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Driving National Security: IronGate's Innovative Investments

  IronGate Capital Advisors, a prominent venture capital investment firm specializing in dual-use national security technologies, has announced the successful final closing of its inaugural discretionary fund. With commitments amounting to $25 million, the fund marks a significant milestone for IronGate's mission to invest private capital into early-stage companies and venture capital partnerships supporting dual-use and dual-benefit technologies. These advancements not only bolster the national security of the United States and its allies but also create new industries, jobs, and innovative civilian applications that are transforming every aspect of society.   A Strategic Investment Approach The fund has been strategically deployed into direct and partnership investments across IronGate's six target investment segments, namely: Segment Description (i) Robotics, Unmanned Systems, and Hypersonics Investments in cutting-edge robotics and unmanned systems, including hypersonics technologies. These advancements play a vital role in national security and various civilian applications. (ii) ISR and Integrated Sensors Focus on investments in Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) technologies along with integrated sensor systems. Enhancing data collection and analysis capabilities for improved national security. (iii) Cybersecurity Investments in cybersecurity technologies to combat evolving threats and protect critical assets from cyber attacks, safeguarding national security and economic interests. (iv) Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Processing, and Human-Machine Interface Investments in AI technologies, advanced processing, and human-machine interface solutions. These advancements have dual-use applications, ranging from intelligence to civilian industries. (v) Space Investments in space technologies, driving advancements in satellite systems, exploration, and space-based communications. A critical domain for national security and scientific endeavors. (vi) Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Protection Focus on investments in technologies safeguarding critical infrastructure and key resources from potential threats, ensuring national security and resilience.   Visionary Leadership Paving the Way Hon. Tidal McCoy, Co-Founder, and Chairman at IronGate (Washington, DC), expressed the firm's foundational premise: ignoring the competition paradigm for new technologies can lead to being overtaken by adversaries. Emphasizing the importance of a rigorous discovery process, well-organized funding, and agile execution, IronGate is at the forefront of renewing this vital approach through public statements, technological discovery, and advanced technology funding.   A Strong Foundation for Future Growth Andrew Magliochetti, Co-Founder, and Managing Partner at IronGate (Chicago, IL), asserted that the successful closing and deployment of the first discretionary fund have laid a robust groundwork for IronGate's future endeavors. With a commitment to benefit investors, the nation, and allies, private investments in cutting-edge dual-use technologies strengthen intelligence and warfighting capabilities while safeguarding national security and economic prosperity.   Peace through Strength and Innovation Ryan Morfin, Co-Founder, and Managing Partner at IronGate (Dallas, TX), viewed the recent milestone as an opportunity to broaden the mission of achieving peace through strength and innovation for the United States and its allies. He highlighted the significance of achieving primacy in developing and deploying the most advanced technologies to shape the geopolitical future and gain substantial economic benefits.   Supporting Strategic Innovation Amid Growing Adversarial Challenges Hamlet Yousef, Co-Founder, and Managing Partner at IronGate (West Palm Beach, FL), emphasized their leading role since 2018 in advocating for private capital investment in dual-use technologies that enhance national security and economic interests. As the global landscape becomes increasingly adversarial and hostile towards the U.S. and its allies, supporting strategic innovation becomes imperative.  

About IronGate: Revolutionizing National Security Investments

Founded in 2018, IronGate is committed to directing capital toward high-performing ventures in advanced technology, with a specific focus on aerospace, defense, intelligence, and national security innovations with dual-use applications in the civilian economy. The firm's multidisciplinary team of experts in finance, national security, and technology drives its investment approach, offering investors a diversified venture capital portfolio while supporting early-stage companies that can meet the most demanding national security requirements.  

And, Finally

In conclusion, IronGate Capital Advisors has achieved a major milestone with the successful closing of its first discretionary fund, empowering the firm to invest in groundbreaking dual-use national security technologies. With visionary leadership and a strategic investment approach, IronGate is poised to pave the way for technological advancements that safeguard the nation's security, foster innovation, and strengthen the economy. As the world becomes more adversarial, IronGate remains committed to supporting strategic innovation and shaping the future of national security investments.   Sources: THX News & IronGate Capital Advisors. Read the full article

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Interesting Education Facts

Google has a venture capital fund called GV, Which has invested in more the 300 companies-including Uber, Tunein and DocuSign.

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Interesting Facts about Venture Capital Investments

Interesting Facts and Stats about venture capital investments, but also statistics featuring gender and race among VC personnel ( Patterns of venture capital funding )

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The analysts forecast global venture capital investment market to grow at a CAGR of 27.48% during the period 2018-2022. The latest trend gaining momentum in the market is IPO market gains momentum. In 2017, a lot of major startups with IPOs such as Cloudera, China Rapid Finance, and QM came up. Mg, Biologics, a Hong Kong-based drug R&D company, raised $511 million through IPO.

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Most companies issuing IPOs were technology-focused, and were software and cloud service providers. Investors showed great interest and trust in companies that have high revenue growth with good management, innovative product line, and quality management. In November 2016, Snap, filed documents for IPO and on March 2017, the company raised almost $30 billion. The on-demand ride-hailing service provider, Uber also plans to come up with an IPO in 2019.

Major key players in the global venture capital investment market: Accel, Benchmark Capital, First Round Capital, Lowercase Capital, Sequoia Capital, UNION SQUARE VENTURES, Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Greylock Partners, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

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According to the venture capital investment market report, one of the major drivers for this market is strong pace of technological innovations in Iot and digital economy. Over the last few years, sectors including loT, blockchain, big data, and Al have experienced strong growth in technological innovations. However, most of these innovations are related to loT. Although, loT is still in its early stages of development, it is shortly expected to become mainstream since it is attracting players from various industries.

This, is turn, has created a competitive landscape that witnesses heavy investments from consumer electronics firms, telecom companies, media companies, and Internet players. Intel Capital tops the list as the most active investor in loT startups, followed by Qualcomm Ventures. Since these startups are involved in designing ever-smaller chips to power mobile devices, this area offers them strategic value for product launches.

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Key questions answered in this venture capital investment market report:

What will the market size be in 2022 and what will the growth rate be?

What are the key market trends?

What is driving this market?

What are the challenges to market growth?

Who are the key vendors in this market space?

Few Points from List of Exhibits:

Exhibit 1: Fintech Investment Category 2017 (% Share of Revenue)

Exhibit 2: Global Internet Penetration Rate 2010-2015 (% Share Per 100 People)

Exhibit 3: Global Mobile Subscription Rate 2010-2015 (% Share Per 100 People)

Exhibit 4: Related Market

Exhibit 5: Market Characteristics

Exhibit 6: Market Segments

Exhibit 7: Financing Stages in Venture Capital

Exhibit 8: Difference Between Pe and Vc

Exhibit 9: Global Average Vc Deal Size by Series 2011-2016 ($ Millions)

Exhibit 10: Venture Capital Process

Exhibit 11: Advantages and Disadvantages of Startups Seeking Venture Capital Investment

Exhibit 12: Market Definition - Inclusions and Exclusions Checklist

Exhibit 13: Market Size 2017

Exhibit 14: Validation Techniques Employed For Market Sizing 2017

Exhibit 15: Global Venture Capital Investment Market 2017-2022 ($ Billions)

Exhibit 16: Global Venture Capital Investment Market - Year-Over-Year Growth 2018-2022 (%)

Exhibit 17: Five Forces Analysis 2017

Exhibit 18: Five Forces Analysis 2022

Exhibit 19: Bargaining Power of Buyers

Exhibit 20: Bargaining Power of Suppliers

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Stop applying tech principles to consumer startups

Sophie BakalarCrunch Network Contributor

Sophie invests in consumer products at Collaborative Fund in New York.

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When you hear startup, you probably think of Facebook, Airbnb or Uber before Casper or Blue Bottle Coffee. But while companies that produce tangible goods like food and clothing receive less media attention, they're proving just as innovative as their more high-profile tech counterparts. In fact, Warby Parker and Everlane, two retail startups, ranked higher than Airbnb and Snapchat on Fast Companys The Most Innovative Companies of 2016. Consumers are demanding new products with healthier, more transparent ingredients, lower environmental burdens and greater social impacts and startups are better positioned to meet these demands than more established, conservative corporations. Consequently, small brands are eating away at big brands market share, and M&A activity is skyrocketing. As a result, early-stage consumer startups are catching the attention of venture capitalists who have traditionally focused on higher multiple sectors like tech. Only 5-10 percent of venture capital dollars go to consumer companies, versus more than 50 percent for technology startups (despite each individually representing around 20 percent of the U.S. stock market). That said, funding is accelerating and is on track to reach $1.8 billion in 2016, a 185 percent increase since 2011, according to data from CB Insights. As more investors pay attention to the unique opportunity in consumer startups, it's important to recognize that the criteria for evaluating these startups must also be unique. Here are some of the features I look for.

Aspirational and on-trend

First and foremost, companies must be aligned with value-driven consumer trends toward simple, authentic products. This means healthy, natural ingredients, sustainable sourcing, convenient distribution and packaging and a personalized customer experience. These features aren't just preferences, they're priorities for which customers are willing to pay and pay well. In its American Pantry Study, Deloitte found that 81 percent of Americans are willing to pay a premium for healthier products, and 55 percent are willing to pay more for eco-friendly options. Brands also must create an aspirational image to appeal to highly selective millennial consumers who use products to help promote their own personal brand. As Nicholas Fereday of Rabobank says in, Dude, wheres my consumer?: The aspirational masses are increasingly following the trends of the rich and elite, and this has led to a democratization of premium consumption trends. The rising sales of super-premium wines, the widespread availability of quality Arabica coffee at regular fast food outlets such as McDonald's and Dunkin Donuts, and the continued rise in sales of organic foods are all examples of this.

Digital fluency

Companies must be able to leverage the power of the internet in order to market to, engage with and distribute to customers who are increasingly reliant on their digital devices. According to a Watershed Communications study on the media habits of millennials, 84 percent of Gen Yers feel they can describe in just one sentence a food or beverage brand they discovered, and 86 percent determine brand fit immediately after being exposed to a product.

Its not sufficient for brands merely to be digitally competent; they must be digitally fluent.

More than ever, companies must effectively and consistently articulate their brand mission to the consumer. To do this, they must be able to communicate via the channels that are most frequented by their customers most notably, social media. But it's not sufficient for brands merely to be digitally competent; they must be digitally fluent. While big brands still spend twice as much on TV advertising as internet marketing (despite the fact that Americans already spend more time using the internet than watching television), these companies are beginning to appreciate the network effects of social media and are spending record premiums on acquisition through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. When it comes to digital marketing, the new class of CPG startups must do better than generic Facebook ads by creating unique content and meaningful collaborations. When Califia Farms posts a recipe for pumpkin spiced lattes on Pinterest or Warby Parker shares a fans bespectacled Instagram selfie, they are not just marketing to their consumer, they're crafting a brand image. Social media and YouTube influencers are comparable in favorability and awareness to many top celebrities and successful startups are working with them to build buzz around their products. Companies also must be adept at optimizing digital distribution channels. As customers increasingly purchase products online and value a consistent brand image, selling directly to the consumer via e-commerce becomes more and more valuable. This is the digitally native vertical integration model that Warby Parker, Casper and Everlane all used to upend industries bloated by wholesalers.

Repeat customers

Very few companies can survive if they need to repurchase their customers on every transaction. Metrics differ by category, but as a general rule it costs 5x to 7x more to acquire a new customer than to retain an existing one, so loyal customers are paramount for success.

Subscription models like Dollar Shave Club are the mode du jour for optimizing customer retention because repetition is built into the model. It's a straightforward way to ensure customers keep coming back, but it doesn't work for every category, particularly while Amazon continues to loom large.

The environment has been increasingly supportive of consumer goods startups since millennials began earning their own paychecks and making decisions about how to spend their money.

Another good tactic for enticing repeat customers is to focus on zero-sum markets like razors or pet food, where a customer typically only uses one brand versus, say, handbags or snack food, where a customer purchases products from multiple brands. But high customer loyalty can be achieved without subscription models or zero-sum markets by consistently taking a customer-first approach and creating a positive experience from the moment a consumer is exposed to the brand to the moment they purchase and use the product. Warby Parker allows customers to try on multiple glasses at home before making a purchase; Casper mattresses arrive in a convenient box, and Everlane offers one-hour delivery in a few major cities. These are all methods for enhancing the customer experience from start to finish.

Differentiation

The number of new products in the U.S. has more than doubled since 2000, creating a plethora of choice for the consumer. With so many options for protein bars or craft beers, startups must differentiate themselves in order to be successful. And that differentiation must be meaningful. Adding superficial features like rotating gizmos and flashing lights a default strategy for legacy brands like P&G when they wanted to raise prices in the past just doesn't cut it anymore. While taglines like Uber for Restaurants or Tinder for Sneakers may seem tempting, consumer startups cant just transfer proven tech models to a new space. To succeed in today's highly competitive environment, consumer startups need a brand new idea and some unfair advantage to set themselves apart. In other words, a company should be uniquely qualified to solve a specific problem with a new solution. Even if a startup can achieve market supremacy, its perpetually challenged by copycat products from other emerging startups or line extensions from big brands, so it must have some edge to maintain a defensive advantage. Fortunately, this edge can take many forms: sourcing advantages, an experienced team, and proprietary IP are just a few examples of unfair advantages a company can have over the competition.

Realistic valuations and growth targets

Although many consumer categories are scaling faster than ever, the growth trajectory is still typically not as steep as traditional venture capital investments. Consumer startups seeking funding often try to mimic the valuations of more popular technology verticals, but the profile for CPG and retail is profoundly different, so the financial projections and valuations should be, as well. The expectation of tech-like growth has been the death knell for a great many consumer products companies, which may be forced to cut corners and compromise on quality in order to meet unrealistic investor demands. For consumer and retail companies with revenues over $1 million, valuations should typically be no more than one to four times LTM net revenue. Earlier-stage companies should base growth targets and valuations on comparable company metrics. As Ryan Caldbeck, CEO of CircleUp, points out in The Best Way to Set the Valuation of Your Company, unrealistic valuations can lead to drawn out fundraises and disappointed investors.

Healthy margins

By cutting out wholesalers, lowering overhead costs and using savvy marketing techniques, consumer startups can be successful on narrower margins than legacy corporations, but gross margins should still be at least 40-60 percent across most categories. Much more than technology, consumer goods are highly dependent on real-world uncertainties, like fluctuating commodity prices or supply chain disruptions, which can increase a startups COGS and thus negatively impact the bottom line so healthy margins are imperative for downside protection. Technology companies are frequently able to raise capital, grow and even get acquired without ever achieving profitability, but strong unit economics are vital for physical goods. In fact, many potential acquirers will look at a startups margins before they even consider metrics like EBITDA or net income.

It's a great time to invest don't miss it

The environment has been increasingly supportive of consumer goods startups since millennials began earning their own paychecks and making decisions about how to spend their money (around 2005). As millennials mature and continue to drive consumer trends, startups that are better able to capitalize on these trends are scaling faster and bigger than ever. This growth is catching the attention of venture capitalists (for investments) and big brands (for acquisition) alike. Its no surprise that M&A activity hit an all-time high of $238 billion last year twice as much as tech. But although the growth path for consumer startups is getting steeper, the model remains distinct from traditional venture capital investments and requires an entirely separate type of due diligence. The biggest mistake an investor can make is to ignore these differences. The second biggest mistake is to miss the opportunity altogether. Read more: TechCrunch

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Virtual Capital Investment For Start-up

For Start-up Venture capital (VC) firms often invest in companies. Venture capital brings money, smart advice, hands-on management support, and other skills that help the entrepreneurial vision to be converted to marketable products. With a reluctance to exit early options, startups and investors are aligned to share the profits going forward.

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