RockPort invests primarily in the United States and seeks to diversify our portfolio by stage and industry within our focus sectors. Depending on stage and risk profile, we may initially invest between $1 million and $10 million and are willing to be the lead, or co-investor in deals ranging from $5 million to $50 million. Due to the time we spend with each of our investments, we prefer to hold a significant ownership in portfolio companies and typically become a member of the Board of Directors.
RockPort considers each company and plan individually, acknowledging that no one set of criteria can adequately capture and define an investable opportunity. However, we generally seek investments which have a set of defined attributes:
- A superior management team
- A defensible leading-edge or breakthrough technology that drives superior economics and/or other benefits for targeted markets
- Large identifiable markets with high sustainable growth rates
- A strong value proposition, preferably with multiple drivers
- An opportunity for our team to add value beyond the investment capital
- While we are able to move quickly when needed, we prefer to spend the time to understand the business as completely as possible while building a relationship with management through the due diligence process.