Investment
Whale Bay Fund
The Whale Bay Fund is managed by WBC and aims to seize opportunities for capital growth in a pan-European market. WBC believes that innovative cross-over technology companies will be the engine behind new economic growth. In Europe there is a high concentration of innovative technology research which results in many new applications for which there is a worldwide market. With the use of unique investment analytics WBC is able to spot and select these investment opportunities for the Whale Bay Fund and monetize the hidden value. The overall aim is to enable these “diamond in the rough” companies to grow their market share, EBITDA and unlock value and excellent returns.
Strategy
Whale Bay Fund will invest in innovative, IP based, technology driven companies active in the following Industries
- Manufacturing & Engineering
- Food & Feed
- Renewables
- Life Sciences
- Advanced Materials
Analytics
Whale Bay Capital uses investment analytics to perform its rigorous analysis supporting its investment process and decisions. Investment Analytics refers to the process of collecting, organizing and analyzing large sets of data ("big data") to discover patterns and other useful information. Not only will big data analytics help to understand the information contained within the data, but it will also help identify the data that is most important to the business and future business decisions.
The main advantages of using investment analytics are:
- Discover great investment opportunities early
- Valuate & de-risk investment opportunities
- Provide insights and opportunities for buy & build strategies
- Validate and optimize exit opportunities
- Support business and strategy decisions of portfolio companies
Fund Governance
Fund Management
Whale Bay Fund is managed by the WBC team and supported by an investment analytics team. Furthermore, by working closely with leading scientific and business visionaries as well as industry partners, we rigorously vet the vision, strategy and plan of selected companies needed to succeed.
Investment committee
An independent investment committee supervises investments and strategic decisions made by WBC on behalf of the Fund. The investment committee consists of seasoned international entrepreneurs and investors in different technology industries.
Advisory committee
In addition to the investment committee, Whale Bay has an advisory committee consist of prominent innovators and industry experts.