About Us

Ambitious Founders See the Future.
We Work with Them to Build It.

What We Do

You See the change, we enable it

Dorrance Venture is an investment firm that backs tomorrow’s sustainable digital businesses and change-makers. Our strategy can be adjusted on the go, lasts for years, involves multiple phases, and covers the whole of Europe. We frequently become active in our portfolio companies in their early stages of establishment and maintain this involvement throughout their existence. Through funding sector projects that contribute to the expansion of the digital ecosystem as a whole, we assist promising entrepreneurs, businesses, and communities and give them the resources they need to succeed.

Dorrance was established to fuse the expertise of conventional investment banking with that of the startup world at large. We’re here to back technically savvy, fast-moving teams that make a positive social impact and are continually inventing. We get our hands dirty from the technical to the operational levels to ensure your project succeeds.

 

Who We Are

We diligently make thoughtful investments in various use cases in all market conditions at Dorrance Venture. We take a risk-adjusted approach and invest across stages, geographies, and asset types. Since founding the firm in May 2017, we’ve developed a reputation for being forward-leaning, independent thinkers. We are known for pioneering thesis models, valuation methodologies, and challenging long-standing assumptions.

We are a thesis-driven decentralized venture capital focusing on investing in Sustainability and Digitalization infrastructure projects with quantitative strategies. We employ a deeply technical approach to investing, leveraging the protocols and infrastructure we invest behind. Today, we manage long-duration capital on behalf of storied venture capital funds, family offices, institutions, and high-net-worth individuals.

We’re here as experienced community builders to help connect you with other like-minded people and businesses so that you may expand your horizons and strengthen your community. Because of our extensive experience in the startup industry, we can help our company’s founders weather the market’s inevitable ups and downs. Consulting, data science, analysis, and investment from across the world are united by a shared belief in the promise of the internet’s future.

 

Targeted Industries

We favor rapidly expanding markets that are both dynamic and growing. Disruption brought on by innovative technologies usually ushers in unprecedented expansion opportunities. Your company’s products and services should be aimed at either final customers or commercial enterprises, placing them firmly into the digital value chain. Most of our investments go to innovative firms with products or services that promote sustainability and digital transformation.

 

Our Criteria

We direct our attention toward the people behind an idea, the founders. We provide several benefits to our founders but also have high standards for them to meet. For this reason, we seek out exceptional people with the skills, drive, and industry knowledge to establish a company as a market leader in a competitive industry, preferably one that can expand its operations abroad. The unique selling proposition (USP) should be crystal apparent to the customer. Additionally, the business concept itself must be scalable and, with the right funding in place, permit rapid expansion.

 

We Support Bold Entrepreneurs Building the Future Europe

Full-Service Management

We put ourselves in our client’s shoes as a full-service fund managers. For this to be successful, it is crucial that all of the different service departments work closely together. Every day, our seasoned fund managers work to achieve consistent performance by putting into action the synchronized expectations of our customers. We are able to accept full responsibility for the administration of the building because of our stringent internal controls, which include the technological monitoring and control of all service providers involved in the management of the property. We encourage a proactive management style and place a premium on maintaining close ties to the property and the tenants we serve. We know the ins and outs of each tenant’s business and the area’s specific needs because of the long-term partnerships we’ve developed with them.

 

Investment Strategy

  • Geography: Europe and MENA
  • Minority, significant minority st­akes
  • Lead and co-participate in investments
  • Focus on early-stage to growth-stage companies
  • €200K-5M cheque size
  • Return targets: 1) Financial KPIs; 2) Strategic values
  • Value proposition: High-impact strategic support leveraging our global corporate network 

 

ESG Factors

To us, ESG is not a trade-off but rather an integral aspect of long-term wealth creation. Embedding environmental and social responsibility into our operating practices, investment processes, and value creation initiatives will help us capitalize on opportunities in the coming decade and assist the companies in our portfolio in staying current with the rapidly developing sustainability agenda, we believe. Moreover, we are certain that incorporating environmental and social responsibility into our strategy will make Dorrance a more successful enterprise, enabling us to recruit, retain, and motivate top-tier talent and strengthen the stability of our portfolio’s businesses.