Mission
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"Kepha" is Aramaic for "rock." As more and more venture capital is raised, many firms are pursuing new strategies and models. Some have become venture bankers. Kepha has a back-to-basics approach focused on pre-seed, seed and Series A companies. We call this "venture building," and it is what created the venture industry in the first place. It is the foundation, or rock, of venture capital.
Our mission is to:
1. Serve and partner with entrepreneurs to build companies that really matter
2. Aggressively build for our investors and management teams shareholder value that will last for many generations
3. Establish a new standard for venture capital and become the McKinsey & Co. of the industry
We seek entrepreneurs who have disruptive ideas and know that they can do it better. We recruit executives who are energized by making a difference in how they lead teams and out-execute incumbents. We want to work with people who would rather try and fail vs. not try at all.
http://www.kephapartners.com/mission.php
Contact
Kepha Partners
1050 Winter Street, Suite 1000
Waltham, MA 02451
781.577.0355
Friday, May 9, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
Building Investment Banking Pitchbooks Faster Using the Microsoft Office System
An investment banking pitchbook solution can help companies decrease their pitchbook preparation time, improve pitchbook quality, and more effectively collaborate across pitchbook teams. Based on the Microsoft Office System, these solutions build upon familiar Microsoft technologies so they can be deployed quickly with minimal training costs.
Situation
Today, investment banking pitchbooks often use manual processes to assemble information and documents. The typical content components of a pitchbook include firm credentials, industry overview, team member biographies, relevant financial products and services, and client-specific financial information—key information that is likely to live in other parts of the organization in isolated systems.
The processes for creating and compiling this information are often time-consuming and labor-intensive, and depend on manual systems for compilation, approval, and production. These outdated systems and processes can lead to missed deadlines, inconsistent branding and messaging, lack of corporate compliance, and lost opportunities.
Solution
Investment banking pitchbook solutions based on the Microsoft Office System can help companies decrease pitchbook preparation time and improve the pitchbook quality. These solutions can help address specific pitchbook creation requirements by enabling:
• Presentation automation. By utilizing templates, content libraries and built-in features from desktop applications such as Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 and Microsoft Office Excel 2003, many time-consuming processes can be automated for faster pitchbook creation.
• Advanced modeling and data integration. By using key technologies such as Excel Web services and XML support, data from both internal and external information sources can be integrated directly and automatically into the pitchbooks.
• Single collaboration points. By enabling collaboration with Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies, the pitchbook creation process can be streamlined and organized around a common location for information sharing, task management, issue tracking, and scheduling.
Benefits
By adopting an investment banking pitchbook solution based on the Microsoft Office System, customers could:
• Save time and money by reducing pitchbook development cycle time.
• Improve corporate learning by promoting best practices and leveraging intellectual property.
• Raise pitchbook quality by ensuring consistency and compliance.
• Respond to opportunities more quickly by improving team communication, collaboration, and approval processes.
• Minimize deployment costs by taking advantage of existing investments in familiar Microsoft technology.
For Fact sheet of the solution
http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/C/F/9CFD362C-2523-4965-870F-38FB0E68E5F3/IPB_DataSheet.pdf
http://www.microsoft.com/office/showcase/pitchbooks/default.mspx
Situation
Today, investment banking pitchbooks often use manual processes to assemble information and documents. The typical content components of a pitchbook include firm credentials, industry overview, team member biographies, relevant financial products and services, and client-specific financial information—key information that is likely to live in other parts of the organization in isolated systems.
The processes for creating and compiling this information are often time-consuming and labor-intensive, and depend on manual systems for compilation, approval, and production. These outdated systems and processes can lead to missed deadlines, inconsistent branding and messaging, lack of corporate compliance, and lost opportunities.
Solution
Investment banking pitchbook solutions based on the Microsoft Office System can help companies decrease pitchbook preparation time and improve the pitchbook quality. These solutions can help address specific pitchbook creation requirements by enabling:
• Presentation automation. By utilizing templates, content libraries and built-in features from desktop applications such as Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 and Microsoft Office Excel 2003, many time-consuming processes can be automated for faster pitchbook creation.
• Advanced modeling and data integration. By using key technologies such as Excel Web services and XML support, data from both internal and external information sources can be integrated directly and automatically into the pitchbooks.
• Single collaboration points. By enabling collaboration with Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies, the pitchbook creation process can be streamlined and organized around a common location for information sharing, task management, issue tracking, and scheduling.
Benefits
By adopting an investment banking pitchbook solution based on the Microsoft Office System, customers could:
• Save time and money by reducing pitchbook development cycle time.
• Improve corporate learning by promoting best practices and leveraging intellectual property.
• Raise pitchbook quality by ensuring consistency and compliance.
• Respond to opportunities more quickly by improving team communication, collaboration, and approval processes.
• Minimize deployment costs by taking advantage of existing investments in familiar Microsoft technology.
For Fact sheet of the solution
http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/C/F/9CFD362C-2523-4965-870F-38FB0E68E5F3/IPB_DataSheet.pdf
http://www.microsoft.com/office/showcase/pitchbooks/default.mspx
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