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The alternative asset management platform that wants to automate everything but advice for private investors now has more than $25 million in capital to work with. Arch CEO and Co-Founder Ryan Eisenman tells Financial Planning why this recent win for this company is also a win for advisors. #fintech #wealthmanagement #financialadvisors #investments #wealthmanagement #wealthtech #startup #alts

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Private investment management platform Arch has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Menlo Ventures. Craft Ventures, Quiet Capital, investors Carta, Citi Ventures, GPS Investment Partners and Focus Financial Partners joined the round. Arch's portal is designed to modernise K-1 workflows, automate operations and simplify reporting for single and multi-family offices, wealth management firms, accounting firms, banks, and institutions. The firm has now raised over $25million in funding over the last two years, tripled its headcount in 12 months and signed up nearly 200 families, investment firms and institutions, including one of the largest US banks. The latest capital injection will be used to further expand Arch's team and enhance its product, with a focus on streamlining the repetitive manual work traditionally associated with investing in and managing alternative investments. “Actionable, insightful data is the foundation of smart investment decisions,” says Ryan Eisenman, CEO, Arch. “That's why we built Arch - to meet the complex needs of private investors, financial advisors, banks and institutions, equipping them with a platform to efficiently manage and understand their private investments." #yoursuccessourbusiness

What should VCs do with zombie companies? Inevitably, some of a VC’s portfolio companies will become “zombies”: not dead, but not growing. They have some technology and revenues, but morale is low. The CEO is hinting he’d like to get into VC or otherwise find a soft landing. Finding a buyer is difficult, because the company is not exciting to anyone, including even the founders. So what do you do?  You can only lose 100% of the capital you invest, but in VC you make high multiples on your capital on your winners. So it doesn’t make economic sense to invest too much energy in companies that appear to be losers. Every VC including us has a line of despair, when the investor will lose faith and will devote minimal effort to a company. I know one corporate VC which will sell its stake in such companies for $1 (typically to the founder), just to get the company off its books. It’s impossible to say in advance where that line is for a given investor.  The best predictor of passing the line of despair: if the management team (especially the large equity holders) looks like they’ve lost confidence in the company, and are looking for new jobs. If management doesn’t believe in the company, your investors are definitely not going to.  That said, zombies do sometimes turn around/pivot and become successful. Many successful companies today are successful pivots or turnarounds from companies that initially were struggling or went through extremely challenging circumstances. Just think of Apple or IBM.  The odds of a startup turnaround go up if: -core employees are willing to work during the transition in part for equity or reduced wages, which shows their belief in the company; -existing investors are willing to put in more money; and/or - they are in a growing sector, where a rising tide lifts all boats. I suggest target as buyers some of the firms which specialize in buying “aged”, slow-growth or no-growth VC-backed companies, including but not limited to Constellation Software Inc., Dura.software, Enghouse, ESW Capital, Hale Global, IgniteTech, Marlin Equity Partners, Roper Technologies, Inc., STAGE FUND, Think3, Tiny, Vector Capital, SaaS Wealth Fund and Vista Equity Partners. A number of marketplaces specialize in helping small private companies achieve exits, e.g.,  acquire.com, Axial, BizBuySell, Empire Flippers — Buy, Sell & Invest In Online Businesses, Flippa.com , MicroAcquire, WithKumo , Dealwise (YC W23) , Searchfunder, Rejigg, Boopos. Brokerages in this space include FE International, Inc. and Quiet Light . #venturecapital #vc #manda  Coolwater Capital John Frankel Neil Hunn

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Rob and the inbanx team have done it! 🎉 Their hard work has resulted in a revolutionary budgeting, expense, and spend control platform. I am thrilled to see this amazing product get into the hands of more organizations. 🚀 #budgeting #expensemanagement #spendcontrol #productlaunch