Investment Criteria

We seek to invest in companies with the following characteristics:

• Outstanding Management Teams – Prospective companies should possess experienced, focused management teams with deep domain and management expertise, a burning drive to succeed, and a high level of integrity. The BPV Partners are willing to help an outstanding entrepreneur build his or her team, but we are highly unlikely to invest in a business where a new leader for the business must be identified and recruited.
• Large and Growing National Markets – Prospective companies must be operating in markets that are at least $100 million in actual revenues today and are projected to grow at a rate of 25% or higher over a five- to 10-year period.
• Revenues and a Proven Economic Model – Prospective companies must be generating revenue and have proven economic models that allow for an attractive return on invested capital. The Partners prefer to focus their efforts on assessing market and execution risk rather than product or business model risk.
• Domiciled in the Southeast and Texas – We consider the Southeast to be from Baltimore, Maryland, down to Florida and across to Texas. Companies may have operations outside this area, but we are seeking companies whose headquarters are in the Southeast and Texas.