lapa capital

Growth Equity

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what we do

We invest in companies focused on increasing overall productivity, health & well-being and regulatory compliance.
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We look for established solutions (i.e. tested and deployed) and businesses facing an inflexion point on its growth trajectory.
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We leverage our relationships globally to help our partners expand their network globally.
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We focused mainly on companies operating at or near financial profitability.

how we invest

Our companies are solving real problems and creating long-term value.

Style

  • Hands off and helpful
  • Experience and accretive relating to governance
  • Close relationship to board and/or management
  • Introductions to management i.e. talent, M&A, and commercial
  • Deep network in U.S., Europe, and Latam, help companies expand abroad

Target Companies

  • ARR > $2M (ideally)
  • EBITDA positive or clear path
  • High recurrency, low customer concentration
  • Sensible unit economics
  • Scalable business model
  • Ideally novel & disruptive, but consider defensible legacy

Preferred Sectors

We are sector agnostic, but we actively originate in:

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  • Healthcare & Well-being
  • Cybersecurity
  • Enterprise Software
  • Innovative Consumer Products
  • Regulatory Compliance

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Investment Philosophy

  • Management teams
  • Opportunistic and sector-agnostic
  • Target companies addressing real problems
  • Main verticals: enterprise productivity, health & well-being, regulatory compliance, and preservation of the environment
  • Realistic TAM, product roadmap
  • Post product-market fit
  • At or near cashflow breakeven

Selected Portfolio