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Andra Capital

About

Andra’s team has helped accelerate the technological evolution of the world we live in by investing in the future. We support the growth of some of the most promising global companies to shape a brighter future.

  • 30+ years of Silicon Valley technology investments and operational leadership experience*
  • $100B+ Andra’s investments in technology and enterprise software companies representing $100B+ in value
  • 140+ transactions with technology industry leaders*

*Figures reflect years of industry experience and transactions for Partners at prior firms.

Investors, Technologists, Operators, Entrepreneurs

Our team brings deep domain expertise, extensive operational experience, decades of investment experience, financial markets sophistication, and a strong network of relationships

The Andra Advantage

  • Seasoned Silicon Valley Investors: 30+ years of experience investing in technology companies across multiple stages of a company's lifecycle
  • Operational Experience: 20+ years of experience founding and scaling technology unicorns and driving companies to exits
  • Strategic Ecosystem: Global investor network that helps portfolio companies fuel growth through strategic partnerships
  • Track Record: Proven track record of deal execution, value creation and investment expertise

Investment Philosophy

We strive to achieve superior and consistent returns by funding exceptional companies identified through our five core investment principles:

  • Execute our powerful and unique investment thesis and process for each fund strategy that allows us to effectively identify and evaluate investment targets
  • Select disruptive companies with enduring technology moats and strong business models that can scale efficiently irrespective of macroeconomic cycles
  • Maintain valuation discipline, investing at levels that fit our risk parameters and returns profile
  • Perform strong fundamental research bottom up research and documentation of every investment using our proprietary methodology
  • Employ a portfolio approach to mitigate risk through sector and time diversification

Investment Strategies

Late Stage

Open-end fund focused on leading, pre-IPO technology companies with an exit horizon of 2-3 years.

Target Company Characteristics

  • Technology category leaders in large and fast-growing markets
  • Sustainable and scalable unit economics with a clear path to profitability
  • Seeking capital to fuel growth and establish market dominance prior to an exit event
  • Technologically differentiated business models that can create defensible moats

Growth-Stage

Closed-end fund focused on leading, disruptive, fast-growing private technology companies with an exit horizon of 5-8 years.

Target Company Characteristics

  • Emerging technology leaders in large markets ripe for disruption
  • Proven product-market fit with scalable and viable unit economics
  • Entering the hyper-growth phase of scaling their business
  • Technologically differentiated business models that can create defensible moats

Target Verticals

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Data and analytics
  • Cloud infrastructure
  • Networking
  • Cybersecurity
  • FinTech
  • Consumer Software
  • B2B and B2C marketplaces
  • Digital health

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