HOTventures

HOTventures is a small investment and advisory firm that works with fast-growth technology companies. It has done so for more than three decades. Sometimes it invests directly or brings in other investors, and at other times it joins a company as a board member or adviser.

Its stated aim is to spot promising companies and steer them towards an eventual exit.

Services

• Direct investment: puts its own money into technology companies.
• Introductions to investors: brings in outside backers where suitable.
• Board and advisory roles: sits on boards or advises founders.
• Fundraising guidance: helps shape a company so it can use new capital productively rather than only hunting for investors.

Clients

Founders of fast-growth technology businesses. The firm stresses sales traction, cash flow and clear metrics, and suggests founders look for investors whose own background fits their market.

Key facts

• Experience: more than three decades with growth technology companies
• Roles: investor, adviser and board member
• Approach: verify claims, prefer execution over ideas, and build value through revenue