Launching innovative enterprises by combining exceptional talent, proven processes, and capital resources
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Parthenon Ventures is a business development lab and early stage investment firm with an exclusive focus on software.
Parthenon sources great ideas, builds teams, provides resources, and establishes proven business processes.
The company seeks to attract and maintain a team of world-class operators, marketers, and technologists across a portfolio of strategically important businesses.
FOCUS
We look for all of the following in new opportunities
Pre-Seed Stage
Before venture capital or accelerators
Path to Profitability
Products that can be taken to market quickly
Scalable Software
Grow exponentially with people not linearly
Capital Lite
Business that scale with limited investment
Unique Solution
Disruptive offering with no direct competitors
Strong Sales Model
Clear, high potential distribution plan
Operational Need
We can add value in addition to capital
Brilliantly Simple
Innovative solutions that can be built quickly
Home-run Potential
Vision for a game changing solution
Passionate Founder(s)
Obsessive technologists and entrepreneurs
Proven Pain Point
Fixes a major problem for target customers
Sustainable Advantage
Long-term ability to hold off intense competition
Large Market
Requires minimal share for large outcomes
Significant Value Proposition
Step change improvement, not marginal change
Recurring Revenue
Generates predictable revenue streams
We do not work with ad supported business models, inventory based e-commerce, highly cyclical industries, or businesses heavily dependent on federal spending
VALUE ADD
We are seasoned entrepreneurs adding value in the following areas
Strategy Formation
Business model generation, operational planning, and sales programs
Product Development
UI/UX planning, minimal viable products, and technical development
Employee Recruiting
Enhancing teams with highly skilled executives and operators
Business Development
Warm introductions to key potential customers and partners
Legal and Financial Guidance
Contract structuring, financial modeling, and employee issues
Capital Raising
Leveraging our experience and networks to source additional capital
SENIOR TEAM

Thomas J. Fast
Managing Partner

Abhijeet Singh
Technical Lead

Robert Lawson
Senior Advisor
CONTACT US
Parthenon Ventures
1263 E 4th Ave
Salt Lake City, UT 84103