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Strong margins and unit economics
Optimizing for sustainable pace of growth
Capital efficient. Not reliant on outside capital.
Building a team + company that avoids burnout/founder drop off
Focused on "unsexy" and overlooked markets
Building with proven technologies in known markets = much higher success rate
Lifecycle phases of a steadily growing profitable software company
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Eg. Bootstrapping, Friends & Family and Calm Company Fund
Eg. Pipe, Capchase, Clearbanc, Founderpath, Lighter Capital, Reformation, Blueprint.
Eg. Summit Partners, General Atlantic, Five Elms, Arthur Ventures, Growth Street.
Eg. Vista Equity, Constellation, Turn/River, Thoma Bravo, Diversis, and many more!
Calm Company Fund is a new approach to investing in technology companies with a completely different risk profile from traditional venture capital. We back the profitable ventures that would normally bootstrap.
We call it Early Stage Growth Equity.
Building a team + company that avoids burnout/founderdrop off
Profit-sharing in 1-3 years, exits in 5-7 years
Focus on profitability = 1 write-off in 3 years across 69 investments
Businesses where “first check, last check” is a viable strategy
Calm Companies can still raise VC/growth capital and achieve IPO-sized outcomes, but our returns aren't dependent on outlier successes
Our unique thesis, which allows us to avoid “hot” markets, and our founder friendly approach (we literally invented a new agreement so founders could succeed on their own) have resulted in the "calm company" philosophy gaining momentum—and the fans are formidable.
Founders choose us, often only us.
We love the simplicity of "first check, last check."
Our active global community sends a wealth of deals our way.
"I've not sought out any other type of VC, but the Calm Fund approach seems different to others."
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anon applicant
"Calm Fund is one of the most consistent, tactical, and helpful investors we have. They lean in with brainstorms, sounding board calls, intros to customers and other investors, whatever we need."
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YAC
"Being part of Calm Company Fund makes an enormous difference in our company. We’ve grown more than ever purely because we’re part of this community. Amazing."
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Memberspace
"Calm Fund lit the opportunity fuse for our company at a critical time, allowing us to become the #1 company in the world in food safety for small and mid sized businesses."
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Food Ready
"I don't need to raise capital, but...I really like the Calm Company Fund investment thesis. The structure offers a win-win for both the investor and company."
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anon applicant
"Our company is profitable. I was happy to run it as it is without external funds. But when I discovered the philosophy of Calm Company Fund, I thought that I can change my mind."
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anon applicant
"Calm Fund is one of the most consistent, tactical, and helpful investors we have. They lean in with brainstorms, sounding board calls, intros to customers and other investors, whatever we need."
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YAC
"I don't need to raise capital, but...I really like the Calm Company Fund investment thesis. The structure offers a win-win for both the investor and company."
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anon applicant
"Calm Fund lit the opportunity fuse for our company at a critical time, allowing us to become the #1 company in the world in food safety for small and mid sized businesses."
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Food Ready
"Our company is profitable. I was happy to run it as it is without external funds. But when I discovered the philosophy of Calm Company Fund, I thought that I can change my mind."
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anon applicant
"Being part of Calm Company Fund makes an enormous difference in our company. We’ve grown more than ever purely because we’re part of this community. Amazing."
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Memberspace
"I've not sought out any other type of VC, but the Calm Fund approach seems different to others."
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anon applicant
"I don't need to raise capital, but...I really like the Calm Company Fund investment thesis. The structure offers a win-win for both the investor and company."
anon applicant
"Our company is profitable. I was happy to run it as it is without external funds. But when I discovered the philosophy of Calm Company Fund, I thought that I can change my mind."
anon applicant
"I've not sought out any other type of VC, but the Calm Fund approach seems different to others."
anon applicant
"Calm Fund is one of the most consistent, tactical, and helpful investors we have. They lean in with brainstorms, sounding board calls, intros to customers and other investors, whatever we need."
YAC
"Being part of Calm Company Fund makes an enormous difference in our company. We’ve grown more than ever purely because we’re part of this community. Amazing."
Memberspace
"Calm Fund lit the opportunity fuse for our company at a critical time, allowing us to become the #1 company in the world in food safety for small and mid sized businesses."
Food Ready
Founder of Storemapper, a SaaS product, taking it from side project to exit in 5 yrs
Coined the term "Micro-SaaS" and literally wrote the book on it
Formerly led Bloomberg's project economics modeling for all globally renewable energy technologies
Creator of the Shared Earnings Agreement [SEAL] investment structure, an improvement to traditional revenue-based financing structures
Named "Rising Star VC" by Business Insider + featured on Bloomberg, New York Times, and Crunchbase
25,000+ followers on Twitter
When we say "community"— we don't just mean followers or readers. We mean builders committed to (and for many, invested in) making Calm Company Fund a long-term success.
We have 1,000+ true fans; 1,000+ operators amplifying our impact.
Leaders & innovators are showing up to
support us
Our investors know Calm Companies.
Of our 200+ LPs across all funds, the vast majority are successful software entrepreneurs.
Bonus: Nearly all of them allocate time to mentor our portfolio.
Our investors know Calm Companies.
Of our 200+ LPs across all funds, the vast majority are successful software entrepreneurs.
Bonus: Nearly all of them allocate time to mentor our portfolio.
We're a remote-first (pre- COVID), global team, investing in the best the world has to offer.
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