Pre-IPO Investment Strategy for Qualified & Professional Investors only
launch of VERSO FUND
February 2022. Launch of VERSO Fund, our new venture capital investment vehicle dedicated to unique, pre-IPO entry points. VERSO Fund will invest in mature, revenue-generating, game-changing companies in foodtech, edtech and cleantech. Our team will seek companies with the most positive impact on as many people around the world as possible.
conviction, sustainability & innovation
VERSO Fund will invest a minimum of USD 100 million and up to USD 300 million with the support of international UHNW and Institutional Limited Partners. Our main objective is to deploy capital in innovative companies that have disrupted their sector with highly-valuable technology and smart business models. Our portfolio will ultimately back up only up to 10 companies with initial commitments in Late Stage and Pre-IPO and 1x to 2x follow-on capital for subsequent qualified financings leading to a successful exit.
impact everyone can feel and witness
people our fund will impact
>2B
raising our new fund
$100M
companies to enter our portfolio
20
partners
Julien Machot
Managing Partner
Daniel Baumslag
Partner
Enguerrand Elbaz
Partner
Jim Lillis
CFO
Andrew Stewart
Board Advisor
Simone Alfredo
Board Advisor
Steve Kim
Board Advisor
Arie Assayag
Board Advisor
James Stewart
Board Advisor
past investments
in numbers
$1.9B
food
>75M
cumulative revenue in 2020
foodtech focus in 2019
plant-based eggs sold in 18 months
>220M
$325M
13
people impacted by our investments
invested capital as of Dec 2020
innovative companies in portfolio
partnerships
