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Our key to value creation is in our team: our executives are experienced entrepreneurs and operators themselves. We’ve taken concepts and turned them in to companies; we’ve built businesses from zero to tens of millions in revenue and successful liquidity events; we’ve been part of creating multi-billion dollar industries from their earliest stages; and worked with leading global companies and funding sources to build value. We categorize our methodology as full lifecycle value creation, offering the entrepreneur and investor hands-on experience from startup to the exit event. Stepping Stone believes in developing long-term relationships with our partners, based on the mutual trust that can only be earned over time from hard work and navigating together the ups and downs that every company encounters, especially in the earliest phases. Unlike many early-stage firms, we are not transaction-driven – we know value is built over time. We’ve worked with companies in various industries and at various stages of the growth cycle, including taking interim C-level positions at partner companies, but we focus on media, healthcare, financial services and software/technology businesses. |
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Vision The simultaneous increase in size of venture capital firms and drop in angel investment activity has resulted in a significant gap in the funding cycle for many early-stage companies. Stepping Stone believes this presents an opportunity for a fund willing to roll up its sleeves and not only invest capital, but also work alongside entrepreneurs to use our decades of experience in building businesses from the earliest stages, our operating expertise, and our deep relationships to create long-term value for the entrepreneur. We’re not financial engineers taking a shotgun approach – we are entrepreneurs ourselves, and we know what it takes to build a lasting, successful enterprise. |
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Philosophy Stepping Stone offers a different approach to the venture capital business, emphasizing long-term relationships and direct involvement. Our goal is not to be simply capital providers, but to be thought leaders and trusted confidants to our partners, guiding you through every step of the start-up process. Because our team experience includes entrepreneurs and financial professionals, we’re uniquely suited to facing many of the challenges confronting early-stage companies and their founders. And because we invest directly in many of our clients’ businesses, our interests are directly aligned with yours. |
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Stepping Stone Capital Partners will secure the right kind of funding for your business and provide the experience & acumen to ensure success. Contact us to discuss your entrepreneurial goal. |