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Digi_Vest is a modern investment firm for small to midsize businesses (SME's).
Our purpose built services and support engine operates alongside Founders to scale their business.
Think of us as a “hands on” partner.
To date our engine has delivered a number of 10-50x online revenue increases in less than 9 months. In addition to 5-8X company valuation increases.
If you are already selling online and aspire to global success, use the form below to get in contact with our Community Manager.
6 things that Digi_Vest is about:
1. Accelerate with data
Sustainable eCommerce scale gets complicated very quickly: requiring multiple traffic sources pointed to many different creative offers, across diverse marketing channels in several markets. Access to our data-tech stack and data scientists gives Founders a competitive advantage to leverage insights to reduce risk and maximise efficiencies.
3. On, not in
One of the biggest pitfalls for Founders that we’ve seen time and again is when a Founder gets stuck "working in their eCommerce business" (not to mention the cost of time and money). Our partnership allows you to do what you do best and "work on your business" while we simplify and manage eCommerce scale via our engine.
5. Founders anywhere
Whilst its important to have face to face time monthly, and /or quarterly, talented Founders can build and scale their business from anywhere, multi million dollar companies can originate in a small town, regional centre or in a major city office.
At Digi_Vest we operate the same way - our staff are global, and we use that to your advantage.
Our system leverages a bunch of tools to make it easy for all.
2. Global Database
The better you understand your customer (audience) the easier it is to grow your database. Building your company database globally is a great way to minimise marketing spend with repeatable purchases, which in turn boost valuation and enhance exit celebrations.
4. Tools over the boardroom
We are far from the traditional venture capital firm. We are a team of enablers and advisors. Data Scientists, Digital Marketers, Growth Hackers, Performance Analysts, Conversation Rate Optimisers, Channel Optimisers, Growth Investee Managers, alongside the more traditional Capital Executive who understands investment valuations and requirements.
6. Shared Risk & Abundance
Our Engine has been specifically designed to reduce the costs and time frames Founders normally face when trying to reach scale. As a mostly pay for performance model this means we share those risks.
In return, we reasonably expect the Founder (shareholders) to share in the abundance that we co-create.
6 things that Digi_Vest is about:
1. Accelerate with data
Sustainable eCommerce scale gets complicated very quickly: requiring multiple traffic sources pointed to many different creative offers, across diverse marketing channels in several markets. Access to our data-tech stack and data scientists gives Founders a competitive advantage to leverage insights to reduce risk and maximise efficiencies.
2. Global Database
The better you understand your customer (audience) the easier it is to grow your database. Building your company database globally is a great way to minimise marketing spend with repeatable purchases, which in turn boost valuation and enhance exit celebrations.
3. On, not in
One of the biggest pitfalls for Founders that we’ve seen time and again is when a Founder gets stuck "working in their eCommerce business" (not to mention the cost of time and money). Our partnership allows you to do what you do best and "work on your business" while we simplify and manage eCommerce scale via our platform.
4. Tools over the boardroom
We are far from the traditional venture capital firm. We are a team of enablers and advisors. Data Scientists, Digital Marketers, Growth Hackers, Performance Analysts, Conversation Rate Optimisers, Channel Optimisers, Growth Investee Managers, alongside the more traditional Capital Executive who understands investment valuations and requirements.
5. Founders anywhere
Whilst its important to have face to face time monthly, and /or quarterly, talented Founders can build and scale their business from anywhere, multi million dollar companies can originate in a small town, regional centre or in a major city office.
At Digi_Vest we operate the same way - our staff are global, and we use that to your advantage.
Our system leverages a bunch of tools to make it easy for all.
6. Shared Risk & Abundance
Our Engine has been specifically designed to reduce the costs and time frames Founders normally face when trying to reach scale. As a mostly pay for performance model this means we share those risks.
In return, we reasonably expect the Founder (shareholders) to share in the abundance that we co-create.
Engine Access benefits
Unfortunately, in the absence of deep digital expertise, too often amazing products or services fail to establish global market leading positions (online). We make it possible for Founders to access a services engine where data, tech, content, strategy, localisation of new markets, strategy and capital resources are affordable, accessible and manageable. In turn Founders can secure the data efficiencies necessary for global scaling.
Attracting and retaining elite digital staff comes with the high risk of not understanding and leveraging their roles effectively whilst loading up your P&L with 6 figures of fixed costs.
Alternate digital companies are almost always too small to effect the change you need or too big (read expensive) for SMB’s to afford to leverage.At Digi_Vest, Founders get exclusive access to our engine to minimise the hassale and worry of global scale.
Instantly plug your business into a team who are performance driven to scale your business, working under a unified strategy to employ current best practices around;
Marketing: Media, content, growth optimisation.
Tech: Data stack, tracking optimisation and automation.
Support and Education on what it takes to get to global scale, increase valuation and raise capital.
Marketing: Media, content, growth optimisation.
Tech: Data stack, tracking optimisation and automation.
Support and Education on what it takes to get to global scale, increase valuation and raise capital.
Digital and online advertising is an ever-changing world. It requires speed in decision making. Our system and team shares targets, insights and educates along the way. Founders don’t need to start an eCommerce company from the beginning to build one.
Many SME’s need to re-invest profits of a number of years to grow and experience many rounds of capital. Our staff are acutely aware of capital constraints faced by SMEs and accept they are in roles for long-term shared benefit. Our culture is driven by creating an online global presence, pay for performance and building valuations.
Many of us have navigated and conquered scaling online so we can lead you down the same path. We’ve also started companies, raised capital, built-out digital success, and led teams.
It takes many Venture Capital players to create a thriving ecosystem for Founders. We believe the more the merrier. We are very proud to make our contribution via our eCommerce investing niche. We tend to work best with Founders who have validated their business model locally, but haven’t yet nailed global scale. That’s our sweet spot. For these Founders revenue is a key driver to a sustainable global business, this is our key focus, as opposed to offering traditional venture capital services like recruitment, advocacy and networks.
Our Philosophy
1. Investing in what works
The evolution of eCommerce (online) has allowed us to build a unique curation system for Investors based on validating assumptions and delivering performance.
3. First round, no rounds
Our mission is to help small to medium sized companies reach global scale online and support Investment requirements where needed. Unlike traditional Venture Capital firms, we operate without any guarantee that capital will be required.
5. It’s who we are
Innovative Founders, eCommerce and capital investing is what we love. We seek to hire staff who thrive in a nimble, performance culture where outcomes matter much more than clock watching.
2. Founders on a quest
To be fair, money is both a requirement for, and a consequence of success. To scale at speed though, it needs to be about much more than money. There is a level of collaboration, commitment and discovery required.
4. Find the white space
We are in the business of digital experimentation. To break ceilings across multiple markets. To ideate, execute, to load spend where it works and minimise where it doesn't. To take amazing products and services and connect them to a global audience.
6. No interest in bright lights
Without Founders we would not exist. Our role is to harness what your company sells for online scale. We love being the team behind the team. You won’t find us advertising your business on our website.
Our Philosophy
1. Investing in what works
The evolution of eCommerce (online) has allowed us to build a unique curation system for Investors based on validating assumptions and delivering performance.
2. Founders on a quest
To be fair, money is both a requirement for, and a consequence of success. To scale at speed though, it needs to be about much more than money. There is a level of collaboration, commitment and discovery required.
3. First round, no rounds
Our mission is to help small to medium sized companies reach global scale online and support Investment requirements where needed. Unlike traditional Venture Capital firms, we operate without any guarantee that capital will be required.
4. Find the white space
We are in the business of digital experimentation. To break ceilings across multiple markets. To ideate, execute, to load spend where it works and minimise where it doesn't. To take amazing products and services and connect them to a global audience.
5. It’s who we are
Innovative Founders, eCommerce and capital investing is what we love. We seek to hire staff who thrive in a nimble, performance culture where outcomes matter much more than clock watching.
6. No interest in bright lights
Without Founders we would not exist. Our role is to harness what your company sells for online scale. We love being the team behind the team. You won’t find us advertising your business on our website.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Not really, every online advertising platform in the world wants more small and mid sized business using their platform. The reality is some businesses just don’t have the margins or online foundations to win, irrespective of product or service. So whether we partner with you or not, we will share our views on the best approach to scale.
In our initial assessment we focus on appetite, eCommerce scale and conversion metrics, unique selling proposition, gross margin and cash flow. Subsequently we will dive more heavily into data, current online activity and forecasts.
Our model has been designed to minimise risk for both founders and investors.
As such Investors only assist in what’s proven to scale and we encourage our Founder partners to use the pilot program to validate our performance, partnership, and effect on your company valuation.
The expectation is that you will utilise our services and support platform, not simply seek capital.
We are agnostic. Our focus in on what scales online, universally.
To date successful companies that have gone through our pilot have seen our platform deliver a number of 10-50x online revenue increases and 5-8X company valuation increases in less than 9 months.
Experience dealing with success and adversity. We gravitate towards resilient, open minded and pragmatic leaders who want to build for the mid term.
We tend to avoid Founders who are slow, precious and overly focused on creative. The online world requires speed to nail each market fit.
We tend to avoid Founders who are slow, precious and overly focused on creative. The online world requires speed to nail each market fit.
Ready to Scale?
If you are already selling online and aspire to global success, use the form below to get in contact with our Community Manager.
Marcus will explain how we employ our F6 model to ensure mission critical elements of your business are developed to achieve global scale.
All communication will be treated with the strictest of confidence.
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