VC  Gray Ghost Ventures

http://www.grayghostventures.com





     Office Locations:

2200 Century Parkway, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30345
Phone: 678-365-4700
Fax: 678-365-4752

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Stages:

  • Seed


 

Industries:

  • Education & Training
  • Information Technology
  • Software & Internet

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    Description:

    Gray Ghost Ventures (GGV) is an impact investment firm dedicated to providing market-based capital solutions to entrepreneurs who are addressing the needs of low-income communities in emerging markets. Depending upon the need and opportunity, GGV serves as creator and manager, sole funder, lead investor, co-investor, general partner or limited partner in operating companies or investment funds. GGV's focus areas include: microfinance, social venture investment and affordable private schools. First Light Ventures (FLV) is an independent fund within the Gray Ghost Ventures' family of initiatives. The fund serves as an incubator and investment partner to seed-stage, for-profit social ventures. FLV's unique investment strategy is designed to accelerate the successful development of scalable and sustainable social enterprises that provide goods and services to low-income customers in emerging markets around the world. Gray Ghost manages a $69 million microfinance portfolio, and has invested more than $125 million into innovative, entrepreneurial ideas that have changed millions of lives. The firm has more than 17 portfolio companies across two funds.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Arun Gore President and CEO
    Bahniman Hazarika Director of Investments
    Brian Cayce Vice President of Investments
    Shashaank Awasthi Advisor

     

    Portfolio companies include:


      Beam


      bKash


      Cell Bazaar


      d.light
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      iSend


      M-Kopa


      mDhil.com


      Movirtu


      Para Life


      Range Networks


      Source Trace


     

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