JUMPSTART CAPITAL
VISION
Jumpstart Capital seeks to create value from its investment portfolio in select sectors across diversified markets through a disciplined and governed approach that results in long-term sustainable gains.
OVERVIEW
Jumpstart Capital is a ‘venture-cum-investment’ company that targets opportunities addressing climate change, sustainability, greenhouse gases, circular economy, industry 4.0, and digitalization through appropriate technology interventions with an overarching objective of satisfying individually or collectively, inter alia environmentally responsibility, impact investments, socially responsible investments and balance of pyramid (BOP) populations.
FAQ
Helpful Information
CORE VALUES
Jumpstart is driven by the following core values
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Disciplined approach to all investment decisions
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Environmental objectives in all dealings
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Socially responsible in addressing needs
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Governance through all levels of management
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High standards of integrity and transparency in business conduct
CAPITAL
Jumpstart will raise about US$10 million initially and look to scale based on the presenting opportunities. Jumpstart’s target capital deployment is US$50 million
GEOGRAPHY
Jumpstart is looking to work on deals and transactions via equity and debt as well as hybrid instruments and is open to making investments across the globe and will endeavor the focus on addressing challenges and working towards sustainable solutions.
INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY
Jumpstart’s investment philosophy is based on working alongside all stakeholders in a company / project / deal / transaction and ensuring risk vs. reward is appropriately addressed. Typically, Jumpstart is open to taking lead in projects/deal/transaction but is also open to partnering with other investors based on synergies and leveraging power of other participants.
INVESTMENT SIZE
Jumpstart’s ticket size will be from less than US$1 million up to US$5 million. In exceptional cases, Jumpstart may look to invest in higher amounts.
INVESTMENT THESIS
Jumpstart’s investment decision is driven primarily by the following tenets:
Problem/challenge being addressed
Promoter and management bandwidth
Market differentiation factors
Barriers to entry
Competitive positioning
Derived benefits that can be effectively leveraged
Starting-value of concept/project/enterprise
Potential value accretion
INVESTMENT PROCESS
Jumpstart has a highly iterative and interactive process in place through its partnering arrangement with a Virtual Processing Deal platform to ensure seamless exchange of all deal documentation and other relevant paperwork.
PIPELINE
In the near-term, Jumpstart has identified the following opportunities:
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A telecom product company in the USA that is addressing backward and forward integration of various cellular systems via a AI defined software defined radio system
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A trading company in Singapore as a strategic investment to assist – from time to time - in the procurement function for our projects
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A energy simulation and modeling company in Singapore that has a global clientele addressing energy efficiency and related objectives
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A platform in the UK addressing the plastics menace via appropriate technologies offering power from plastics as a solution
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An initiative by a Norwegian project development company to address energy access needs in select countries of Africa
MANAGEMENT
Jumpstart will be managed by a team of experienced investment and financial professionals from around the globe.
TEAM
Jumpstart has set up a support team that would provide needed evaluation and due diligence services, support for research and analysis as well as deal monitoring and management services. In addition, Jumpstart will partner with one or more service providers in select locations based on the number of deals in a particular geographical jurisdiction to provide local support services.
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Jumpstart will have a Board of Advisors comprising of investment and financial services professionals as well as seasoned industry professionals that will serve as a valuable resource to the Jumpstart team