Unlocking Capital and Expertise: How Solyco Capital Helps Startups Scale – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 1117 Chris Van Dusen Chris Van Dusen is a Senior Partner at Solyco Capital as well as Chief Growth Officer and Partner in 3 exits through Acquisition. Solyco, is a vertically ...

Unlocking Capital and Expertise: How Solyco Capital Helps Startups Scale – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 1117 Chris Van Dusen Chris Van Dusen is a Senior Partner at Solyco Capital as well as Chief Growth Officer and Partner in 3 exits through Acquisition. Solyco, is a vertically integrated investment firm that delivers capital solutions for late-stage startup and growth companies. They take a private equity approach to venture capital. Solyco builds its portfolio of assets brand by brand - instead of through specific categories. Once the investment is secured, a partner led team is deployed on secondment to work alongside the portfolio company’s executive team. In 2022 Van Dusen joined Solyco. He is the last partner to be brought on by the firm. He manages sourcing of capitalization and serves in CMO and CRO roles for the brands in the portfolio. Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Chris Van Dusen about helping startups scale. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How Solyco provides operational support through their Solyco Advisors management consulting firm. - How the team at Solyco is made up of former C-level executives and operators from Fortune 150 companies. - Why Solyco’s investment strategy is industry-agnostic and focuses on finding great companies instead of deploying capital according to strict mandates. - How the firm offers an SEC-registered product featuring a portfolio of 11 companies, allowing investors to see the companies and interact with CEOs. - How Solyco’s investments span a variety of industries, including biotech, industrial manufacturing, and AI.