Welcome to Fairfax Capital
Fairfax capital blends innovation and research to advance the needs and wants of the companies it supports financially. As an angel seed incubator, it’s incumbent upon us to back our clients faithfully and always strive to do what’s best for them in both the present and the future. We share concepts and expertise across multiple developmental and sales channels so that we always have the most up-to-date information, prognostications for the future, and cutting-edge techniques.
We aim to be different from other seed companies through this sharing of information. In fact, to us, the success of each of our clients is a learning experience that we can apply to each new client’s specific situation. Within our company itself, we consider each success of separate departments to be a communal success as well. We are, after all, striving to be the best together so that we provide not only marvelous results but also exemplary customer service along the way.
We understand the quagmires of the startup culture and fancy ourselves terrific tour guides through the swamps and pitfalls facing new companies. It’s a hard truth, but most new companies fail within a year. By focusing on every aspect of startup growth, support, and responsibility, we endeavor to give each of our clients the best chance at long-term success. We seek to educate our clients; thereafter, they can pass on our wisdom to others.
Collaboration among entrepreneurs is key to the success of each business. In such a dog-eat-dog world, going it alone is a recipe for disaster. What’s “normal” isn’t necessarily successful anymore. A strong organization recognizes its weaknesses and tries to better them through collaboration and concurrent learning. We agree with the following statement: Being in business is the best business school.
Who are we?
By being diversified and forward-thinking in approach, we always look for team members who are on the same page. A common vision creates strength and provides stability not only to our company but also to the companies we help. In spite of any obstacles we face, we insist that our team members see all clients through to launch. To us, stick-to-it-ive-ness is as crucial as talent. Although we want our both our leaders and workers to devise industry-leading ideas, we also want them to be dogged in their pursuit of excellence as we strive together to bring each idea to life.
In keeping with our philosophy of “being in business is the best business school,” we encourage each of our clients to develop mentoring as well as instructional skills. Leading by example is the best leadership plan. We model such appropriate leadership by “sending the house” to our clients. Anyone can give a client money, but it takes a quintessential angel company to provide the human capital that both smoothes and invigorates the client’s business. The first indication of success, both with our services and our clients’ growth, is the value provided. We always seek to maximize such value in all cases.
The “best idea” is always around the corner. We’re different, however, because we try to “turn the corner” as a team instead of waiting for something to happen. Passivity is death in the business world. We make things happen for our clients by providing an outstanding combination of human, pecuniary, and technology-based solutions to each of our clients’ points of pain. Hands-on is certainly better than hands-off.
It’s central to our philosophy, too, to blend fun and diligence together. “All work and no play make Jack a dull boy” is true; however, so is “all play and no work make Jack an unsuccessful boy.” If we have to power slam Red Bull ® all night to meet a deadline, we do it. If our office is littered with empty Kraft Dinner ® boxes and rapidly cooling mugs of Ramen Noodles ® late into the night, don’t be surprised. That’s not to say that we don’t whack each other with batakas occasionally to let off some steam, but neither work nor play should interfere with the other on the job.
Too Busy?
We love chains. When we help you create an innovative business that fills a market need, we also seek ways and means to help you fill additional market needs as offshoots of your primary business.
If we happen to see an opportunity for you to grow that you might not spot yourself, we’ll be proactive and contact you. We’ll provide the extra capital necessary to realize that opportunity, and we’ll both reap the rewards from the fruits of our labor. We enliven great ideas no matter from whence they come.
Additionally, we work with companies who have already gotten their seed capital and are looking at growing or divesting. We help these companies prepare for their “super-sized A rounds.”
We invest at the inflection point of value
The landscape has shifted. More and more money is required for these A rounds. Instead of just giving our clients more money, we teach them to make more of their own by spotting opportunities and acting on them. We help, too, of course, and our combined approach gives our clients strong traction and shows later investors that we can jump massive hurdles and handle limited resources as a team.
