ipernica is building a diversified portfolio of equity investments in technology companies that have the potential for exceptional growth over a 3 - 5 year period.  Investment returns are generated for ipernica ventures when the company is sold through a trade sale or through a stock exchange listing.

Similar to a venture capital fund, this investment model assumes that within a portfolio of investments, there will be some companies that are less successful but the success of the other companies in the portfolio will provide a strong return on investment for the portfolio as a whole.

The formation of a start-up venture is often the most appropriate commercialisation path for those technologies that either have the potential to cause significant market disruption (for instance, technologies that enable a completely new business model that displaces incumbent vendors) or present an opportunity to develop multiple products from one technology platform.  If successful, the start-up commercialisation path has the potential to generate the highest return on investment.

ipernica provides management services and cash in exchange for equity in start-up technology ventures ('sweat equity').  ipernica's interim management teams transform early stage Australian start-ups into international enterprises that are ready for professional venture capital investment.  Our teams provide the breadth of capital raising, product management, business development, IP management and finance expertise required in early stage ventures.

Once a significant amount of venture capital has been raised for the company the ipernica team transitions out to a new permanent management team, and ipernica typically remains as a passive investor.