Founders
Growth
Equity Fund

Hands-On Growth Capital for Founders, Proprietary Deal Flow for Investors

About Us

The Founders Growth Equity Fund is a Pledge Fund with a $40M pool of Limited Partners dedicated to Founder-owned companies. This is a new type of fund created by Acresis, a global founder advisory firm that has helped small to mid-sized enterprises to create over $1B in incremental revenue and equity valuation across multiple sectors. The Fund offers a bespoke source of portfolio companies with significant advantages in operating history and established track record, compared to typical investment funds.

Approach

EXCLUSIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH ACRESIS LLC.

Acresis LLC is a transatlantic advisory company dedicated to advising Founders on growth, liquidity and wealth. Acresis has a portfolio of 30+ clients at any given time and has entered into an exclusive, long term relationship with the Founders Growth Equity Fund.

INSIGHT-DRIVEN

The fund targets companies with whom Acresis has long-standing relationships, which enables a deep understanding of the companies and their industries. Our disciplined investment approach drives returns while minimizing risk - e.g., technology obsolescence, hyper-valuation, exit challenges.

HANDS ON

Acresis typically works directly with candidate companies for at least 6-12 months before recommending them to the Fund. Acresis team members often serve as Advisory Board Members or other key leaders, and provide oversight and support to portfolio companies on a continual basis.

GOVERNANCE

Boards of Directors for these companies typically have 3 members. The Fund always gets at least one seat, along with the Founder and usually a company insider, such as a co-founder or CFO. Investors will typically receive Preferred positions along with all customary governance rights.

Investment Criteria*

  • Typically existing Acresis LLC clients
  • Privately held, early stage, greater than $5M in revenue, before institutional investment
  • Historical revenue growth of 20% or more, with higher future growth
  • Gross return minimum target of 2.5x
  • Target hold periods are 36 to 48 months
  • Equity Investments are Preferred, Series A or Series A-1

* absent major macroeconomic disruption or events

Contact

For more information:

North America

Bill Weathersby, Partner

+1 713 907.8926

Europe

Bill Thomas, Partner

+44 7768 142902