seasoned advisor who can help them achieve their goals?

For venture investors, Sage Partners provides a way to mitigate investment risk. Based on our operating experience in a number of industries, our partners have the ability to act as effective mentors for management teams. Collectively, we have deep experience in handling startup organizational issues, business strategy issues, and operating issues. Given the significant investment required by startup companies, it makes sense to augment the founding team with seasoned advisors who spend time shoulder-to-shoulder with management. The costs of failure are huge—time, energy, capital. We can help ensure that the company navigates through its growth issues.

Sage Partners prefers to work with ventures on a long term basis, so we can develop a working relationship with management and provide assistance through various stages of development. We tailor our compensation to the needs of young companies, frequently taking equity and other forms of carried interest as a component of payment. We understand the risks and rewards of new ventures, and we are pleased to participate in both. We measure our success very simply: by the strategic, competitive and financial results of our portfolio companies.

Sage also engages with venture capital firms to assist in a variety of special situations, including due diligence, development of early-stage deals to achieve specific milestones prior to funding, and assisting in exits for existing investments. Contact us for details.

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