Investment Criteria

While each opportunity is reviewed individually, elements common to all Vanguard Equity investments include: 

• Capable management teams with an entrepreneurial vision, drive and pertinent experience.
   
• Products, which address dynamic markets with high growth rates and substantial size.
   
• Leading edge or breakthrough technology with a proprietary and/or a leadership position.
   
• Thoughtful assessment of the risks of the target market sector and those inherent in early stage companies.

A voluminous business plan is less important than a short, concise and focused synopsis of the promoter’s vision for achieving market success and the resources necessary to take the Company into a global lead position. We prefer to deal with an opportunity in its earliest form, with most of our investments occurring at the seed, or first stage, level.