OPPORTUNITY & OBJECTIVE
OPPORTUNITY & OBJECTIVE
Problem: The Innovation Investment Gap
Problem:
Investors increasingly require a turnkey innovation investment model that achieves both financial and strategic outcomes – yet neither existing option serves these needs well.
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Conventional VC focuses solely on financial performance, leaving many critical sectors and early-stage technologies without the long horizons, sector expertise, or strategic alignment they need to scale.
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Consultants, meanwhile, clarify strategic priorities but cannot invest or take risk - creating a separation between strategy and execution.
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This innovation investment gap is a significant challenge for government organizations, industry groups, corporates, universities and research institutes. It leaves them without a mechanism to advance the innovations essential to their long-term strategic goals..
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As a result, high-priority sectors remain underfunded, early-stage technologies stall, and institutions are unable to deliver the innovation outcomes for which they are accountable.
Solution: Integrated Venture Capital as a Service (VCaaS)
Solution:
Artesian bridges the innovation investment gap with Integrated VC as a Service (VCaaS) - a turnkey venture solution for strategic investors.
We combine the financial discipline of VC practitioners with the strategic alignment of consultants, delivered through customised, sole-LP VC funds tailored to each partner’s objectives.
Our turnkey VCaaS solution provides:
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global deal sourcing
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expert investment management
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institutional-grade administration
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full flexibility across sector, stage, geography, structure
VCaaS enables partners to:
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shape investment strategy
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participate in committees
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leverage networks, expertise & distribution channels
Integrated VC delivers both financial returns and strategic impact - while supporting startups underserved by traditional VC.
VCaaS Solving Clients Strategic Innovation Challenges
Governments & Supranationals
Sovereign Capabilities
& Risk Mitigation
VCaaS
Economic Development: To access the financial and strategic returns of the innovation ecosystem a collaborative, scalable & systematised approach to early-stage investment is required
Strategic Industry Growth: Develop key industries, such as AI & Robotics, Agrifood, Healthcare that are critical for national growth/security.
Public-Private Partnerships: Leverage private expertise and capital to achieve public policy goals.
Innovation & Technology Advancement: Invest in cutting-edge technologies, ensuring that the nation stays competitive on a global scale.
Risk Mitigation: Outsourcing VC activities reduces risks associated with direct government investment in startups & innovation projects.
Corporations & Industry Groups
Distributed R&D
+ M&A Pipeline
VCaaS
Innovation Pipeline: Gain early access to innovative startups and technologies that align with strategic goals.
Market Expansion: Invest in new markets or technologies without diverting significant internal resources.
Strategic Alliances: Form strategic partnerships with startups, fostering innovation within their industries.
Diversification of R&D: Diversify T&D efforts by investing in a broad portfolio of startups.
Financial Returns: Generate financial returns on their investments, complementing their core business activities.
Kickstarts, or Complements Existing, CVC: Increase pipeline, expand footprint & mitigate headline risk.
Universities & Research Institutes
Commercialization & Entrepreneurship
VCaaS
Commercialize Research: Commercialize innovations and IP, turning academic research into profitable ventures.
Bridge Funding Gap: Between research and market-ready products, helping projects reach the market faster.
Industry Collaboration: Facilitate partnerships with industry, align academic research / market needs and attract corporate partners.
Innovation Ecosystem Development: Foster local innovation ecosystem, attracting startups, investors, and talent.
Long-Term Financial Sustainability: Build evergreen, recyclable returns to fund future research & commercialization.
Institutional Investors
Bespoke Mandates & Co-Invest Opportunities
VCaaS
Manage Co-Investments: An outsourced solution to optimize co-investment opportunities generated by VC/PE portfolio firms.
Aggregate Emerging Managers: Alternative to Fund of Funds solution providing greater access/control of mandate.
Scalability: Allows institutional investors to scale their VC activities without the need for extensive in-house resources or expertise.
Alignment with Strategic Goals: Institutional investors can establish bespoke mandates to address particular portfolio requirements.
Family
Offices
Intergenerational Transfer & Values Alignment
VCaaS
Maintain Control: Invest in high-risk, high-reward venture capital opportunities., while maintaining control of mandate/ investments.
Access to Expertise & Deal Flow: Gain access to VC expertise and deal flow that they might not have in-house.
Alignment with Family Values: Bespoke mandates with investment control aligned with philanthropic goals or values, such as sustainability or social impact.
Intergenerational Transfer: VCaaS can involve younger family members in managing and growing the family’s assets, helping them learn about venture capital and entrepreneurship from a professional team until ready to manage independently.
Turnkey VC Platform
Artesian’s VCaaS model enables strategic investors to access, engage with, and extract value from the startup ecosystem through a structured, end-to-end investment process. We act as an extension of your team, combining VC expertise & operational rigor.
A typical engagement involves co-developing the investment strategy, implementing a tailored operating model, sourcing and evaluating deals, facilitating investment decisions, and supporting both the investor & startups throughout the lifecycle.
Bespoke Services
Artesian delivers bespoke services dependent upon the
scope and requirements of the VCaaS client
Existing VCaaS Mandates
Artesian has a range of existing VCaaS mandates
across different regions and verticals
