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About AURUM
What We Do
We Spearhead Disruption
We are built on a strong foundation of indepth industry knowledge, deep understanding of the ever changing markets and a strong ecosystem that takes on challenges of venture capital landscape with ease. Whether it’s funding, driving disruptive technologies or supporting evolving leaders, or new challenges, we leave no stone unturned to scale businesses of our entrepreneurs or profits for our investors.
OUR VISION and VALUES
We work with those whose vision and values align with ours.
Vision
To be the ‘go-to’ Venture Partners for creating significant value through empowering start-ups to achieve their ambitions, while providing investors with attractive investment opportunities.
VALUES
Transparency, Inclusiveness, Commitment, and Trust are values that govern our business. They are our guiding principles in all our people interactions and business decisions; these values help us raise the bar in our work performance, enables a strong leadership, and a collaborative environment for our Investors, Founders and Stakeholders.
We put our values at the forefront of everything we do. We say what we do, and do what we say. Our work reflects our values:
- Transparent: We are transparent across the board from investment decisions to fund activities to portfolio management and honouring timelines
- Inclusive: We take an inclusive approach towards our practices and strategies that promote diversity, equity, and all aspects of our operations, including investment decisions, team composition and portfolio management.
- Committed: We show unwavering commitment to investors, founders and the teams we work with. The trust we earned in our community is a reflection of our commitment to our work.
- Trusted: We are trusted for our value system in our community and everyone we partner with. Trust brings forth sincerity and reliability in everything we do and say. It also reflects our competence as Venture Partners.
Best Practices
With evolving markets, it is important to have the right strategies and policies in place to drive Enterprise growth. Extensive community, deep industry & operating experience (of almost seven decades), and an agile, collaborative team at Aurum Venture Partners has come together to consider a few best practices to advance the growth and success of our partners.
These include:
- Due Diligence: It is critical to do due diligence before making any investment decision. We suggest conducting a comprehensive assessment of a company’s financials, operations, management team, market opportunity, competitive landscape, and intellectual property. Verification of the accuracy of the company’s information and assessment of the risks and potential returns associated with the investment are a must.
- Portfolio Diversification: Diversifying portfolio across different sectors, stages, and geographies can help mitigate risk and maximize returns. Investing in a diverse range of start-ups with varying risk profiles can balance out potential losses from underperforming companies with gains from successful ones.
- Strategic Value-Add: Considering opportunities where you can add strategic value beyond just capital. Expertise, industry knowledge, network, and resources collectively can help accelerate the growth and success of the portfolio companies. Active involvement in portfolio companies through mentorship, guidance, and strategic support can create additional value driving success.
- Long-term Approach: Having a longer time horizon is crucial as start-ups may take several years to achieve meaningful milestones and generate returns. It pays to stay patient and committed to the investment, while also being prepared for potential setbacks and challenges along the way.
- Exit Planning: Developing a clear exit strategy for each investment, whether it’s through an initial public offering (IPO), merger and acquisition (M&A), or secondary sale is important. Understanding the potential exit options for each portfolio company and a plan for liquidity events accordingly is helpful. A regular review and updating the exit plan can help, as markets and the company’s circumstances evolve.
- Relationship Building: Building strong relationships with founders, co-investors, and other stakeholders is invaluable. Fostering an open and transparent communication with portfolio companies, providing on-going support, and actively engaging with the ecosystem to create meaningful connections can lead to additional investment opportunities, referrals, and insights.
- Risk Management: While investing in venture capital offers significant potential returns, it also carries inherent risks. It’s crucial to have a risk management strategy in place, including diversification, thorough due diligence, and on-going monitoring of portfolio companies and equally important to have a contingency plan in place.
- Continuous Learning: The venture capital landscape is dynamic and constantly evolving. Staying informed about market trends, emerging technologies, regulatory changes, and best practices in the industry is a good way to go. Investment strategy must be adaptable to stay ahead in a competitive market.