Decentralized investment banking network: reshaping how companies connect with capital
It’s better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you’ll drift in that direction.― Warren Buffett
Startups and SMEs need access to more than just capital. Business know-how and network are determining factors in a young firm’s success: companies need to surround themselves with wisdom.
As they grow, entrepreneurs need access to fellow leaders, big thinkers to solve problems and understand the path forward. Coaches, business leaders and sector specialists can prepare companies for sustained growth and for capital markets.
This is how Shaukat Aziz, senior banker turned politician to lead his country's turnaround, describes it at the London Stock Exchange event hosted by Kobo Funds.
Startups and SMEs need access to more than just capital. Business know-how and network are determining factors in a young firm’s success: companies need to surround themselves with wisdom.
As they grow, entrepreneurs need access to fellow leaders, big thinkers to solve problems and understand the path forward. Coaches, business leaders and sector specialists can prepare companies for sustained growth and for capital markets.
This is how Shaukat Aziz, senior banker turned politician to lead his country's turnaround, describes it at the London Stock Exchange event hosted by Kobo Funds.
The VP's role
If that sounds like you, become the link connecting companies and capital: Venture Partner.
You will play a crucial role in identifying and selecting investment opportunities, helping entrepreneurs define flawless development plans to present to investors. You will work closely with shareholders, leveraging your skills, even taking a step towards becoming an entrepreneur or investor yourself.
You will play a crucial role in identifying and selecting investment opportunities, helping entrepreneurs define flawless development plans to present to investors. You will work closely with shareholders, leveraging your skills, even taking a step towards becoming an entrepreneur or investor yourself.
Venture Partners play a pivotal role within Kobo Funds' operating model. As industry experts, working on deals and companies looking for specific skills; teaming up with Kobo Funds in providing specialised professional, consulting, and interim management services; as deal originators, introducing companies in need of resources, be they finance or knowledge.
Moreover, our partners act as sector specialists becoming Kobo Funds' focal point for an industry.
Why join?
Our network is:
- Trusted - Upon invitation-only, from your most valuable connections
- Connected - Built on real relationships within a network of 300,000+ C-level individuals
- Exclusive – Using selective admission criteria
- Give your clients, from startups to SMEs, full access to an international network of investors boosting their fundraising
- Connect with like-minded professionals, sharing relationships, knowledge, and experiences
- Combine your professional activity with angel investing
- Strengthen your position with clients by joining an innovative, international financial platform offering a structured engagement framework with a convenient fixed/variable fee schedule, well above market standards for freelance M&A professionals
- Leverage Your Own Circle's social networking model to position yourself as a top connector and reap the benefits of shared success fees
Prerequisites
To join the Kobo Funds' network as a Venture Partner, you must meet these minimum requirements:
- Minimum 20 years in business, ideally with C-suite level experience
- Successful track record
- Well-defined areas of expertise in a portfolio of diversified experiences