Oceanic Partners
Overview
Oceanic Partners is a private equity firm specializing in venture capital investments, emphasizing strong teams and solid fundamentals to identify meaningful opportunities for liquidity in the private markets. The team at Oceanic has an unparalleled mastery of the private markets, both as successful principals and intermediaries. The firm's CEO pioneered the secondary market and has provided liquidity and co-investment opportunities to thousands of clients and hundreds of private companies over the past decade. Oceanic Partners' investment approach is unconstrained by deal size, geography, 'style box,' or market phase. The firm participates selectively in direct venture capital investments at various stages of company development, maintaining an expansive reach and strong presence in the startup ecosystem. Additionally, Oceanic offers a range of services, including real estate single-asset syndications, lower to mid-market mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance advisory, joint venture facilitation, consulting, and value-add relationship sourcing. The firm's leadership includes CEO Tim Sullivan, who has managed over $5 billion worth of private equity transactions and has a consistent track record of surpassing expectations. COO Jaclyn Strife has extensive experience in financial services, consumer brands, and high technology, having executed over $1 billion in private share transactions. CIO Max Morgunov, CFA, has a background in hedge funds and strategic consultancy, with a focus on economic strategy development and intellectual property commercialization. Director of Finance and Administration Adrianne Cotter has over a decade of experience in financial operations, having overseen finance and administrative departments in various companies. Director Katherine Breiding has significant experience across the financial services industry, including roles at Goldman Sachs and Merriman Capital. Operations Research Analyst Suubi Nambwayo brings expertise in technology and business efficiency, with experience in coordinating global teams and implementing IT projects. Oceanic Partners' investment philosophy centers on providing liquidity solutions and co-investment opportunities, leveraging its deep understanding of the private markets to deliver value to both investors and portfolio companies.
Investment Focus
- Strong teams
- Solid fundamentals
- Meaningful opportunities for liquidity
Portfolio Companies
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What sectors does Oceanic Partners invest in?
Oceanic Partners invests in Technology and Consumer, and is based in Sausalito, California, United States. Oceanic Partners is listed as a private equity in the ConnectSafely investor database.
What stage does Oceanic Partners invest at?
Oceanic Partners backs companies at Seed, Early Stage, Growth, Late Stage, Pre-IPO and Buyout, writing cheques of 500K - 5M.
Which regions does Oceanic Partners invest in?
Oceanic Partners invests across United States.
Who are the partners at Oceanic Partners?
Team members listed for Oceanic Partners include Katherine Breiding (Director) and Jaclyn Strife (Chief Investment Officer).
What companies has Oceanic Partners invested in?
Oceanic Partners's portfolio includes Facebook, SpaceX, Tesla, LinkedIn, Lyft, Twitter, DocuSign and Etsy.
How do I contact Oceanic Partners?
Oceanic Partners's contact details — including phone and LinkedIn — are listed in the ConnectSafely investor database, along with its website and the LinkedIn profiles of its partners.
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