HORIZON GROUP (HG)
5050 El Camino Real
Los Altos, CA 94022
United States
ph: (650) 946-7100
fax: (408) 519-6629
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The Entrepreneur's Perspective
Selecting a venture capital partner is one of an entrepreneur's most important decisions.As you consider various venture firms, it maybe difficult to distinguish the “value-add” hypefrom the reality. We have helped entrepreneursbuild successful companies for many years. So, what do we bring to the table besides capital?
True Partnership
HIG believes in a team-based approach.The best companies are built through an amalgamation of skill sets,rolodexes and personalities. During the diligence process your business is assigneda team consisting of Partners, venture membersand other investment and legal professionals.Our teams forge true partnerships and bonds of trust with our portfolio companies.These “social contracts” become more important than any formal investment agreements.If we make an investment in your company, a principal team member will join your Boardand the rest of the Horizon Ventures team will continue to support your business and be available to help on any issue. This ensures that each portfolio company is working with an accessible and engaged Board member.
Team Building Expertise
Often, our most important contribution is helping you build your team. This could mean helpingyou find a CEO, VP of Engineering, Sales Director,or all of the above. We have a robust cadre ofproven serial executives who regularly join our young portfolio companies as managers,board directors, and active advisors.
We have helped create successful international businesses and we have a history of successfully expanding companies from one continent to another. We have served on the Boards of many companies.
We know how to build businesses and fully understand the markets we serve. When we partner with the management of our portfolio companies to create a strategy, budget, or hiring plan, our contribution is based on decades of specific industry expertise.
Customers
A single high-profile customer or partner in a
company’s early stages can be the difference
between success and failure. We have access
to decision-making executives at many major
companies.
Horizon View
As an international firm with offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia, we have unique areas of expertise beyond those typically found in domestic firms. We can bring European and Asian companies to the U.S. if their market opportunity is significantly larger in America.
Second, we have a global view. We have many years of experience working and investing abroad and we build and partner with international teams that are experienced in the increasing globalization of emerging tecnology and life sciences companies.
Today many companies are focused and active in Europe and Asia and we are using our unique perspective to determine how to approach these markets from both an operational and investment standpoint.
Finally, our combined technology and life sciences practices can exploit select opportunities that bridge the gap between technology and life sciences.
HORIZON GROUP (HG)
5050 El Camino Real
Los Altos, CA 94022
United States
ph: (650) 946-7100
fax: (408) 519-6629
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