Rhino Ventures

Rhinos represent the true entrepreneurial journey

The importance of who you select as your funding partners is one of many critical decisions a founder will make. We know it is entrepreneurial ambition that drives value, not venture capitalists, which is why we appreciate the importance of funder and founder alignment. Our investment is a partnership; we work alongside you to extend your team’s capacity by adding tangible value where we can. Sometimes that’s getting in the trenches and other times it’s having the humility to step back.

We don’t waste founders' time. We believe being founder friendly means acting with conviction. In or out, we’ll tell you. We run a strict four week investment process with stage gates at the end of each week.

Near term or in revenue businesses that have low burn rates and are focused on building a solid cash-flow business

We look for companies that have a durable competitive advantage - we shy away from the proverbial “land grab” as the only source of differentiation

We look for “storm chasers” who can solve hard problems with the least amount of work

We invest in companies where we can add tangible value; identifying logical partners, talent acquisition, scaling/growth pain points

We release our fund performance to help founders determine if we are the best partner for their company.  Our job begins, not ends, when we make an investment and we believe that if our funds aren’t performing, we aren’t doing our job supporting founders.

From recruiting to vendor recommendations to scheduling meetings on a moment’s notice, the network effects of having a dedicated investor on your side is an intangible advantage.