Macquarie Capital Venture Studio with R/GA

What is Macquarie Capital Venture Studio with R/GA?

The Macquarie Capital Venture Studio with R/GA is a collaborative platform that focuses on propelling InfraTech innovations, emphasizing the energy sector from source to switch.

As an established global leader in infrastructure with an extensive history, Macquarie Capital leverages its expertise to create significant opportunities in numerous public services such as roads, airports, and wind farms. The Venture Studio embodies Macquarie's ethos of transcending traditional approaches by fostering companies poised to revolutionize industries like utilities, transportation, and environmental services. They are not limited to a single stage of company development, inviting enterprises ranging from early to growth phases.

These organizations may operate across various business models, including B2B, B2C, and B2G. To qualify, companies must demonstrate considerable progress via customer base expansion and revenue generation. The Macquarie Capital Venture Studio is particularly interested in products and services that catalyze widespread innovation throughout the energy ecosystem and the larger infrastructure value chain.

The Studio's program is year-long, held at the combined headquarters of R/GA and Macquarie Capital in New York City. It begins with application openings timed around the last week of January and accepts candidates on a rolling basis.

The first module of the program commences in May, with the entire initiative concluding with a Demo Event in the following spring. Here, participating companies showcase their advancements to an audience comprising investors and industry executives.

Macquarie Capital targets investment opportunities ranging from $10 million to $275 million, specializing in early-stage ventures that align with its mission of investing in significant infrastructural projects with a technological edge.