Spinoff VC

Spinoff VCSpinoff VCSpinoff VC

Spinoff VC

Spinoff VCSpinoff VCSpinoff VC
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • More
    • Home
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us

Spinoffs and Divestments in these areas:

Enterprise Software & Tech Enabled Services

Enterprise Software & Tech Enabled Services

Enterprise Software & Tech Enabled Services

We like SaaS, cloud software applications, mobile technologies and tech enabled managed services.

Business to Business

Enterprise Software & Tech Enabled Services

Enterprise Software & Tech Enabled Services


We primarily look at B2B opportunities and expect the company post spinoff to be the first customer. 

Industry Focus

Enterprise Software & Tech Enabled Services

Industry Focus


We like to capitalize on our experience in the following industries: media, broadcasting, content, advertising and communications.

Why Spinoffs?

Spinoffs

Companies invest heavily in building out and managing critical software platforms or products to run their business. Competitive advantage or business opportunity?

Why not monetize your investment?

Companies might not realize they have created a business within a business. We work with Corporate Development and Venture Groups within corporations to identify, structure, fund and spinoff opportunities that can become standalone companies.

How it works?

In some cases, companies can monetize their asset by selling it to us. In most cases, we like companies to join as an equity partner and become the flagship customer.

Acquisition Divestments

Why Divest an Aquisition?

Acquisitions are often made without the true understanding of what it will cost, or demand of current resources, to integrate.  Integration costs could be technical, cultural, customer or sales driven. Far too often, acquisitions are made for reasons of today and years later still functioning as a separate entity.

Is the acquisition still a viable stand alone company?

If the acquisition still has customers, a product and a growth strategy it likely stands a better chance of success operating as a seperate entity with its own vision. For the acquirer, it lets them focus on current strategy without the operating or capital distraction of forcing an integration.

How it works?

By spinning out a past acquisition into a standalone company, corporations create a new opportunity to monetize an asset and potentially save millions of internally spent dollars. 

In some cases, companies can monetize the assets by selling them to Spinoff VC. In most case, we like companies to join as an equity partner.

Our Partners

Spinoff Team

Patrick Macdonald-King, Principal

Patrick Macdonald-King, Principal

Patrick Macdonald-King, Principal

Patrick has spent the majority of his career in software startups and growth stage companies as a founding CEO, investor and/or advisor. Successful exits include founding Silicon Beach start up DAX, the most widely used SaaS asset management and workflow application in Hollywood. Patrick's expertise lies in SaaS, technology enabled servic

Patrick has spent the majority of his career in software startups and growth stage companies as a founding CEO, investor and/or advisor. Successful exits include founding Silicon Beach start up DAX, the most widely used SaaS asset management and workflow application in Hollywood. Patrick's expertise lies in SaaS, technology enabled services, product strategy and marketing, M&A and understanding the content supply chain. 

Patrick is currently Managing Director of Spinoff VC, Strategic Advisor to Black Dragon Capital and Chair of the Tech Coast Angels inaugural Investment Fund.

Patrick is also COO of EV Connect, an innovative and robust cloud application platform for managing electric vehicle (EV) smart charging stations, their interaction with utilities and the driver experience.  

John Morris, Advisor

Patrick Macdonald-King, Principal

Patrick Macdonald-King, Principal

John brings more than four decades of experience in venture capital, angel investing, investment banking, and financial management. John spent 16 years as a venture capitalist, first as a partner and managing director of an early-stage fund and then as co-founder and managing director of a growth-stage fund;  10 years as an investment ban

John brings more than four decades of experience in venture capital, angel investing, investment banking, and financial management. John spent 16 years as a venture capitalist, first as a partner and managing director of an early-stage fund and then as co-founder and managing director of a growth-stage fund;  10 years as an investment banker at leading investment banks, including Wedbush, Sutro, Paine Webber and Gerard Klauer; and more than 20 years as an active angel investor via Tech Coast Angels. 

John currently is an advisor and facilitator at Optimize and Vistage International.

Marlin Prager, Advisor

Marlin Prager, Advisor

Marlin Prager, Advisor

Marlin's background encompasses investment banking, corporate and film finance. Marlin spent 11 years at Legendary Entertainment, during which time he closed several bank financings of more than $3 billion, along with several equity raises, including the final acquisition of Legendary by Wanda. Previously, Prager was a partner at W2 Films

Marlin's background encompasses investment banking, corporate and film finance. Marlin spent 11 years at Legendary Entertainment, during which time he closed several bank financings of more than $3 billion, along with several equity raises, including the final acquisition of Legendary by Wanda. Previously, Prager was a partner at W2 Films and was also a member of the entertainment and media team at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, as well as Price Waterhouse. 

Chad Knowles, Advisor

Marlin Prager, Advisor

Marlin Prager, Advisor

 Chad is a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded, built and profitably exited several technology companies in content security, e-commerce, data identification and protection, and data management software. Most recently Chad was the Co-founder and CEO of OpenDrives, a data storage and data management software company for high-resolution 

 Chad is a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded, built and profitably exited several technology companies in content security, e-commerce, data identification and protection, and data management software. Most recently Chad was the Co-founder and CEO of OpenDrives, a data storage and data management software company for high-resolution video workflows. 

Chad is a partner at 2AM Ventures and a Senior Advisor to MediaBridge Capital.

Copyright © 2019 Spinoff VC

Powered by GoDaddy