Venture Capital Investment Objectives

Opus8 seeks to make opportunistic venture capital investments in outstanding leadership and management teams, with already-developed products and services.

We prefer to invest in companies requiring capital which allows companies to grow their businesses by expanding sales & marketing and hiring great people, rather than to complete the development or testing of a new product. We are generally not interested in pre-revenue opporutnities, or companies in highly technical industries which we do not understand.

While we sometimes do not require a Board Seat, we do require Board "observation rights," as well as management which is open to feedback and constructive criticism. Our team will be very proactive and cooperative in sharing with you our operational expertise and our business network.

Finally, since we do not manage money, per se, we are under no pressure to realize gains or harvest profits. We do not have to answer to institutional limited partners and can therefore be both entrepreneurial and patient with our operating partners.

Venture Investment Criteria

Management: Must be a proven entrepreneur with a strong team. Particular attention will be paid to entrepreneur's track record and that of the sales organization. We also like to see substantial cash investment by the founders and senior managers.

Investment Amounts: Up to $1 million per transaction.

Industries: Flexible. We are more interested in the sponsorship, than in the exact industry or idea. Note, however, that our Team's expertise lies in the following spaces: Internet, Direct Marketing, Nutraceuticals, Business Process Outsourcing, Information Services, Database Management, Business Services, and Publishing.

Locations: United States (Mid-Atlantic region) and China (Coastal regions.)

Markets: The potential market for your product or service must be huge. We are interested in companies which can grow quickly and aggressively into a massive market.

Revenues: No specific revenue requirement. The company should be billing revenues with existing products and services.

Deal Structure: Flexible. Generally, we prefer a convertible debenture or a redeemable preferred stock structure.

Board of Directors: We generally do not require a Board Seat, but would require Board observation rights.

Investment Horizon: Ideally, between 7 and 10 years. Because we are using our own internal funds, we are flexible as to when we realize gains from our investments.