Why „venture as a service“?
Why „venture as a service“?
We view and position ourselves as the preferred investment management partner for family offices, funds (corporate venture funds, private equity, venture capital) or institutional asset manager.
Investors are always seeking interesting investment opportunities. Often family offices or corporate venture funds are looking for very specific targets and follow a very focused or sometimes even segment oriented investment strategy (e.g. water/ waste water investments). Sometimes investors focus on certain regions or a segment strategy (buy-out, growth, distressed, early stage).
May we suggest that you involve us in your considerations? We are convinced we can add value and help you to implement your ideas successfully.
Family Office „venture as a service“
Family Office „venture as a service“
A family office is not always very content with its role as a pure financial investor (“limited partner”). Rather, the structure of a typical private equity fund does not allow for flexibility or an appropriate risk management. Some principals of a family office have their own ideas or investment approaches and may thus not find a fund that reflects or includes such ideas. It may well be the case that private equity funds have been established a few vintage years ago and may thus not even consider accepting new investors who not participated in the first or earlier generation of the fund. Also, other limited partners may not share the same values or the long-term investment approach of a family office.
We believe, therefore, that it may be worth considering that, rather than making a long-term capital commitment as a fund investor and limited partner, our approach of “venture as a service” may be a valid alternative. Venture as a service has the clear advantage that the investment strategy and the investment cycle can be freely determined. An external expert can support in defining the investment strategy, in identifying and approaching potential target companies, in structuring, completing and managing an investment. Support may also be required in assisting the selection and build-up of an “internal” team. Such approach has the advantage of adjusting the fee structure to make it more flexible and bespoke to the importance and objective of the investment strategy.
Orca Consulting Group has created and is familiar with such a business model. Starting with a white sheet of paper we have built a relevant investment portfolio. VaaS can be a cost efficient, structured and systematic approach for a family office to build and manage its own direct investment portfolio. Risks can be better managed in a “direct investment” approach (compared to a pure financial investor role) and “lessons learned” can be implemented faster and more flexible than in the rather strict and firm structure of a typical investment fund.
Orca Consulting Group is your reliable partner for designing the overall investment strategy, the identification of the investment criteria, the search for and approach of target companies. Managing your direct investments and preparing them for a successful exit is our core competence.
Corporate „venture as a service“
Corporate „venture as a service“
Bigger companies start more and more to establish and operate their own “corporate venture capital” entities. Siemens and Bosch Venture are excellent examples for leading German technology players that have set-up corporate VCs to screen the global markets for new technologies or trends.
Is it really true that only multinational companies should set-up highly specialized group entities to manage corporate venture activities? We rather believe that with the right structure and the right caretaker (“Kümmerer”) also midcap companies can act as corporate venture capitalists.
ORCA Consulting Group is delighted to support midcap companies that have not yet established a corporate venture group but that consider doing so. We can support in your search for innovative products or new business models. We take responsibility for creating the “right” strategy and to implement it throughout the investment process.
Let us be your service partner to establish a corporate venture unit that is run cost effective and by an experienced investor team.