Folius Ventures 创始人 Jason Kam:VC 依赖短期高频次投资项目的退出策略需要重构

链捕手Published on 2024-09-05Last updated on 2024-09-05

采访者:Ruby,RootData增长经理 
嘉宾:Jason Kam,Folius Ventures 创始人
整理:Lyric,ChainCatcher

 

9月3日晚间, 在RootData 举办的 “穿越牛熊——一级 VC 揭秘投资背后的智慧” Space 上,受邀嘉宾 Folius Ventures 创始人 Jason Kam 就当前市场的投资策略发表了自己的看法。

Folius Ventures 是一家混合投资机构,基金规模约为2.3亿美元,团队位于亚洲多个地区,如上海、深圳、香港和东京,倾向于支持亚太区和华人创业者。投资领域主要聚焦于应用层,如中心化交易所、SaaS软件、移动端应用及游戏等。

Jason Kam认为,当前VC谨慎投资背后的原因是对当前市场周期持悲观态度,且认为依赖6-12个月短期高频次投资项目的退出策略需要重构。

 

以下为Space 完整内容:

Ruby:我们邀请到了 Folius Ventures 创始人 Jason kam。下面请 Jason介绍Folius Ventures的特点。

Jason kam: Folius Ventures成立于2021年9月,受两位朋友的启发而创立。相比于其他投资机构,Folius Ventures 是一家混合投资机构,在一级市场投入相对较少但持有大量二级资产。基金规模约为2.3亿美元,团队位于亚洲,多个地区如上海、深圳、香港和东京。倾向于亚太区和华人创业者。投资领域主要聚焦于应用层,如中心化交易所、SaaS软件、移动端应用及游戏等。

 

Ruby: Folius Ventures当前的投资频率是怎样的?

Jason kam: Folius Ventures自今年三月以来出手次数并不多,与同行出手频率相当。谨慎投资背后的原因是对当前市场周期持悲观态度,且我们认为依赖6-12个月短期高频次投资项目的退出策略需要重构。此外,创业者涌现节奏不规律,加上我们更侧重于对应用层赛道的关注,所以并没有频繁出手。

 

Ruby:您如何看待当前一级VC传统的“广撒网”式投资方式,以及您认为理想的退出机制应如何设计呢?

Jason kam:过去部分VC早期少量持股、依靠热度炒高价格并快速上市的模式虽然可以取得高账面回报,但这种投资方式及其退出机制在未来需要重构。理想的退出机制应当允许早期投资者,如私募投资人通过顾问协议或质押/空投等方式,即使在项目未完全开发成熟或上市的情况下也能实现部分或全部退出,并获得可观收益。这意味着即使面临早期锁定的情况,也能通过后期的流动性溢价获得盈利空间。

 

Ruby:目前散户与机构投资者之间的关系似乎越来越紧张,您认为两者关系会如何发展以及VC在其中将扮演怎样的角色呢?

Jason kam:当前市场确实存在流动性紧缺和大量创新项目涌入的现象,这导致投资者对新鲜事物感到稀缺,进而加剧了VC和散户之间的矛盾。在未来发展中,VC可能会在一定程度上受到冷遇,但在考虑长期价值时,若项目能够克服流动性问题、找到可持续商业模式并抵抗周期性风险,那么以商业模式为核心的代币仍有投资机会。
关于未来散户与机构投资者之间的关系,我认为这两个群体的紧张关系在加密行业尤其明显。

在传统市场中,散户和机构投资者的互动相对柔和,机构通常通过早期投资帮助企业成长,并在成熟的二级市场实现退出。这一过程中,企业通常有清晰的盈利逻辑,散户也不会被视为接盘侠。

而在加密行业,挑战则显著增加。一方面,流动性强使得各种参与者,纷纷入场,导致市场环境复杂且充满风险。更关键的是,像Web3这样的新元素引入后,建立长期可持续的商业模式变得非常困难。代币的价值具有很强的波动性,散户可能在高点买入后遭受重创。此外,尽管项目方有良好的商业能力,他们未必愿意把这些价值反馈到代币上。这主要归因于行业内缺乏相关要求,且面临监管压力,使得优秀的公司可能不愿通过发币来实现价值。当前的代币设计也多是遵循行业惯例,这限制了创新的可能性。
然而,未来如果企业能够合理解锁代币并保证核心业务增长不超过通胀率,依然会有投资的机会。因此,我们需要关注这些问题,从而帮助投资者更好地应对市场的波动与挑战。

 

Ruby:对于那些商业能力较强但不一定需要通过发行代币进行退出的项目,您怎么看?

Jason kam:我的看法是,首先,资本化是一种变现团队未来多年努力的最佳方式。其次,在加密货币领域中,若一家公司在其行业处于领先地位并备受关注,能够说服投资者其商业模式可持续性较高,可通过资本化获取高估值。然而,在实施资本化后,该公司需谨慎考虑资本化行为是否会对其业务发展产生负面影响。

 

Ruby:谈谈您在当前市场环境下评估项目的方法论?

Jason kam:当下的市场环境中,项目估值变得更加复杂。评估时应主要关注项目方的两项能力:一是做事能力,即能否成功实现商业逻辑并打造具有竞争力的产品;二是讲故事的能力,即能否构建吸引投资人的商业模式和行业地位。只有这两方面均表现出色,尤其是在所在细分赛道中独占鳌头或极具领先优势的项目,才更有可能在未来的市场波动中穿越牛熊,我们可能会认为这些项目更具投资价值。

 

Ruby:您认为接下来哪些赛道可能会出现创新点,Folius Ventures会重点布局哪些赛道?

Jason kam:我们认为当前行业的基础设施已较为完善,但在用户体验层面仍有待提升。因此,我们关注并愿意投资那些能够提供无缝用户体验的UI/UX解决方案的公司,虽然这部分的退出机制不易预测。
此外,我们还在寻找那些结合Web 3技术和流量端优势,并且具备奖励机制,能在长期内维持用户粘性的C端应用项目。
同时,我们也看好像Telegram或X等平台上可能会诞生的新平台,并期待通过Web 3原生的增长路径参与其中。

 

Ruby:谈谈您对Solana生态的看法?

Jason kam:对于Solana生态,我认为其重要性在于它具备作为底层公链的特性,并且在Layer 2安全性方面有所突破。更重要的是,该生态需拥有强大的招商引资和服务能力,其团队专注于解决实际问题并提高用户体验,这正是其价值所在。

 

Ruby:作为一级投资人,您在选择投资项目时更看重团队还是项目本身?

Jason kam:“成年人不做选择”,我个人倾向于两者兼具。优秀的团队和有潜力的项目缺一不可,它们相互补充,共同塑造,才更有可能塑造出成功的投资案例。

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