Fabrice Grinda, the world’s top seed investor, is developing an efficient investment strategy and achieving a steady 68% realized Internal Rate of Returns since 2009 across 540 startup investments by following a specific investment guide.
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Fabrice is following an investment philosophy much different from most Venture Capitalists:
- 1/ Many VCs are spending their time in low return startups while Fabrice, independent of LPs for capital, is focusing on high return founders
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- 2/ While many VC are business model agnostic, Fabrice is only supporting the most profitable business models: platform-based startups
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- 3/ While many VCs choose traditional verticals, Fabrice focuses on the platform industry as a sector
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- 4/ While many VCs are facing much competition from other capital providers, Fabrice has chosen a “blue ocean” in the financing chain: seed and series A
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- 5/ While decision makers from established companies look at overall firm economics, Fabrice looks at Unit Economics
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- 6/ While many investors look at the quality of the team as a guide to investing, Fabrice is assessing a team’s relevance based on 2 distinct abilities : eloquence and analytical skills
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- 7/ Fabrice, unlike many investors, doesn’t conduct a thorough due diligence and valuation
- 8/ Finally, Fabrice exits when demand for promising startup shares is high
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Fabrice Grinda & Guillaume Villon de Benveniste
So that’s how Fabrice Grinda’s investment strategy helps him generate superior returns in Venture Capital.
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