Our Investment Strategy: The Final Sprint
By focusing on direct secondaries in the best single assets, we significantly reduce the risk while capturing a still attractive upside.
The Challenge of Today’s Private Markets
Best-in-class companies are staying private longer. While this creates opportunities for scale, it also brings challenges: early investors and employees are often locked into their equity with no clear path to liquidity. This lack of flexibility is the new normal — leaving capital trapped, stakeholders constrained, and opportunities unrealized.
Our Solution: Last-Stage Secondaries
We bridge this gap with last-stage secondary investments. By providing partial liquidity on a fair-value basis, we give existing investors flexibility while preserving attractive upside for new capital.
The 2% Rule
The top 2% of VC-backed companies create 89% of the realized value
From ~13 To 2–4 Year Exits
Entering with a clear exit path allows us to significantly shorten the holding period — from typical VC timelines to 'Giano Capital time'.
The Giano Advantage
Last-stage secondaries represent one of the most compelling opportunities in today’s private market landscape. By entering at attractive valuations, investors can capture venture-style returns with a risk profile closer to private equity.
Attractive Entry Valuations
Our entry prices offer liquidity to early investors while preserving meaningful upside for Giano Capital.
VC Returns with PE Risks
The combination of solid cash generation and high growth minimizes risk while maximizing returns
How We Do It
Our strategy is defined by speed, focus, and alignment. Every decision is guided by a structured methodology and reinforced by our own capital commitment.
First Mover in Europe
We are among the earliest dedicated funds in Europe focused primarily on single-asset secondaries — a pioneering approach in this market.
Privileged Dealflow
Decades of relationships with founders, investors, and VCs secure us access to the most attractive deals.
Thorough Methodology
We conduct in-depth due diligence using our proprietary valuation systems.
Direct Ownership
We invest exclusively with direct access to the cap table, with full access to all relevant financial and legal information.
Clear Path to Exit
All our portfolio companies are aligned on an exit via IPO, strategic sale, or sale to a financial sponsor.
Because Races are Won at the End
The first step to win the race is to join it!
