Making startups more investable
How We Currently Work with Startups
Strategic Advisor, Capital Partner, Investor
The best way to get our attention is to take our Investability Assessment (link on Home page). We're not just looking for just the highest scores, but the Assessment gives a better insight into the potential of your startup, your team, and how we might best add value.
We augment this quantitative view with a qualitative review done by our team. The companies we are most interested in will usually be invited to join our Strategy Program where we work with startups to identify the most critical challenges, develop strategies that increase traction, valuations, and investability. We have found that working with startup teams is the best due diligence, allowing us to get to know the companies, which enables us to best understand how we can leverage our resources to be a strong capital partner.
If you are interested in being in our portfolio, please contact us.
Portfolio
Our strategy is to build smaller, thoughtfully curated portfolios, working as partners with our companies to enhance the potential of our entire portfolio to ultimately return consistently and well, rather than cast a larger net to play the odds.
Current Portfolio (in formation)
We are currently talking with several exciting companies about bringing them into our portfolio, so check back for updates.
If you are interested in our portfolio, whether as a startup or investor, please contact us
Previous Investments & Exit
GrowSquares utilizes a number of technologies (LiDAR, SAR, spectroscopic methods, etc.) to provide more accurate analyses of micro-environments in order to increase crop yields
alphaa.io gives brands verified proof of who their biggest fans are & provides special access to anything online or offline
Launched 2016, exited 2018
17 Ways is helping companies capture up to 80% of their ESG value residing with suppliers
Our Community
We're building an ecosystem where stakeholders contribute and benefit.
If interested in joining our community, please reach out via our contact form.
Fellows
We are working on launching our Fellows program for high-level, experienced professionals with expertise in critical areas such as data, tech (esp. AI), engineering, and complex systems who are interested in advising startups, working on specific projects, and helping mentor the next generation of talent on an ad hoc basis. Reach out if interested & we'll send you more info.
Strategics/Sponsors
If you are a corporation interested in getting early access to our transformative talented community, portfolio companies & their solutions, want an innovation partner for projects or to sponsor potential events, please reach out and let's talk.
Interns
We are continually bringing on select high-performing interns - career changers, post docs, grad students, undergrads - who are interested in gaining experience, exposure, and potential opportunities in innovation, with startups, and our venture building and investing. If interested, please submit your resume and a cover letter to team@servalventures.com or via the link above.
June W Choi, founding Managing Partner
June W Choi is an investor, master mentor, startup advisor, entrepreneurship teacher, systems innovation strategist and consultant, experienced executive, speaker, and aggregate complex systems 4D thinker.
Before launching Serval, June ran a change management consulting firm for many years working on issues such as strategic planning, board development, financial/operational systems and processes, cultural/diversity/inclusion issues, succession planning, fundraising and investment planning, trainings, and facilitation. Before that, she was a very young success executive with experience scaling an organization nationally. June also has broad experience in nonprofit and philanthropy, and has served on numerous panels, committees and boards.