AHVP invests in companies from the seed stage to the mezzanine level. We make initial investments as small as $500,000, but we expect our average investment over the funding lifetime of a company to be $3-$5 million. We focus on technology companies in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia, tapping the rich technical knowledge and personal contacts of our managing directors.We look for the following characteristics in a company:
- Management team with strong experience and high integrity
- Rapidly growing market
- Potential to set industry standards or change industry dynamics
- Compelling business model with clear path to profitability
- Strong barrier to entry and/or high switching costs
- A good fit for one of our managing directors to add tangible value
Areas of particular focus include:
- Streaming Media
- XML
- Internet Infrastructure
- Business to Business E-Commerce
- Telecommunications and Data Networking
- Software