FINANCIERA PRONTO CASH S.A. VENTURE CAPITAL DIVISION

Financiera Pronto Cash S.A. (hereinafter referred to as FPC) operates through two synergistic units: Which invests, invents and launches transformative companies, and Venture Capital, which finances and realizes innovative early-stage companies.  

Early Stage Venture Investing:

In addition to its proprietary deal flow through FPC Venture Capital unit identifies investment opportunities in newly started ventures.  The team selects the best few of these opportunities for an initial investment that can be as small as a $500,000 seed and up to $10 million in a syndicated Series A investment.

The Firm typically leads / co-leads these financings, takes a board seat, and focuses on partnering with other leading venture firms and strategic partners that are appropriate for the opportunity and with whom we are highly networked. The disciplined use of structured financings and tranches is leveraged to ensure appropriate focus on early value creation and capital efficiency which are the key to success in the early stage of a start up’s lifecycle.  We add value by becoming intimately involved with the many challenges faced by our portfolio companies from building out the team, helping clarify technology and business plans, to introducing our companies to key strategic partners and other investors.

Later Stage Value Investing:

FPC selectively identifies later-stage value investments as opportunities in the current capital-constrained environment. FPC actively sources and evaluates companies that are more advanced in their product development and/or market entry status, but still require additional capital and strategic engagement to realize their full potential. The Firm finds projects that are near a major inflection point by leveraging its broad network and its ability to recognize technology and market potential. It then applies its strategic and operational experience and skills, coupled with a disciplined financing approach to rapidly unlock the value and generate substantial returns.

We Actively Look For The Best Entrepreneurs:

 While the FPC Venture Capital unit is the entrepreneur for our internal Newcos, the FPC Venture Capital unit is additionally focused on identifying and partnering with the world’s best entrepreneurs to finance and build the next set of industry-changing companies. Collectively, our decades of operating at the intersection of entrepreneurship and venture capital, and having worked with hundreds of great entrepreneurs, gives us an appreciation for the challenges faced by a start up, and the skills and passion needed to work with them and help drive their success.    

Investment Amounts:

FPC Venture Capital initial investments generally range from $500,000 to $5 million. During a portfolio company’s lifecycle, the Firm typically invests between $7 million to $15 million as part of a strong syndicate of co-investors and plays the role of lead or co-lead investor.  We always target 20% to 30% equity ownership, and slightly less in later stage companies. Rather than investing formulaically to maximize capital deployment, we work with each management/founding team to determine the optimum initial amount for each investment that keeps the team focused on maximizing value creation and that minimizes dilution. Once invested, the Firm’s partners engage actively in company building through their roles as board members and by deploying the Firm’s network towards the company’s particular needs.

Let Us Hear From You:

Please reach out to the appropriate member of the FPC Venture Capital Team, or better yet, have someone we both know make a mutual introduction.  Let us know what you are passionate about, why you believe you can be successful and how we can help make your dream a reality!  Crispness and clarity in your thoughts is a plus, as is passion and commitment.

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FINANCIERA PRONTO CASH VENTURE CAPITAL

FINANCIERA PRONTO CASH S.A. has a venture capital division focused on investments in emerging companies with innovative products or services addressing high-growth markets. Most of our portfolio companies also have strong intellectual property positions.

Our Mission:

Our mission is to support entrepreneurs in growing sustainable businesses with large market potential. We do so with capital, our partners' collective experience, and access to our relationship network.

Our Investment Methodology and Value Added Expertise

We believe that personalized attention and extensive involvement between our team and each of our portfolio companies is essential. We are seasoned professionals with strong business backgrounds and proven track records working with technology companies.

We are experienced as technology investors and managers. As such, we possess the key development skills required for successful venture investment in companies, including technology assessment, financial experience, valuation knowledge, marketing strategy, and high-growth management. As a group, we have a full complement of relevant corporate, investment and venture management expertise. In addition, we offer our entrepreneurs hands-on assistance with some of their most pressing challenges such as business alliances, customers, marketing, recruiting, research and exit strategy.

Our Network

FINANCIERA PRONTO CASH S.A. has an extensive professional network that portfolio companies can leverage as their business needs require. 

Our Words

Choosing a venture investment partner is one of the most crucial decisions a company will make. As entrepreneurs evaluate different venture capital firms, we understand that it is often difficult to tell the hype from the reality. While venture firms do significant reference checking on founding teams before making an investment, our experience has been that founding teams rarely check the references of a venture investor. We welcome and encourage the entrepreneurs and companies that get involved with us to talk with CEO’s from our current and previous portfolios to find out if the reality of the value Financiera Pronto Cash S.A. has brought to them matched our claims and their expectations. 

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(507).399.CASH (2274)