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Dive into the next chapter for Starwood Capital Group! 🌐 Introducing Starwood Digital Ventures, their latest endeavor in global data center investments. Led by visionary founder Barry Sternlicht and Bob Faith, the firm has committed $8 billion over the past five years, solidifying its position as a major player in the industry. A strategic alliance with Worldwide Mission Critical sets the stage for accelerated growth. #PropTechBuzz #StarwoodDigitalVentures #DataCenterInvestment #InnovationLeadership #StarwoodCapitalGroup #DataCenterInvestment #RealEstateInvestment #PrivateInvestment #StrategicAlliance #GlobalVentures #InvestmentStrategy #InfrastructureDevelopment Read more-https://lnkd.in/g6S8Zctb --------------------- If you are a proptech company and want to promote your products, go to proptechbuzz.com and submit your products. For investors or proptech buyers, sign up on our platform to stay informed about exciting updates and trends in the Proptech Ecosystem.

In 2024, portfolio ops has become table stakes, but 10 years ago it was MUCH less common, and 20 years ago it was a new idea. In 3,000 characters or less, here’s a brief history of portfolio ops… 𝟭𝘀𝘁 & 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗘: 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗢𝗽𝘀 - conventional wisdom seems to be that modern private equity was invented after WWII when some of the first American Venture Capital firms were founded. The next big inflection point came in the 1980s, the leveraged buyout era, when PE boomed. In the 20th century, there was limited focus on value creation (with some possible exceptions, e.g. Bain Capital founded in 1984 has had some ops in its DNA from the beginning). 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗢𝗽𝘀 - as investing became more crowded and competitive, firms began thinking more deeply about boosting returns by accelerating value creation. They initially landed on the concept of staffing internal consulting teams rather than paying $$$ to McKinsey, BCG, or Bain. From 2000-2005, some big name (and big AUM) firms launched their consulting arms: - 2000 - KKR launched Capstone - 2000 - Vista was founded with its Vista Consulting Group - 2005 - Insight launched Onsite 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - in the 2010s, more middle-market and lower-middle-market firms decided to build out their own portfolio ops teams. JMI, Serent, Turn/River, PSG, Silversmith, Level and others all hired or promoted the current Heads/Partners of their ops teams in this period. Having an ops team is valuable in multiple ways–for accelerating revenue/margin improvements, and also for prospecting and fundraising. But building an internal consultancy is expensive. With $1B or $3B or even $10B in AUM, it’s hard to support a large, consultancy-type ops team like the ones the $100B AUM funds pioneered. And that brings us to… 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗢𝗽𝘀 - “the router model” takes hold—firms that couldn’t afford (or didn’t want to support) large internal consulting teams are leveraging tech and their broader networks to amplify the impact of fewer ops FTEs. The firm team becomes the “hub”, knowledgeable about both the firm’s portfolio companies and their broader resources, and able to channel questions and needs into reusable assets, one-to-many discussions, and networks of advisors and vendors. My prediction for the 2020s: we're entering an era of higher leverage value creation.

One of the key benefits of securing an investment with JLL Spark is the opportunity to be part of a portfolio of startups with the potential for representation and referrals to JLL internal divisions, JLL clients, and other direct customers. Explore how the JLL Spark and JLL Technologies Partnerships and Alliances can accelerate commercial opportunities for Spark-invested companies. https://co.jll/3T1gN6z #CRE #PropTech #VentureCapital

Note on Technology Investing Firm: Investment houses specifically in technology money focus on funding and supporting tech companies, through venture capital to private equity strategies. 1. Venture Capital Firms - These invest in early-stage companies that have high growth potential. Two examples are Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. In this case, they take high risks with the hope of huge rewards while often providing mentorship. 2. Private equity firms invest in more mature companies of the tech industry; growth or restructuring. The firms most notably known include Silver Lake Partners and Vista Equity Partners. They have larger investment capacities and are focused on the operational improvement of a company. 3. Growth equity firms offer capital that established tech firms require to scale. These include General Atlantic and Insight Partners. They invest at growth stages without taking control, and their aim is to help companies grow. 4. Corporate Venture Arms: Investment is done strategically to support the agenda of the parent company. It includes Google Ventures, and Intel Capital. The firms are looking for innovations that supplement their parent company's business. 5. Hedge Funds: The firm invests in public tech companies using lots of strategies, such as long/short positions. The firms focused on market trends and public equities are Tiger Global Management. Key Considerations: The emphasis on due diligence, these include in-depth analyses of investments under consideration, in which there is going public through an IPO, mergers, and acquisitions. The risks that these businesses are exposed to include technological obsolescence and market volatility. These companies facilitate innovation by offering capital along with strategic support. #Technology Investing, #NBFC, #Fund Raise

Corporate venture-building initiatives nearly doubled in 2023, with budgets increasing to 15% of operating expenses for the previous year. Achieving transformational growth requires moving beyond legacy approaches and adopting a venture mindset. Mastering the mix of corporate strengths with the speed and flexibility of VC can turn these ventures into major growth drivers and secure a competitive edge. https://lnkd.in/gTPpT_Di  #Innovation #Growth 

Calling all #proptech and #climatetech entrepreneurs and investors, JLL Spark's approach to strategic venture funding is clearly and powerfully outlined in this blog post by Danny Klein, JLL's VP of Technology Innovation.

#brandvoice 🗣 In the ever-evolving world of venture capital, accurately valuing early-stage companies is becoming increasingly complex. Macroeconomic shifts, along with decreases in deal volumes and sizes, are driving the need for more sophisticated valuation methods that reflect both current market conditions and company-specific developments. 🔗Read the full https://lnkd.in/ePmV2-sP #siliconluxembourgsponsorednews PwC Luxembourg #venturecapital #vc #luxembourg

Lightspeed Venture Partners Summary    Nb of employees : 100-250 Investor type : VC Investment Stage : Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, PE Launch date : 2000 Founders : Barry Eggers, Christopher Schaepe, Peter Nieh, Ravi Mhatre Headquarters : Menlo Park Notable known LPs: Praesidium Site : https://lsvp.com Significant investments : Snap Inc.  Activity: Snapchat is a social networking app that offers free image messaging application and augmented reality platform. Amount Raised: $485k Lead Investor: Lightspeed Venture Development: Seed Round Date of Deal : May 2012 Mistral AI  Activity: Mistral AI is a developer of an open-source platform that assembles team to develop the generative AI models. Amount Raised: $105 million Lead Investor: Lightspeed Venture Development: Seed Round Date of Deal : Dec 2023   Vestwell Activity: Vestwell develops a digital savings platform to create a retirement plan for employees. Amount Raised: $125 million Lead Investor: Lightspeed Venture Development: Series D Date of Deal : Dec 2023   Wiz  Activity:Wiz is a cybersecurity company that allows companies to find security issues in public cloud infrastructure. Amount Raised: $300 million Lead Investors: Index Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Greenoaks Development: Series D Date of Deal : Feb 2023   ScaleOps - Cloud-Native Optimization  Activity: ScaleOps is a workload optimization platform developer focused on streamlining a new Kubernetes experience for engineering teams. Amount Raised: $21.5 million Lead Investor: Lightspeed Venture, Glilot Capital Partners and NFX Development: Series A Date of Deal : Dec 2023   @Resilience Activity: Fresh approach to the middle market in cyber insurance backed by a top-rated carrier and an in-house claims team. Amount Raised: $100 million Lead Investor: Lightspeed Venture and General Catalyst Partners Development: Series D Date of Deal : Aug 2023

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Global Corporate Venturing (GCV) will this week host its 2024 Symposium in London. This event brings together some of the world's leading corporate venture capital (CVC) companies. For insight, GCV is a membership-based group of over 1,400 CVCs from the UK, Europe, America, Asia, and Africa, who have a combined portfolio value of US$300bn. While VCs and private equity firms often dominate the investment landscape, it’s crucial to recognise the growing role of CVCs. Today, these entities are investing in innovation and new technology and driving opportunities and growth, not just for their parent companies, but also for governments, and society as a whole. This model is one that exists in other international markets. With GCV founder James Mawson at this year's event, I will be sharing some research that highlights the added value that strategic communications and reputation management deliver to CVCs, including how it can help: ✅ Manage how they are perceived by their parent companies ✅ Establish their reputation amongst start-ups as a strategic partner for growth ✅ Manage and mitigate reputational risk ✅ Create strong and trustworthy stakeholder relationships. As an example, a study by Harvard Business Review found that '65% of VCs consider reputation and trustworthiness as critical factors in their investment decisions.' This enhances due diligence processes, reducing the risk of investing in fraudulent or mismanaged companies. With regards to the importance of reputation and trustworthiness, a recent Lloyd's of London and KPMG UK report found that 'corporate brand and reputation accounts for 25.3% of the market capitalisation of the world’s leading equity market indices.' As I keep saying and in all my advisory, #ReputationMatters. As part of this year’s symposium and with the general election taking place in less than two weeks, and with growth and productivity key messages from all political parties, GCV will be hosting a roundtable with CVCs to discuss how the UK can further grow its corporate venturing ecosystem. CVCs can play a critical role in delivering growth for the UK, which is why GCV has submitted a briefing with data and insight to the current Shadow Government. The briefing highlights recommendations that GCV and its partners believe can deliver growth not just for investors but for the UK as a whole. Building a competitive corporate venturing ecosystem in the UK can help realise the innovation that the UK delivers. If you would like to know more, message me. If you haven't yet signed up, you still have time. Just visit gcvsymposium.com. #corporateventuring #investment #innovation #generalelection #venturecapital