How does SVIC bring next-generation technologies to market?

We start with a great concept — a technology we believe that will be disruptive and change the status quo of the current market economics. That requires having the ability to see emerging trends clearly and early — well before they’ve become mainstream. We’re definitely not looking for “me-too” ideas. When we pinpoint untapped market opportunities, we infuse that concept with research and capital.

Next, we build the optimal team, because solid leadership makes all the difference between success and failure. Sometimes we play an executive role within the fledgling company. Other times we simply act as a sounding board for management. Either way, we’re intimately involved in the day-to-day operating decisions of the companies we fund for the first two years.

Once a team is in place, we begin to test the idea. We talk to the CEOs and CIOs of Fortune 1000 companies. We work to understand their needs, their pain, and their budgets. From there, we develop the solution.

Credibility is the result of beta testing with trusted customers and allies. Put the technology into real-world situations to see how it responds, work out the bugs and take it to market. This is where SVIC’s in-depth insight and industry knowledge, not to mention our track-record over the past 10 years, comes into play.

Taking a new technology and turning it into a market leader doesn’t happen overnight. However, SVIC’s experienced team helps accelerate the process of building partnerships and alliances. And we leverage these key business partners and industry relationships to create competitive advantage.

Our approach to rewards is simple: maximize and share. By working to maximize revenues, everyone gets a share of the rewards — the technology innovator, those that bring it to market and SVIC.

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