Seed Capital Investment for Innovation and Technology. INTEQ is about innovation and technology. Investments are made in small ideas that will create fast growing business:
- New approaches
- New products
- New processes
Innovation:
Investments will be made in activities and products that will generate additional profitability to cause a business to grow quickly.
- Commercial use of a new method of production
- Introduction of a new form of business organization
- New uses for existing products
- New markets for existing products
- New distribution channels
Investments:
Investments will be made in entrepreneurs who can work with us as Partners to generate additional profitability to cause a business to grow quickly.
- Process improvements
- Product development
- Productivity enhancement
- Innovative IT applications
- Value chain profitability improvements in marketing, packaging and distribution.
The INTEQ business model: INTEQ makes investments in order to maximize its overall portfolio return so that the Fund can be expanded to generate an adequate return to its investors.
Criteria
- Realizable value of the innovation
- Entrepreneurship
- Sound planning and execution skills
- Probability of success
- Expected returns
Growth of a business
Our technical partners help us evaluate innovation and technology and determine technical feasibility. We work on market research, financial projections, strategic planning and funding with our business partners and independent accounting firms.
Follow-on Investments
DEVCAP provides equity investments for expansion for successful early-stage projects. CSME DevFin provides technical analyses and audits, project review and implementation services, market research and organizational development planning.
Directors and Management
- Gary Voss (Chairman)
- Gerard Pemberton (Executive Director)
Fund Manager
- Gillian Golah (General Manager , Caribbean Development Capital Ltd)
Partners
INTEQ will work closely with technical Partners in enterprise development, Consultants, specialist agencies and private sector associations.
- IICA Agro-Industry
- CDE Tourism and Manufacturing
- EDF Micro-enterprises in the OECS
- CARIRI
- Other regional and international agencies
Countries:
- OECS
- Haiti
- Guyana
- Suriname
- Barbados
- Trinidad and Tobago
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