Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | Private Equity Fund |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Material Science • Woman Focused |
Stages | Seed |
Investing | United States |
Investment Range | $1,000 - $100,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $25,000 |
Leawood Venture Capital is a private equity fund with its headquarters located at 3889 Maple Avenue, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas. They specialize in early-stage investments, particularly in seed funding rounds, demonstrating expertise in various financing structures including debt, equity, and mezzanine. With a broad investment scope, the fund targets a multitude of industries such as Software (including Web, Marketplace, SaaS), IT and Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT), FinTech and Financial Services, Hardware and Manufacturing, Energy, Blockchain and Cryptos, Web Security and Privacy, Material Science, and Woman Focused ventures. They cater to a diverse portfolio with a minimum investment size of $1,000, a maximum of $100,000, and an investment sweet spot of $25,000. Leawood Venture Capital's team comprises experienced professionals with backgrounds in significant long-term shareholder value creation, strategic business development, disciplined operations management, high-level financial and administrative operations management, and a strong presence in technical policy, global cybersecurity, and internet governance initiatives. The co-founders are Karl Gemperli and Brendan Fallis, with Todd Daniels, Patrick Ryan, Bob Taylor, George Semb, and Kip Wiggins as key team members. The investment committee adheres to a disciplined strategy for selecting and growing successful ventures, leveraging the extensive experience of its multidisciplinary team to provide strategic direction and operational support to the companies in their portfolio.