Independent rating of Hopewell Ventures VC fund
Overall rating:
7 reviews
About Hopewell Ventures VC fund
Website:
Founded:
2001
Number of investments:
8
Number of exits:
3
Headquarters:
Organization type:
Venture Capital
How Hopewell Ventures VC fund invests
Rounds:
Average ticket size:
3.13M USD
Smallest investment:
343K USD
Biggest investment:
8.71M USD
Would lead round:
Yes
Would coinvest:
Yes
Countries where invested:
Sectors of interest:
Founders' reviews of Hopewell Ventures VC fund
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Hopewell is Honest and Reasonable
My experience with Hopewell is that they are fair and honest (an unusual trait among VC’s). They will tell you exactly what they think. Not to be arrogant, but because they don’t want to waste anyone’s time.
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Hopwell is Okay to Work With
They were up front, helpful and honest on our deal. They have been willing to help us model some complex problems in our business. I expect a VC to ask tough questions and push you to defend your plan. They have done that in a professional manner. The partners and associates that I have delt with have all been good to deal with.
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Great to Work With
I have worked with numerous VC groups in my career. I have found the Hopewell team (Overmyer and Lampe) extremely easy to work with, completely fair and above board and very competent. They always keep the best interests of all the shareholders in mind and are constantly looking for ways to help grow the company. I wish some of the other VC groups I have worked with had been the same.
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David W is Good, the Rest of the Firm is Not
David W is a real star and has had a solid career in a number of areas. Great guy. The rest of the firm is a bunch of average performers that really didn't add much value to our company at all. I think there are much better firms in the Midwest to look at.
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Great Partners: Supportive, Consistent
Hopewell has been a great partner--a tremendous source of support, counsel and resources (whether making introductions or financial modeling). They've helped us to create enterprise value and have supported me, our management and our business plan at every turn. Their approach is consistent, intelligent and matter-of-fact.
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CEO
I found a number of the partners there to be hard to work with. Very poor follow up on the deal even though they kept moving us through the process. I think there are much better funds in the Midwest to work with then these guys.
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CEO
Hopewell was very easy to work with. They provided regular updates on the status of the process. They were very candid about their opinions, questions, methods, decision criteria and what we should expect throughout the process. There are no egos and they understand what it takes to get a deal done without distracting you from running the business.