Tings Capital

Overview

Tings Capital is a private investment and advisory firm dedicated to empowering underrepresented founders from diverse backgrounds, including people of color, women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, first-generation immigrants, people from low-income or single-parent households, and people with disabilities. The firm focuses on investing in high-growth, recurring revenue businesses in the United States and Canada, primarily targeting Seed and Series A stage companies. The firm's investment strategy centers on identifying '3Ds Businesses'—disruptive companies with differentiated value propositions and defensible competitive advantages that address significant problems. Tings Capital aims to invest between $1 million and $5 million per transaction, seeking ownership stakes of 5% to 15%. The firm emphasizes a hands-on approach, partnering closely with founders to drive value creation through new market expansion, product or service introductions, technical hiring, user acquisition, and media outreach. Tings Capital's commitment to diversity and inclusion is reflected in its investment philosophy, which seeks to generate both top-tier financial returns and positive social impact by supporting founders from marginalized communities. The firm's managing partner has a track record of investing in 13 deals with 7 exits valued at approximately $310 million as of December 2022, demonstrating a strong history of successful investments in the venture capital space.

Investment Focus

• High-quality management team with relevant expertise, resiliency, and empathy
• Seed and Series A stage transactions
• Proprietary deal flow cultivated from marginalized communities
• Large end market size ($10 billion+) with strong tailwind drivers and limited regulatory, commodity, or technology risks
• Disruptive recurring businesses with differentiated value propositions and defensible competitive advantages solving important problems
• Ability to demonstrate consistent growth that outperforms competitors (top-line revenue, cash flow, customer acquisition, etc.)
• Ability for Tings Capital to provide strong added value (e.g., new market expansion, new product/service introduction, regulatory complexity navigation, M&A, cost savings, technical hiring, user acquisitions, media outreach, etc.)
• 60% initial capital preserving exit optionality; 40% concentrated follow-on capital in winners
• Deployment horizon/cultivation period after 4 years