ViaNovo Ventures (VNV) partners with companies, startups, private equity funds, and investors through a variety of entrepreneurial models including equity participation and licensing agreements.
Through its business, international, and public policy expertise and relationships, VNV brings value to these entrepreneurial partnerships through a wide range of roles and services:
- Development of strategic alliances and sales channels
- Business development and customer acquisition
- Identification and facilitation of capital and funding
- Sourcing and screening of projects and investment opportunities
- Cultural, cross-border, and public issue management
- Brand, marketing, and communications counsel
VNV has a special focus on (i) U.S partners seeking to access and develop new markets, customers, projects and capital in Latin America - and vice versa; (ii) media and technology startups and initiatives; and (iii) infrastructure projects and funds.
Our Team
The VNV team draws upon a unique blend of business, sales, finance, governmental, diplomatic, political, and communications experience and expertise. We have held positions at The White House, The Boston Consulting Group, Enron Capital & Trade, National Instruments, the U.S. International Trade Commission, SBC Communications, and on Capitol Hill and U.S. presidential campaigns.
Our principals have founded several startups and shaped strategies for scores of high-profile brands and leaders. Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza serves as chairman of VNV.
Our Successes
Recent and current examples of VNV's entrepreneurial partnerships include:
- Serving as the exclusive marketer and distributor of a U.S. company's flagship public safety product in Mexico
- Developing a new strategic alliance with the world's third largest entertainment company for a venture-backed media and technology startup focused on expanding to Latin America
- Providing strategic public policy guidance to a group of investors on the formation and funding of a new power generation entity in Texas
- Expanding operations into Mexico for a U.S. environmental company, resulting in projected annual sales of more than $20 million
- Facilitating the sourcing of $1 million in growth funding for a U.S.-based technology company's expansion to Mexico
- Advising a social networking startup on business development and sales channels