AEV’s incubation and early stage investment model is a hands-on investment approach that looks to develop long lasting partnerships with entrepreneurs and is highly active in the early stages of business development. The investment process is exit orientated and will aim to realize partial exits in later rounds financing.

AEV has developed an innovative business model backed by on-the-ground financiers and entrepreneurs who have a strong track record of building businesses in the region.

What we invest in:

AEV seeks innovative, high growth investment opportunities in businesses that have the potential to become significant regional players.

Core requirements:

· strong financially sound business plan,

· strong management teams with a track record,

· small to mid-market opportunities in the cleantech sector,

· potential for regionalisation,

· proprietary intellectual property

AEV will look at early-stage companies that:

· have moved beyond proof of concept,

· have a corporate organisation in place,

· may have received one or more funding rounds,

· may have developed a successful prototype,

· have a clearly defined commercialisation strategy.

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