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Even Hermann Hauser didn’t expect this Cambridge University spin-out to spin quite this fast.
Within a year of Amadeus’ seed investment, VocalIQ had been acquired in a trade deal that provided its venture backers with 10 times money.
This is a story about great positioning, good timing, and the power of voice.
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Anne Glover is CEO of Amadeus Capital Partners. This is the story of how she saw the potential in Douglas Anderson’s break through optical medical device concept to create a world leading business from scratch. Optos has since saved the sight of, perhaps, millions of people.
A lot is written about how venture capital works, but this very human story conveys so well the uncertainty and challenges, as well as the judgement and persistence that it takes, to build a truly valuable company from scratch.
Private equity’s approach to investment is much older than you think. Hans Lovrek sheds light on how the limited partnership has borrowed the essential features from some timeless approaches to managing risk amid uncertainty, asymmetry and opportunity.