Dabre invests in businesses that make the world a better place.
Our Approach
When we invest, we’re invested. We’re invested in your interests and in your growth. We pursue rigorously vetted investment opportunities that are both financially sound and culturally aligned. Our partners trust the integrity, insight and value that we bring to every engagement, and we trust theirs.
We invest in innovation.
It always begins with an idea. Something that has never been done before. Something that will disrupt markets and create new ways of doing things. At Dabre, we are always on the lookout for companies who are challenging the status quo and building better ways to do something. Our team values thoughtful innovation and technology used to create disruption.
We invest in profitability.
Dabre diversifies its portfolio across short-term, mid-term and long-term investments that meet stringent criteria for profitability for that respective outlook. While our team analyzes companies according to industry-specific metrics, we are diligent in maintaining a sustainable and balanced portfolio that retains profitable returns.
We invest in measured risk.
We never bet the farm. We have adopted a framework that favors innovation, limits risk and increases entrepreneurs’ probability for success. Our disciplined investment strategy favors a debt-averse position with a strong balance sheet.
We invest in quality of life.
Companies that improve our quality of life, focus on well-being, offer environmental advantage, or benefit our broader community are well-suited to our portfolio. In a world of uncertainty and complexity, companies with a higher purpose such has these yield important non-monetary dividends.
We invest in growth.
We often buy mature software companies that are not growing or are experiencing slow growth. We invest in these companies and work with them to build a strategic roadmap for mid-term growth and long-term market leadership. This provides extensive career opportunities for staff and delighted customers. Our team also looks for high-growth potential companies that understand their competitive markets, their barriers and opportunities to scale, and how to pursue balanced expansion. We are happy to take a minority position in these. Our approach has garnered a five-year compound annual growth rate exceeding 40%.
We invest in people.
As the cornerstone of success, your people make all the difference. The dynamics of high growth companies place extraordinary demands on your workforce and leadership; yet those same people are only able to deliver for the long-haul if we hold to a healthy work/life balance. We believe that strong teams are highly valuable assets in any organization, and this factors into our investment strategy.
Our Guiding Principles: Integrity and Impact.
When you meet us, you’ll come to learn how fundamental the role that integrity plays in evaluating investment opportunities and making business decisions. We believe that good organizations are best positioned to do great things. We seek out like-minded leaders who foster a culture of integrity and who do not sacrifice their principles in the interest of growth. As Mark Twain once said, “If you tell the truth you do not need a good memory!”
The return on our investments has enabled us to reinvest in our global community. We are privileged to have served over 1000 not-for-profits since our inception, and we continue to prioritize helping marginalized youth around the world.