ABOUT ffVC
ff VENTURE CAPITAL – A GLOBAL FAMILY OF FUNDS
ff Ventures Capital’s team has established a successful track record of identifying and investing in high-potential seed-stage companies over 15 years and through 6 prior domestic funds. By its adherence to due diligence rigor and a proven set of well-defined investment criteria, the team and the fund are incredibly well-positioned to execute an investment strategy designed to deliver strong performance to investors. ffVC’s access to significant and proprietary deal flow enhances its competitive advantage in the space and will further contribute to future performance.
We invest across emerging industries, with a strong focus on AI, Manufacturing, Energy, Robotics, and Security. We have invested in some of the most successful, high-growth companies today including; Socure, Omaze, Rhino, Rescale, Stocktwits, Owlet, and Addepar, taking a highly engaged approach, helping our founders build real companies with real business models, leading to higher survivorship. True to the founder-friendly name, our approach, providing deep operational expertise and support, has resulted in a 15 year track record of ffVC portfolio companies graduating to Series B at a rate 5x the industry average. ffVC invests at the earliest stage of company formation with initial investments often as the lead investor with active Board participation. Because we invest at such an early stage, there are exceptional exclusive co-invest opportunities available for our LP’s.
Investment criteria
- Fits into ffVC’s thematic world view
- Path to $100mm revenue run rate
- Industry expertise and ability to lead
- Existence of strong defensive moats
Our investment approach establishes the foundation for long-term value creation:
- $300,000 to $700,000 initial investment for 8-10% of a company (post-money <$10mm targeted)
- We lead rounds and gain board participation
- We follow on through pre-money valuations of ~$50mm
Portfolio composition
ff POLAND – TECH & GAMING
In addition to the USA fund compositions above, ffVC’s European fund based in Warsaw, Poland is primarily funding Tech + Gaming innovations from Series Seed through Series B. This initiative is part of a wider partnership with Totalizator Sportowy (a Polish gaming company and the national lottery operator), PFR Ventures, and the Polish National Center for Research and Development to invest and nurture companies in the Central European region. ffVC Europe is particularly focused on empowering founders with a Polish footprint that are deploying their products globally in the wider fields of e‑commerce, fintech, gaming, cybersecurity, enterprise software, AI / big-data. Investments range from PLN 1m – PLN 12m.