Newtown Partners  |
| FUND MANAGER DETAILS |
| Year Fund Started | 2014 |
| Type of Fund Manager | Family Office |
| Regulatory License Number | n/a |
| Total Number of Investments to Date | over 25 |
| Number of Investment Executives | 2 |
| Principal Office Address | 1st Floor , Annex , 1C, Matrix, Bridgeways Precinct, , Century City, Cape Town 7441 |
| Key Contact Person and Designation | Llewllyn ClaasenDocus |
| BEE Ownership | None SA / Not applicable |
| Company Description | Newtown Partners is the family office of successful startup entrepreneurs Llew Claasen and Vinny Lingham. The firm invests across various alternative and traditional asset classes, primarily early-stage venture capital, to back startups spearheading emerging technologies and disruptive business models. Since 2019, the team has worked with global logistics group, Imperial (JSE: IPL) to enable their corporate venture capital program. Newtown Partners operates out of offices in San Diego, U.S. and Cape Town, South Africa. |
| Telephone | 087 550 5246 |
| E-mail | info@newtownpartners.com |
| Website | https://www.newtownpartners.com |
| FUND DETAILS |
| Name of Fund | Imperial Venture Fund |
| Stage of Fund | Second close |
| Committed Capital of Fund | $50m |
| Fund Structure | |
| Nature of Fund | Corporate Venture Capital Fund |
| Number of Portfolio Companies | 10 |
| INVESTMENT PREFERENCES |
| Minimum Investment | $500,000 dollars |
| Maximum Investment | $2,000,000 million dollars |
| Average Current Investment Size | $1,000,000 million dollars |
| Industry Preference | - Logistics & Packaging
- Health & Medical & Life Science related
- Transportation
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| Industry Excluded | |
| Investment Stage Preference | - Early-Stage
- Seed
- Venture Capital
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| Investment Stage Excluded | |
| Minimum and Maximum Equity Usually Taken | |
| Geographical Preferences | - SADC
- South Africa
- East Africa
- West Africa
- North Africa
- Pan-African
- Europe
- Asia
- North America
- South America
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Australia
- Namibia
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