Okapi will focus on seed and early stage investments in exceptional information technology and life science opportunities in southern California. We believe that a tremendous opportunity has been created in the seed and early stages of venture capital investing by the migration of institutional venture funds towards greater fund sizes and larger investments in later stages of each company. We believe our skill sets are particularly suited to seed and early stage investments in life sciences, information technology, and their convergence. We believe we can focus such new companies’ progress and accelerate their achievement of definitive milestones as well as prepare them for follow-on investments in later stages by combining our technical / operational expertise and capital. Okapi believes that southern California, in particular, offers a wealth of such investment opportunities due to the large concentration of universities, the breadth and depth of such universities’ research and the southern California economy in general.
Okapi looks for emerging companies with differentiated techology (i.e., "defensible") targeting a large, addressable, and growing market with clear business and financial objectives and budgets based on early milestones/proof of concept that are value-adding and reduce risk. Our ideal companies will be able and willing to work closely with Okapi to develop and grow their businesses.
Okapi Venture Capital, LLC Invests In These Industries
• Biotechnology
• Lifestyle
• Business Products and Services
• Marketing / Advertising
• Clean Technology
• Media and Entertainment
• Computers and Peripherals
• Medical Devices and Equipment
• Consumer Products and Services
• Mobile
• Education
• Nanotechnology
• Electronics / Instrumentation
• Networking and Equipment
• Financial Services
• Other
• Food / Drink
• Retailing / Distribution
• Gaming
• Semiconductors
• Healthcare Services
• Software
• IT Services
• Sports
• Industrial/Energy
• Telecommunications
• Internet / Web Services
• Travel
Okapi Venture Capital, LLC Invests In Companies That Have Reached The Following Milestones
$1M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue - $10M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue
Concept OnlyProduct In DevelopmentPrototype ReadyFull Product Ready$500K in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue$1M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue$3M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue$5M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue$10M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue$20M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue$50M in Trailing 12 Mo. RevenueMore than $50M in Trailing 12 Mo. RevenueMore than $50M in Trailing 12 Mo. Revenue ►◄ Concept Only
Okapi Venture Capital, LLC Invests In Companies With These Funding Needs
Pre-money Valuation: $3,000,000 - $20,000,000
Capital Seeking: $1,000,000 - $10,000,000
Previously Raised: $500,000 - $5,000,000
Okapi Venture Capital, LLC Expects Their Investments To Generate
Expected Revenue By Year 5: $50,000,000 - $250,000,000
