Essex Angel Capital Inc. (EXC:CA)

Mission and Philosophy

The overall Essex objective is to give shareholders in Canada and the US an opportunity to invest in the early stages of a company’s development or technologies in an early stage of commercialization, when such investments would not be otherwise available to individual shareholders.

The Defining Difference

Essex invests like a VC or private equity fund and it's equity trades like a common stock. It offers investors the best of both worlds.

A Unique Approach

Essex principals believe they’ve developed a winning investment strategy that provides for significant upside potential, lower risk and near-term liquidity:

• Target companies and sectors before they are visible to most VC firms
• Invest during market conditions unfavorable to early-stage ventures
• Value investor in underpriced opportunities with near-term growth potential
• Avoid distressed situations or turnarounds

Essex principals believe that current market conditions create an excellent environment for this type of investment.

For Entrepreneurs

What We Look For

Essex invests in enterprises with the potential for global reach and scale — the kind of big idea that will become a category-killer, create a new market or evolve into a game-changer within a particular industry or sector.
We do not make seed investments in startups. We invest in ventures that have worked out their business model, understand where they’re headed and are ready to take that next, big step.

Opportunity meets Preparation

Explosive growth is made possible by market conditions. The scalability of the business model, organizational preparedness and proper capitalization is the best foundation for success. We provide capital, both financial and intellectual, to companies that have these qualities but have been held back by lack of resources.

Working with Essex

We've put together a process to evaluate, test and fund entrepreneurial ventures. If you’re interested in putting your idea to work, please consider following our application and vetting process.
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For Investors

Essex offers a solution to problems inherent with angel or early-stage investing:

• Investment vehicle structured for all investors
• Liquidity not typical in this form of investing
• Diverse portfolio to spread risk
• Daily, market-priced valuation of Essex stock
• Steady pipeline of opportunities generally not available to angel investors

Investing Parameters

Essex will typically make investments ranging from $250,000 to several million dollars, subject to applicable Exchange policies, in targeted companies that have commenced revenue-generating operations and/or offer products, services or technologies that can be rapidly scaled. As the Issuer, Essex will also consider pre-revenue ventures with protected intellectual property of demonstrated, exceptional potential.
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