How We Invest
The types of entrepreneurs we support
At Six AM Capital, we work with three broad categories of entrepreneurs:
Those who want to start a business but do not yet have a viable idea.
Do you have the energy, the drive, and the time to start and grow your own business? If so, after initial screening we can provide you with a prepackaged business that includes:
- Complete business plan
- Supporting market research
- Customer definitions and personas
- Online deal room
- Initial tranche of financing
- Connections to sources of supplemental funding, if required
We then help map out a timeline to grow your business and provide additional support, where necessary. In return, you commit to pay back the initial support package and share a portion of your revenues as you move forward.
Those who have an idea but need to do some more work on it.
We frequently see entrepreneurs who have a business idea that lacks shape, structure, and sufficient rigour to enter the market successfully.
In this case, we work with you to strengthen your idea, perform due diligence and, if appropriate, lead the first round of investment.
Those with a proven idea that needs growth capital.
Many entrepreneurs have a proven business that needs additional capital to grow. But if the business is not sufficiently “sexy” for mainstream investors, their options are often limited.
We work with you to determine the potential for growth and shared revenue, and can then provide appropriate support.
What a typical investment looks like
A typical early-stage investment package can include support and investment of between $10k to $100k.
Before we invest, we work directly with founders to increase the chances of success. We then “paper” the deal with a plain-language agreement that clearly spells out the terms.
This generally includes a combination of payback of the initial support package and a share of revenues or returns, going forward.
