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Vision Venture Capital Strategy

The Vision Venture Capital Strategy is HSBC Asset Management’s curated venture capital programme focused on a diversified venture capital and growth strategy built upon primary, secondary and co-investment deals

What’s new

Venture Capital Investing

The Venture Capital market has historically outperformed public markets and has the potential to provide enhanced value to investment portfolios.

However, investors have traditionally faced high barriers to entry: reserved for institutional investors and the ultra-wealthy due to steep minimums, and the inherent risky aspect brought by direct investments into early-stage companies.

The Vision VC Programme provides exposure to a global strategy diversified by geography, sector and stage via Primary, Secondary, and Co-Investments deals.

What sets us apart

What sets us apart?

Access is Everything

We leverage HSBC’s established global brand and place at the centre of the VC ecosystem to access high-quality VC managers, providing privileged exposure to our clients

Disciplined Approach

We use our rigorous high-conviction approach to strategy, manager selection and portfolio construction, filtering best in class opportunities, represented by a mix of core and thematic funds via Primary, Secondary, and Co-Investments

Strong Alignment

Investors’ commitments are invested alongside HSBC Asset Management Alternatives’ institutional commitments

HSBC is now firmly positioned at the heart of the global VC ecosystem, supporting every layer of the VC community through its unparalleled breadth of offering and global coverage. Vision VC is further proof of our commitment to the VC landscape. We believe we have a unique competitive advantage through leveraging HSBC Innovation Banking’s established relationships, aligned to HSBC Asset Management’s long standing Private Market investing expertise across Funds, Co-investments and Secondaries.

Patrick Sixsmith, Managing Principal, Head of Co-investments, Private Markets

Patrick Sixsmith

A glimpse into the investments

Leadership

Patrick Sixsmith
Patrick Sixsmith
Managing Principal,
Head of Co-investments, Private Markets
Jorge Huitron
Jorge Huitron
Managing Principal,
Head of Private Markets Investment Specialists

Contact us

If you are considering investing in venture capital and innovative companies, or want to learn more about our investment strategies, please get in touch.

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  • Liquidity Risk - Investors may be unable to dispose of an investment quickly or at all and at a price that’s closely related to recent similar transactions, if any. There is no guarantee of distributions and secondary market is expected to be established.
  • Event Risk - A significant event may cause a substantial decline in the market value of all securities.
  • Long-term Horizon - Investors should expect to be locked-in for the full term of the investment, which is subject to extensions.
  • No Capital Protection - Investors may lose the entirety of invested capital.
  • Unpredictable Cashflows - Capital may be called and distributed at short notice.
  • Economic Conditions - Ability to realize/divest from existing investments depends on market conditions and the regulatory environment
  • Risk of Forfeiture - Failure to make call payments could result in forfeiture of commitment, including invested capital, without compensation
  • Default Risk - In the event of default investors risk losing their entire remaining interest in the vehicle and may be subject to legal proceedings to recover unfunded commitments.
  • Reliance on Third-party Management Teams - Underlying investments will be managed by various third-party management teams that will in aggregate determine the eventual returns for the investor, if any.
  • Significant Risk Inherent to Venture Capital Investments - The Fund invests heavily in venture capital managers that invest in companies across the venture capital cycle (from angel and pre-seed, up to late and growth stages) where financial and operating risk is relatively higher due to the less-established nature of those companies. It is difficult to predict their success or market changes, and there can be no assurance that the Fund will be adequately compensated for the risks taken.
  • Alternative Risk - There are additional risks associated with specific alternative investments within the portfolios; these investments may be less readily realisable than others and it may therefore be difficult to sell in a timely manner at a reasonable price or to obtain reliable information about their value; there may also be greater potential for significant price movements.

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