valley growth ventures
VGV is a for-profit investment fund created to support high-growth companies across the state of Ohio.
Our PlanTo leverage the industry expertise, personnel, facilities, talent network, & operations of our partner organizations to create value for portfolio companies.
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Our goalTo achieve strong returns to investors while creating high-paying technology jobs.
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Valley Growth Ventures executes best-in-class practices, consistent with excellence seen in larger financial markets.
geographic focusWe focus on companies in Ohio, with a preference for Northeast Ohio, particularly the Mahoning Valley. We know the strengths of this region and believe that bringing venture capital to the Valley can change the mindset of people in the region.
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how we work with companiesWe make investments with companies that will allow us to be strong partners, leveraging the expertise of our five partner organizations as appropriate. We also offer assistance in management, defining strategy, planning tactics, facilitating mergers and strategic partnerships, and attracting key talent. We practice a detailed due diligence process that is led by our fund manager in which all of our partner organizations participate. Our investment model includes a hands-on relationship with portfolio companies post-investment.
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investment criteriaWe invest in B2B software, IT, energy, additive manufacturing, and advanced materials industries. Companies that have a strong management team, are working in the beta product through market entry stages, and have a minimum $500 million market size fall within our ideal criteria for investment.
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