Proven Exits:
A Legacy of Building and Scaling Ventures
From startups to successful acquisitions – our track record of co-building and exiting companies demonstrates expertise in driving growth and delivering exceptional returns.
We have personally co-built and successfully exited from five innovative companies across diverse industries, including eCommerce, IT managed services, consumer goods, and hospitality. These ventures, spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, demonstrate the ability to navigate complex markets, foster scalable businesses, and achieve remarkable returns on investment (ROI) and internal rates of return (IRR) through strategic exits.
Shift Ventures / The Drip Club
Digitally Native Vertical Integration Brand (DNVB) - Los Angeles, California | London, United Kingdom
Jules' portfolio highlights include Shift Ventures d.b.a. The Drip Club, a Digitally Native Vertical Brand (DNVB) in consumer packaged goods based in Los Angeles and London, where Jules drove initial and secondary investments from 2015 to 2018, resulting in equity acquisition by business partners and a combined 98% ROI (61.9% IRR).
OrderDynamics
SMB eCommerce Platform (ECP) & Order Management System (OMS) SaaS - Toronto, Ontario, Canada | London, United Kingdom
OrderDynamics, an SMB eCommerce Platform and Order Management System SaaS in Toronto and London. The business was acquired by eCommera in 2013 and Dentsu Aegis in 2015, achieving a 2,185% ROI (546% IRR) over four years, followed by a $13.4 million sale to Tecsys Inc. in 2018.
Bagna Networks
IT Managed Services Provider (MSP) & Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Vancouver, British Columbia Canada | New York City, New York, USA
Bagna Networks (MSP & IaaS) - was acquired by Pivotree (PVT:TSXV) (formerly Tenzing Managed IT Services / Canada Web Hosting) on February 2006, venture backed by Eventi Capital Partners (Canada Portfolio - http://bit.ly/2WZs9Jk) (https://www.hostreview.com/news/060207canadaweb.html). Achieved a total 1,008% ROI (144% IRR) within 4 years of IaaS start-up growth plus a 3 year transition management contract.
WebWorks
Digital Web Design & Development Agency - Bangkok, Thailand
WebWorks (agency) - closed an investment on March 1999 from Rainbow Time, majority owned by Infologix venture capital for Sweden’s Wallenberg Foundation. The company was acquired by business partner and investors.
Wrap-It Bangkok
Restaurant Food & Beverage Master Franchisor - Bangkok, Thailand
Wrap-It Bangkok (F&B) - share equity was acquired by private investors in 1997 (https://www.facebook.com/WrapItSandwich/)