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Mission-driven Venture Capital Rick Larson, Managing Director SJF Ventures Building Assets of People, Families & Communities Jessie Ball duPont Fund October 25-27, 2006 Contact information: 400 W. Main St, Suite 604, Durham, NC 27701 Phone: 919-530-1177, ext. 406 rickl@sjfund.com
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What is Venture Capital? What? Equity investments (not debt) in rapidly growing private companies (not publicly owned) How long is it invested? 5-7 years Level of return? Goal: 5 – 20 X initial investment (15 – 20 + % per year) Why so high? It’s risky. 1/3 of companies fail, 1/3 return investment, 1/3 generate some return Patient capital? Yes, no immediate repayment required), but... VC’s are results oriented, with enough control to make changes if see fit) Whose $$ do VC’s invest? Pension funds, foundations, banks, high net worth individuals
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Mission-driven VC Flavors: People, place, purpose Community Development Venture Capital 82 funds; $870 M under mgmt. Investors: Banks and foundations, CDFI Fund; insurance cos. Trade association CDVCA (www.cdvca.org)www.cdvca.org New Markets Venture Capital 6 funds; $150 M (SBA) Investors: SBA leverage, Banks “Second-generation” Funds Approx. 15; $2.5 B Investors: Banks, insurance cos., public pension funds, foundations, funds of funds
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Mission-driven VC can help… Innovate in traditional industries Capture outsourcing opportunities Generate quality employment --7 of 10 fastest growing skilled positions are health care related -- 3 of top 4 occupations creating the most jobs are health care/fin. services related
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SJF Ventures – Mission Driven Approach Industry Focus: Clean Technologies, Business Services, and Organic Consumer Products Investment Stage: Expansion stage companies with revenues of $1M to $20M & at growth inflection point Investment Size: $500K to $1.5M per company Strategy: Targeting companies whose rapid growth yields strong community, environmental and financial results: quality entry level job creation & environmental improvement. Return: Projected IRR to investors in mid-teens with lower volatility than conventional VC returns
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Assisting companies (Get Ready for Equity) Supporting high performance workforce (including asset- building) Showcasing/supporting cleantech innovators (Cleantech CEO panels) SJF Advisory Services – Allied 501(c)(3) SJF Advisory Services – Allied 501(c)(3)
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SJF I Companies: 1,900 Jobs Since 1999 SJF I Companies: 1,900 Jobs Since 1999
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Beyond Paycheck-to-PaycheckReport Beyond Paycheck-to-Paycheck Report “Best Practices” survey of industry Framework for matching CDVC funds and companies with best asset-building strategies Marketing and educational pieces for funds and portfolio companies Documentation of tools and case studies Full report available at www.sjfund.com
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Survey of 20 CDVC Funds Asset-Building and Wealth-Sharing Tools ►CDVC funds utilize a broad set of asset-building tools
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Asset-Building Tools Used by SJF Broad-based stock option plans (SJF has set up 8) IDAs -- Individual development accounts (SJF has linked 2 port. cos. to local nonprofits providing IDAs) Retirement plans such as 401(k)s (SJF has facilitated several) Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) Profit sharing and bonuses (SJF now facilitating one) Home ownership assistance programs Employee credit unions
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Company Example – Consumer Products Location:Harrison, NY and Yonkers, NY Business Description: DDF produces skincare products, including cleansers, moisturizers, anti-aging and acne treatment products SJF Investment:$200K, November 2001; $610K exit, April 2004 Jobs Creation:75 jobs at investment, 132 Jobs at exit (73% entry- level) Highlights:3X return in 2.5 years for a 67% IRR Early exit through sale to private equity fund Employee stock option plan and other benefits Relocation to expanded facility in Empire Zone in Yonkers, NY
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Company Example -- Business Services Location:Kennesaw, GA, S. Providence, RI Business Description: Minority owned Business to Business contact center (voice, email) serving a range of industries: financial information, faith-based, government SJF Investment:$875K (Aug. ’02, Feb. ’03, June ’05) Jobs Creation:21 jobs at investment, 385 today (90% entry-level) Highlights: Revenue growth - $1.5MM in ‘02, $15MM in ’06 Highly diverse workforce; opportunities for advancement; broad-based stock option plan; EAP and health/education programs
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