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Wellington seed investment firm WebFund has invested in Rotorua-based Look After Me Limited, a boutique hospitality online play.  “Look After Me is a accommodation exchange focusing on the needs of female travellers looking for safe places to stay, and like-minded friendly locals to add to their holiday experience,” explains founder Julia Charity.  “We're kind of like an Expedia for private accommodation.”
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The Process

We use a structured process to take our investments from zero to hero.

Stage 0 - Evaluation
  • Get to know you - are you really the kind of people we want to develop a long-term relationship with, and vice versa?
  • Validate your idea and assumptions
  • Consider our ability to add value - would you be better off working with someone else?
  • Rate the parameters of your business concept against our current criteria
 
next step

Stage 1 – The Plan
  • Refine your concept into a workable product or service
  • Define the strategic position
  • Create a brand
  • Select market and competitive strategy
  • Develop an overall strategy and one-year operational plan
  • Establish effective governance
 
next step

Stage 2 – The Build
  • Design your online platform and back-end business processes
  • Manage the build
  • Test functionality and usability
  • Install site and prepare for launch
  • Launch site
 
next step

Stage 3 – The Push
  • Help you market your product or service to the world
  • Support your business processes
  • Measure and report key performance indicators
  • Prepare your business for high growth
  • Ensure you’re investment-ready
  • Broker further venture investment if required