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investment strategy is twofold: 1) Invest in rapidly
emerging markets that reflect and leverage our team's
experience, and 2) Utilize our relationships with
the Affiliate investors, our professional networks,
and the substantial support from the local business
communities in the region, both before and after investments
are made.
This strategy is implemented
through the following key actions:
Investing Primarily in the Entrepreneurial Activities
of Southern California
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With a broad base of technical,
creative, and managerial talent and infrastructure,
and the recent convergence of communications, entertainment,
and computer industries, Southern California has quickly
evolved into one of the world's hotbeds of high growth
entrepreneurial activity. Our local presence and relationships
allow us to provide entrepreneurs with the support
and resources that they need.
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Investing in Early-Stage Software, I.T. Infrastructure
and Tech-Driven
Service Companies
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With over 60 years of investment
and management experience in Information Technology,
the Mission Ventures team is well positioned to support
and assist investment opportunities that leverage
the latest technologies.
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Assuming Active Roles as Lead
Investor
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Because we are primarily a regional
investor, we have the ability to take the lead investor
role in almost all of the deals in which we participate.
As a result, we often take a board seat position in
our investments in order to provide as much exposure
and value to each portfolio company as possible.
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Forging and Maintaining Loyal, Productive Relationships
with Regional
Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs
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By forming high quality, local
business relationships, the Partners at Mission Ventures
have been able to tap into a depth of industry experience
and wisdom. These resources are often very helpful
in both evaluating new concepts and revising business
strategies within our companies. Furthermore, these
professional networks often prove to be quite useful
in creating opportunities for strategic business relationships
for our investments.
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Helping Portfolio Companies to
Develop Strong Management Teams
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One of the most significant issues
facing most early-stage companies is recruiting and
developing high quality management teams. The Partners
at Mission Ventures have played key roles in attracting
highly regarded management to portfolio companies
from within and outside the Southern California region.
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Partnering with Other Quality
Venture Capital Firms
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The composition of the Southern
California venture market is such that other local
venture capital firms are typically regarded as partners,
not competitors. Our team has strong relationships
with a number of Southern California VC firms, as
well as excellent contact with other VC firms throughout
the U.S.
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