Centripetal Capital Partners

Centripetal Capital Partners Centripetal Capital Partners A multi-stage venture capital fund with an innovative structure. https://res.cloudinary.com/hrscywv4p/image/upload/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_300,w_300/neeh1ookc0pfeidoawvo.png Title ABOUT FORCE STRATEGY APPROACH TEAM PORTFOLIO NEWS SUBMIT CONTACT Contact Us Investor Area Acting On Opportunity A DRIVING FORCE IN VENTURE CAPITAL ABOUT CENTRIPETAL Centripetal Capital Partners, LLC. is a multi-stage venture capital firm with an innovative fund structure that provides greater flexibility and opportunity for limited partners than a traditional fund. Centripetal has an opportunistic growth capital investment approach and seeks investments in companies at various stages (early stage, growth stage, late stage) across a wide range of industries, and occasionally makes acquisitions. Centripetals Team, Affiliates and Investing Members are experienced entrepreneurs, financiers, executives and private investors with proven track records of success. THE CENTRIPETAL FORCE Pronunciation : cen·trip·e·tal. It's not centri-petal, we're not a flower company! The Centripetal Force (Def): Latin for the "center seeking" force. The Centripetal Force is the radial force needed to create acceleration towards the center, counteracting straight line motion. Mission: As an investment firm, we seek to generate the Centripetal Force by bringing together: expert people, unique opportunities, and inflection point capital. When combined, we help turn corporate inertia into sustainable growth, increasing future value. INVESTMENT CRITERIA Stage: Early stage, growth stage, late stage, and opportunistically makes acquisitions Investment Size: $1-$3 million per round, up to $7-10 milion over the life of a company. $5-10 million per acquistion. Lead Investor: Centripetal is typically the lead investor, but will co-invest in larger transactions and with other venture funds, seed funds, and angels Traction: We largely target companies where the Minimal Viable Product (MVP) = 100% complete and market tested, though we occasionally make exceptions. The companies have ideally generated first revenues, proven the basic business model, or have verifiable traction using key performance based metrics. Capital Efficiency: Minimal capital needed for operations and execution Target Returns: 5-10x+ return potential Industry Focus: We seek to diversify our risk by targeting a large range of industries Managment: Relevant industry experience, serial entrepreneurs (prior successes/failures), committed Competitive Advantages: Proprietary and/or unfair advantages that create sustainable competitive advantages Support: Strong support from investors, advisors, and partners INVESTMENT APPROACH Inflection Point Capital: Target companies well positioned for growth and where the application of capital has the potential for above average returns. Focus is on early stage and growth stage companies, but generally not start-ups or turnarounds. Investments Per Year: Centripetal seeks to make 3-5 investments per year Added Value: Opportunities where GPs and LPs can add most value - Clients, Employees, Board Members, Advisors, and Strategic Partners. Our investing Members provide hands-on industry and functional expertise to reduce risk and maximize return for the management and shareholders of our portfolio companies. Co-Investors: Committed capital from notable and/or top performing investors Follow-on Capital: Require real traction or an exit on horizon Diversified Risk: Across industries and stages Markets: Large, growing, and evolving markets where disruptions are happening Versatility: Companies with multiple avenues for success Things To Avoid: Managment Distractions, Regulatory Risk, Long Sell Cycles, Capital / Labor Intensive, Long Tech Development Cycles Liquidity Potential: Targeted <5 Years THE TEAM Steven G. Chrust Managing Director, Senior Partner LinkedIn: Connect E-mail: [email protected] Founder of SGC Advisory Services and Active Angel Investor Former Chairman and Largest Shareholder of Worlds.com (WDDD) Co-founder / Former Vice Chairman of Winstar Communications, raised $2B and led the Company from start-up to a $6B market valuation Former Director of Technology Research - Sanford C. Bernstein Co. #1 Ranked Telecom Analyst for 5 Years by Institutional Investor Chairman and CEO of AMNEX (Revenue $100MM) Former EVP, Business Corporate Development of Executone (Revenue $300MM) General Partner, VS Diversified Asset Fund Baruch College, B.A. E. Bulkeley Griswold Managing Director, Senior Partner E-mail:[email protected] Founding Partner of L L Capital, an investment banking and consulting firm Over 45 years in financial services and investment management Former President of the Connecticut Society of Financial Analysts Former President and Managing General Partner of MarketCorp Ventures, a private $66MM venture capital fund Executive Vice President and a Trustee of (GEIC), managing the majority of GEs $20B+ pension portfolio Board member of the New York Mercantile Exchange University of Maryland, B.S.; University of Connecticut, M.B.A Jeff Brodlieb Partner LinkedIn: Connect E-mail: [email protected] Over 30 years experience developing, implementing and financing growth and turnaround strategies for Fortune 100s to small and medium sized enterprises GE Capital, Vice President of Strategic Transactions; originated and structured over $500 million of transactions; with GE-backed Allegiance Capital completed turnaround buyouts totaling $144 million, currently generating annual income over $30 million Boston Consulting Group and Michael Allen Company: Consultant working across industries from telecommunications to consumer services Hands-on management and start-up experience; launched Time Inc.s first subscription television company Brown University, B.A.; Harvard Business School, M.B.A. Steven Rossetter Partner LinkedIn: Connect E-mail: [email protected] Over 28 years of experience in the financial, accounting and investment business CFO and Partner at L L Capital Partners Former CFO and Partner of MarketCorp Ventures, a $66MM venture capital fund Audit Manager with Arthur Young Co (now Ernst Young) Hartwick College, B.A.; Pace University, M.B.A Former Certified Public Accountant PORTFOLIO Alpha Financial Technologies, LLC. www.AFTLLC.com AFT is the creator of patented trading methodologies, most notably the S P DTI (Diversified Trends Indicator). Its products are used as the basis for investment funds and structured financial products by leading institutions. Pet Paradise (American Pet Resorts) www.PetParadiseResort.com Pet Paradise (American Pet Resorts) is an established operator of high quality, full service pet hotels at airport and suburban locations in the South. The company, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, has developed and continues to refine a high quality, service oriented pet boarding facilities. Their strategy is to rollout initial sites near airports throughout the Southeast U.S. and other select urban and suburban locations in the Southeast. American Pet Resorts currently operates 24 locations throughout the United States. APJeT www.APJeT.com APJeT is a nanotechnology company that uses atmospheric plasma technology to change and enhance the surface properties of a wide variety of materials, beginning with, but not limited to textiles. Choice Pet Supply www.ChoicePet.com Choice Pet Supply offers an outstanding selection of superior pet products, specializing in natural, organic and holistic foods for dogs and cats, as well as small animals. The carefully chosen products combined with a staff expertly trained to assist customers with their selections, discuss their pets nutritional needs, and provide the information required to make the best choices for their pets health and happiness, set Choice Pet apart from other pet suppliers. Choice Pet actively supports community rescue and animal welfare groups, and Choice Pets Rescue Me program provides ongoing support to adoption groups and new pet parents. Currently, there are 13 Choice Pet locations in the Connecticut and New York area, and steadily expanding in the Northeast. Cytogel Pharma, LLC. www.CytogelPharma.com Cytogel Pharma, LLC. is an early stage, innovative bio-pharmaceutical company with a portfolio of high value analgesic product candidates and broadly useful polymer and hydrogel drug delivery platform technologies. Cytogels products individually represent significant medical advances for the future, each could have significant market potential. DashBid www.DashBid.com DashBid is a powerful online video advertising technology for publisher's (ex. MTV, CNN, Hulu), providing each publisher a Private Real-Time Bidding Marketplace for advertisers to buy direct, internal Ad Sales Tools to help a publisher's Ad Sales Team sell better, and an Ad Optimizing SWAT platform which centrally manages multiple 3rd party ad technologies, such as open ad networks and ad exchanges, increasing overall fill rates and CPMs. EAM Partners L.P. www.EAMLP.com EAM Partners L.P., a related company to AFT is the manager of several funds that make use of the S P DTI eTelemetry www.eTelemetry.com eTelemetry develops and markets products that analyze network traffic to determine the who, what, where and how much for networks. eTelemetrys products improve network efficiency, easily identify network problems, monitor corporate and government compliance, provide 911 emergency capability to VOIP communication system and create revenue enhancing capabilities for network owners. Iris Wireless www.IrisWireless.com Iris Wireless is a leading provider of global messaging solutions for wireless operators. Iris Wireless operates a next-generation messaging network that manages the inter-operator exchange of wireless data traffic between mobile operators around the world. It also develops and provides value added services for regular use by mobile customers. Juniper Content www.SorpresaTV.com Juniper Content provides television programming services through ¡Sorpresa! the nations first childrens cable television network broadcast exclusively in Spanish. (Sold to Olypusat) Medical Asset Fund III Medical Asset Fund III is the third medical equipment leasing/financing fund managed by Health Capital, Inc. It specializes in financing high quality equipment with important and frequent usage in primarily the cardiology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, radiology, and urology sectors of the medical marketplace. It targets high teen net cash on cash returns. OfficePower, LLC. OfficePower, LLC. provides distributive energy to large office buildings in major markets, enabling buildings to produce a portion of their power needs. Landlords reduce their reliance on public utilities and the increasingly fragile power grid and as a result increase the value of their property. Optiwind Optiwind is pioneering a new market in wind energy, placing medium sized wind turbines right where theyre needed most on site at schools, businesses and government locations. Optiwind has developed an innovative suite of technologies that accelerate existing wind speeds, reduce installation and maintenance costs, and bring turbine sizes in line with what suburban and urban communities will accept. ORBCOMM www.ORBCOMM.com ORBCOMM is a satellite data communications company that provides innovative satellite communication services at down to earth prices. Using a constellation of company-owned Low-Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites to provide cost-effective, global tracking, monitoring and messaging capabilities to a wide variety of industries, including trucking, marine, aviation, automotive, heavy equipment and utilities. (IPO December 2006) NEWS UPDATES Choice Pet Supply Opens New Location at Somers Commons Shopping Center December 7th, 2013 Somers Commons Shopping Center Baldwin Place,NY 10505 Pet Paradise Releases New Video About Its Services November, 26, 2013 Watch New Video: http://vimeo.com/80008715 www.PetParadiseResort.com/ Y-Hack 2013 | Yale University Hackathon Nov 8-9th Centripetal is proud to be sponsoring Y-Hack.com, what could end up being the largest hackathon on a college campus in the US, bringing together programmers from around the country to hack for 24 hrs! Learn more: Y-Hack.com The Connecticut Innovation Summit Nov 7, 2013 The largest CT Venture Capital Event of the year, showcasing the top 75 companies in CT. Event Details: Click Here Pet Paradise Featured on NBC News: Can't take your pet on the plane? Board him at the airport! October 8, 2013 News Article: http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/cant-take-your-pet-your-trip-board-him-airport-8C11357890 Pet Paradise Opens Phoenix Location September 30, 2012 News Article: http://www.examiner.com/article/pet-paradise-opens-phoenix-location www.PetParadiseResort.com Pet Paradise Opens Second Plano, TX Location, and 5thTexas Location August 15, 2012 Press Release: Click Here WORKING ON THE NEXT BIG THING Send Us Your Pitch Deck! SUMMIT PITCH DECK Connect With Us You're awesome. Let's talk. E-Mail General E-Mail: [email protected] Send Pitch Decks To: [email protected] Phone Stamford, CT: 203.326.7600 Locations Six Landmark Sq, Third Floor Stamford, CT 06901 Twitter Follow Us SEND US A MESSAGE Name Email Message Submit Comment