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    Robb McLarty

    Robb McLarty

    I am an experienced emerging tech investor utilizing creative deal structures in both debt and equity to drive strong risk-adjusted returns.

    Managing Director Santa Barbara Yale University
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    Experience
    Flow Capital
    Flow Capital
    Chief Investment Officer 2016 - 2020 (over 4 years)
    Chief Investment Officer and Acting CEO
    Chief executive of TSXV-listed investment company, offering growth capital in exchange for revenue royalties and term debt to bootstrapped... more and capital-efficient tech companies. Responsible for oversight and expansion of ~$100M portfolio; over twenty active companies. Point person for investor, regulator, employee and board relations. Executed merger, renamed company and refreshed brand. Personally sourced, led and closed investments in eleven companies. Strong outperformance (DPI, TVPI, IRR) relative to Cambridge Associates PE and VC benchmarks, 2016 vintages.
    Farwest Ventures
    Farwest Ventures
    Founder
    NGEN Partners
    NGEN Partners
    Employee
    Ziff Brothers Investments
    Ziff Brothers Investments
    Employee
    Bill Me Later
    Bill Me Later
    Employee
    Nortel Networks
    Nortel Networks
    Employee
    IBM
    IBM
    Employee
    CAE
    CAE
    Employee
    Bell Canada
    Bell Canada
    Employee
    Zen Thermostat
    Zen Thermostat
    Advisor
    Ascent AeroSystems
    Ascent AeroSystems
    Advisor
    Autowatts
    Autowatts
    Advisor
    Craigneish
    Craigneish
    Founder 2020 - Present (about 6 years)
    Investor and Advisor
    Focused on digital and energy innovation, Craigneish advises emerging growth companies and their backers. Leveraging two decades of experience in venture... more capital and private credit, Craigneish earns equity in its client firms, building an investment portfolio over time. Representative investments:
    § Ascent AeroSystems
    Fundraising and strategic advice for US manufacturer of differentiated, single-rotor UAVs/drones through multiple cycles of fundraising and acquisition interest. Acquired by Robinson Helicopter in 2024.
    § Clear Blue Technologies
    Executed buy-side M&A process, mapping landscape of targets, resulting in the acquisition of Sweden-based eSite Power Systems, broadening CBLU’s solar system offerings for off-grid telecom sites in developing countries.
    § Corl
    Board-level advice at firm making royalty investments in tech companies, with LP capital from the crypto ecosystem.
    Founder
    Farwest Ventures
    Employee
    IBM, Nortel Networks, Bill Me Later, Ziff Brothers Investments, Bell Canada, Flow Capital, CAE, NGEN Partners, Craigneish
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    Ascent AeroSystems, Autowatts, Zen Thermostat
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Education
     
    About
    Skills
    Investment Management Alternative Investments Workouts Restructuring Private Credit Venture Capital Mergers & Acquisitions
    Locations
    United States
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