Independent rating of Mangrove Capital Partners VC fund
Overall rating:
10 reviews
About Mangrove Capital Partners VC fund
Website:
Founded:
2000
Number of funds:
5
Number of investments:
148
Number of exits:
21
Headquarters:
Organization type:
Private Equity Firm
How Mangrove Capital Partners VC fund invests
Rounds:
Average ticket size:
4.45M USD
Smallest investment:
857K USD
Biggest investment:
14.3M USD
Would lead round:
Yes
Would coinvest:
Yes
Countries where invested:
Sectors of interest:
Software, Consulting, Analytics, Travel, Tourism, Social Media, Security, Sales Automation, Reservations, Personal Branding, Open Source, Network Security, Marketing, Management Consulting, Machine Learning, Information Technology, Human Resources, Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce, Debt Collections, Cyber Security, Computer Vision, Computer, Call Center, Business Intelligence, Brand Marketing, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Advertising, Adventure Travel
Founders' reviews of Mangrove Capital Partners VC fund
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Quick Reaction, Unfortunatly Too Small for Us
We were looking for a more late-stage financing, so Mark Tluszcz told us right away that we are too small for them.
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No Investment, Still Like Them
We negotiated for three months. Right when we thought we had a deal they came up with 5 more things they wanted to see changed. That was the end of the deal for us.
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Biggest Balls in the Business
Mangrove embraced our vision and had the courage to back us at a very early stage. They have been with us every step of the way since with extremely practical advice and support. Mark Tluszcz and Mauro Mariani stand out as straight talkers you can trust, and the diversity of the team brings value across the board.
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Reads Like a Love Story
Again not to repeat all but the thing I really appreciate about Mangrove is the big-picture, long-term perspective as an investor. They focus on the important stuff that matters to value creation rather than being reactive to day to day challenges. They're also also pragmatic as hell.
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CEO
I have been very impressed - one of the few VC's where egos are left home and full focus and respect is given to the entrepreneurs. These guys bring top notch intellect in the consumer space, and totally focused on supporting their portfolio companies. Mark Tluszcz makes himself 100% available for support, contact and advice.
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A Bit Chaotic at Pitching
We found the pitching process being cut short or accelerated, which did not work in our favour. I wouldn't hesitate to go back to them in the future, however, with this or other projects.
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Smart and Experienced Guys
I won't reiterate all of the comments others have left here. Suffice to say that I agree on all counts. I would single out two aspects of working with Mangrove that I particularly appreciate. One is the fact that they are willing to think for themselves, avoiding the herd mentality that is so prevalent in the VC community. The other is that they have provided a huge amount of valuable input to help us grow our company: technical, marketing, financial, etc. We feel like we have an additional set of smart and experienced guys (beyond our management and employees) who we can turn to give advice when needed.
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Great and Truly European Team
I would and have recommended Mangrove to other entrepreneurs. I've been impressed by their kindness, openness, sharpness and availability.
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Outstanding Professionals
I am having an excellent experience with these guys and would recommend them to any entrepreneur, particularly for very early stage consumer internet ventures.
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Lovely to Deal With
Our partnership with Mangrove came as a result of our first fundraising round. We had several other offers (some of them rather larger, financially, than Mangrove's) but we eventually chose Mangrove, and we haven't regretted it for a second since!