Meridian Venture Partners LLP
There are a number of posts out there that recommend that early stage tech. companies do their dd on prospective investors and of course this is sensible. What is it that you are looking for if you are proactive and seek out the investor that is the best fit for you - clearly you can go for big brands that offer global connectivity, track record of the partner/fund and personal recommendations. You should consider all these. In addition a transparent relationship with your investors is important and openness is often exposed through blogging and social media commentary (how do you feel about firms where none of the partners blog?). In the US there are some VC's who are becoming really open which is hugely beneficial for entrepreneurs.
Meridian Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in London with an office in San Francisco. We are a small partnership with two general partners and a number of investment partners who provide valuable insights. Beyond that we have access to an excellent network of entrepreneurs and technology influencers whom we work with to maximise value for our companies and investors. We invest in European companies that are easily accessible to us from our office in London. We need to believe your company has the potential to go after large global markets (>$100m). We are biased towards businesses that have the potential to either disrupt these markets or create significant new markets. Our home turf is software, internet and mobile companies. That is where we have most relevant experience, can act decisively and can add most value. We are intensely aware of the competitiveness of today’s technology markets. As a result we favour investing in companies that are looking to pursue a commercial path in the leading market for their respective product or service. This provides the opportunity for them to compete on an at-least level playing field.
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