FI  Longview Capital

http://www.longviewcapital.org/





     Office Locations:

PO Box 61311
Seattle, WA 98141
Phone: 650-353-8113

 

Stages:

  • Early


 

Industries:

  • Food & Agriculture
  • Information Technology
  • Real Estate & Construction
  • Retail & Restaurant
  • Software & Internet
  • Sports & Entertainment

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    Description:

    Longview Capital Advisors is the Family Office for James Lu, an Internet entrepreneur who is also the chairman of Grindr, the world's largest LGBTQ social dating service. Lu was a founder of textbook rental company Chegg and social network Yoolin, serving as its CEO. Yoolin was acquired by zhanzuo.com in 2007. Longview makes investments in Commercial Real Estate, Food and Beverage Establishments, High Growth Technology Enabled Businesses, Sports Enterprises, Farming and Agriculture, and Jewelry & Art, and Charities & Non-profit Organizations. In Fixed Income Real Estate Investment, Longview acquires, renovates, leases, and manages multi-family residential real estate in 2nd & 3rd tier cities in United States. Longview invests in quality food and beverage establishment, and operates one of the largest mid-to-high-end western food restaurant groups in Hong Kong. The firm also invests/acquires interesting technology enabled businesses that drives significant return. In 2020, Lu was a lead investor in the over $600 million acquisition of Grindr from Beijing Kunlun Tech Co.



    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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    James Lu Founder

     

    Portfolio companies include:


      Fyllo
        web link


     

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