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FOUNDING ANGELS
Concept
The well-known technology transfer gap between academic research at universities/research institutions and industrial application can be closed through start-ups, but there is a financing and operational gap in the early phases of the start-up process.
To help bridge this gap, FOUNDING ANGELS support founding teams operationally and financially before the founding of a company and act as the driving force for the founding of new start-up companies to further develop the research results and later, alone or together with an industrial partner, commercialise the technology.
The investment strategy of FOUNDING ANGELS follows a well-structured 5 step process from the identification of interested markets to the sale of the start-ups to established companies. Important is the build-up of a strong intellectual property position based on own research activities and the acquisition of patents from universities and research institutions.
The FOUNDING ANGEL investment model shows several clear advantages due to the very early stage investments with low investment volumes.
- Due to early stage engagement in the new start-up company, there is little competition with other investors and the opportunity to ensure attractive investment possibilities with high value creation potential.
- Through the initial relatively low investment volume, a large number of investments/engagements with respective high risk diversification are possible.
- The risk with follow-on investments in the growth phase is relatively low, as investors have usually known the start-ups since their founding.
Result is a relatively low total risk combined with a high profit potential especially in combination with larger follow-on investments as business angel.
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