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Purpose and Profit: Inside Samaritan Partners' Investment Strategy
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In this episode of Investing in Accessibility, co-hosts Kelvin Crosby and Chris Maher dive deep into the investment process at Samaritan Partners, exploring how they evaluate businesses in the disability sector. The conversation covers the fund's unique structure as a public benefit fund, focusing on social good while achieving strong financial returns.
Chris breaks down the key criteria Samaritan Partners uses when considering potential investments, including the importance of social impact, the strength of the founding team, and the scalability of the business model. Kelvin and Chris also cover topics such as starting relationships with VCs early, the importance of product-market fit, finding the right commercial model, due diligence is a two-way street, and more. This episode provides invaluable insights on building lasting partnerships and scaling your business for both social impact and financial success.
Links & Resources:
Chris Maher: LinkedIn
Samaritan Partners: Website
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American Sign Language (ASL) and Captioning for each episode will be provided on our YouTube channel. Go to handle @SamaritanPartners.
Chapters
1. Introduction to Investing in Accessibility (00:00:00)
2. Kelvin & Chris Set Up the Conversation (00:00:29)
3. Fund Structure and Conscious Capitalism (00:02:42)
4. When to Approach VCs (00:08:35)
5. Samaritan's Investment Criteria & Diligence Process (00:12:47)
6. Due Diligence is a Two-Way Street (00:18:42)
7. Go To Market and Commercial Models (00:21:23)
8. Product Market Fit (00:24:38)
9. Pre-Revenue vs. Post-Revenue (00:28:14)
10. Lead Investor vs. Co-Investor (00:29:18)
11. Investors Come in Three Flavors—Choose Wisely (00:34:10)
12. Final Advice for Entrepreneurs (00:40:03)
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