FOR VCS, CVCS & FAMILY OFFICES
Dealflow From Inside the Industry
Curated investment cases in maritime, supply chain, energy, and ocean, each one screened by operators who know these industries from the inside. Free to join. No commitment to invest.
Who This Is For
Built for Professional Investors
We work with venture funds, corporate venture arms, and family offices that want qualified dealflow in industrial technology. Cases are matched to your mandate - sector, stage, ticket size, and geography. If you invest personally, our angel community is the better fit.
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Venture Capital
Sector dealflow that complements your own sourcing. Meet companies before they reach the usual channels, validated by people who run the operations they sell into.
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Corporate VC
See the technologies moving your industry early. Every case comes with an operator assessment you can put straight in front of your business units.
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Family Offices
Direct access to curated industrial tech deals with professional screening. Invest deal by deal, on your own terms.
Why OPERATORS Dealflow
Deals You Won't Find in the Usual Channels
Our dealflow comes from a network built over 10+ years - operators, founders, and more than 50 industrial corporations across maritime, ocean, energy, and supply chain.
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Sourced From the Inside
Deals reach us through operators inside the industry, founder applications, and the corporations we work with. Much of it never hits a pitch platform.
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Screened by Operators
Every case is assessed by executives who have built and run businesses in the startup's target market. Diligence grounded in operating experience, not desk research.
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Selective by Design
We share a handful of standout companies each year, not a weekly blast. If a case reaches you, it has already passed our screening.
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A Memo and an Introduction
Each case comes with a concise memo covering business model, traction, market, team, and risks - plus a direct introduction to the founding team when you want to go deeper.
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Co-Investment, Not Competition
We complement lead investors, we don't replace them. Our syndicate adds competent capital and hands-on operators to the cap table.
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Get on the List
Two minutes to share your mandate. You'll only hear from us when a case fits.
How It Works
From Sign-Up to Co-Investment
Share Your Mandate
Two minutes: firm type, sectors, stage, ticket size, geography. Free, confidential, no commitment.
Receive Matched Cases
When a company passes our screening and fits your mandate, you get the memo and operator assessment. Review on your own schedule.
Co-Invest on Your Terms
Meet the founders. Invest directly or alongside our syndicate. You decide, case by case.
Deal Profile
The Companies We Put in Front of You
We back founders building real businesses, not hype. The profile matches what we ask of startups on our funding side:
Industry Focus
B2B industrial technology in maritime, supply chain, ocean, and energy.
Competitive Edge
A technical edge that is hard to copy - patented tech, proprietary data, or privileged access.
Quantifiable Value
Clear, measurable financial value to industrial customers, paired with planetary or societal impact.
Stage
From pre-seed to growth. Round closing, cash-flow positive, or otherwise financially grounded.
Investor Experiences
What Our Investors Say
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OPERATORS provides access to high-quality startups I wouldn’t have seen elsewhere - and a structured, professional way to assess and engage.
Angel Investor, Former Industry Executive
Questions
Before You Sign Up
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Nothing. Receiving dealflow is free and carries no obligation to invest. Terms for any specific deal are shared transparently, case by case.
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The angel program is for individuals who join case assessments and invest personally. Dealflow is for funds, corporate VCs, and family offices that want mandate-matched cases to co-invest in. Same screening, different format.
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We typically co-invest alongside lead and existing investors. Our value is competent capital and operator involvement on the cap table, not competing for your allocation.
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A few standout companies per year, matched to your mandate. We are selective on purpose.
Get Started
Tell Us Your Mandate
When the next company passes our screening and fits your focus, you'll be among the first to see it. Two minutes to sign up. Free, no commitment.