Dubai · Europe · Asia
About
Marina Vision is the family office of a family that has been investing in industrial, social and technology businesses for more than forty years.
The office itself grew out of two decades spent working inside the family’s core business. We partner with entrepreneurs to turn their vision and ideas into reality, and to execute them with a globally sustainable plan.
We look for ambitious, visionary partners with the drive and flexibility to build something lasting, wherever in the world they are based.
Investment Philosophy
We aim to satisfy as many of the following as possible.
An exemplary management track record in the vertical, or a pitch and actions that show a natural drive to build something visionary.
Agtech, consumer technology, SaaS, the rising middle class and supply-chain integrity. We favour companies that can benefit from every angle of their industry, not only a niche.
We can explain the company’s offering and advantage in under ten minutes.
The model scales across regions.
A repeat-revenue opportunity, with growing pricing power over the long run.
A business that earns a positive reputation with its stakeholders and the communities it serves. We favour energy efficiency, localised supply chains, digitisation and financial inclusion, and stay away from anything that harms the environment, promotes animal cruelty, harms others or feeds on addiction.
Mandate
Public markets
We look for growth areas rather than trends: platforms and ecosystems, durable margins, repeat-customer models, sustained reinvestment in innovation, and teams contributing to sustainable growth.
It is a demanding standard, and our portfolio holds a number of companies that meet it.
Direct holdings
We manage a low-maintenance real estate portfolio that appeals to a broad range of families and businesses, with rents and leases of one to five years.
We do not invest in real estate through private equity, fund or REIT structures.
Private companies
We look for operating businesses whose management teams aim to earn the majority of their income through performance incentives. We prefer low capital expenditure and modest R&D requirements, but do not rule out businesses that need them.
Criteria available to intermediaries on request.
Early stage
We have invested in angel rounds since the early 2000s. Over two decades we have refined our methodology and grown our network to find companies building processes and platforms capable of high-growth trajectories, with the momentum to sustain viable economic models.
Approach
Our commitments span a deliberately wide range.
The largest follow sustained observation of a team: a record of consistently over-delivering on goals and metrics, an unblemished reputation, and respect and transparency towards all stakeholders.