Help for co-investors
Questions co-investors ask us.
How co-investment with Newson Cairn works, what you receive, and how to request an introduction. Each answer links to the page with the detail.
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About us · Co-investing · Deals and information · Becoming a partner · Governance · Contact
About us
Who we are and what we back.
- What is Newson Cairn?
- A technology-focused private family office investing its own capital, from pre-seed to growth. We make discreet, long-term investments in exceptional technology companies.
Read more: Home - Which sectors do you invest in?
- Software, data and AI, infrastructure, fintech, insurtech and health technology: businesses where technology is the product or the edge.
Read more: Thesis - What stages and ticket sizes do you cover?
- Two programmes. Early stage: €50k – €1m, pre-seed and seed. Direct investment: €1m – €10m, Series A and growth.
Read more: Early stage · Direct investment - Whose capital do you invest?
- Our own. We are a family office, not a fund, and we do not raise money from the public.
Read more: Home
Co-investing
How co-investment works.
- How does co-investment work?
- We share selected opportunities with a small group of aligned investors, deal by deal. You invest alongside our own capital, on the same terms, after reviewing the same materials behind our own decision.
Read more: Partners & co-investment - What size are the opportunities?
- Typically €1m – €10m. Above €10m, we form a club of partners around a lead position.
Read more: Partners & co-investment - Do you lead rounds?
- In direct investment we lead, co-lead or join rounds, and bring aligned co-investors for larger raises.
Read more: Direct investment - Are there management fees or carried interest?
- No. Co-investment is deal by deal, with no management fee and no carry to us.
Read more: Partners & co-investment - Am I committed to invest?
- No. There is no commitment. You review each opportunity and decide for yourself.
Read more: Partners & co-investment - What is the minimum ticket for a co-investor?
- Every deal is different. Allocation is discussed with each co-investor, deal by deal.
Read more: Partners & co-investment
Deals and information
What you see, and when.
- What do co-investors receive?
- Access to technology companies that passed our full review, mainly Series A and growth. You receive the full file: the memo and the market, financial, technical and risk work, including where our team disagreed. Our own capital is in every deal we share, on the same terms.
Read more: Partners & co-investment - How are companies reviewed before you see them?
- Six steps, each with a named owner: submission, fit check, analysis of market, financials and technology, risk and compliance checks, human review by senior analysts, and a decision by the investment committee on a written memo.
Read more: Process - Is a company's information shared with co-investors automatically?
- No. A company's file is shared with co-investors only with its agreement. Proposals are seen only by those who need to.
Read more: Governance - How often will I see opportunities?
- Once registered, you are invited to take part when a suitable opportunity exists. There is no guarantee of an invitation. Invitations come by email.
Read more: Partners & co-investment
Becoming a partner
Who joins, and how.
- Who do you work with as co-investors?
- Long-term investors who value discretion: single and multi-family offices, foundations, endowments, corporate investors and experienced private investors. We keep the group small on purpose.
Read more: Partners & co-investment - What checks do co-investors go through?
- The same identity and compliance checks as the companies we back. Identity and ownership are verified and screened against sanctions lists before money moves. Funds are only received from, and paid to, verified accounts in the verified party's name.
Read more: Governance - How do I request an introduction?
- Email [email protected] with who you are, what you invest in and the ticket sizes you consider. We reply by email.
Read more: Partners & co-investment - Do co-investors sign an NDA?
- Yes. Partners always sign an NDA before receiving a company's file, deal by deal.
Read more: Partners & co-investment
Governance
How decisions are checked.
- How are investment decisions made and checked?
- Reviewers never approve their own work. Every investment is approved by the investment committee on a written memo. Anyone with a personal interest declares it and steps out of the review. Every step of every review is logged and kept.
Read more: Governance
Contact
Email only.
- Can I call or visit?
- We work by email only, so both sides keep a clear record. We do not take calls or unannounced visits. Meetings are by appointment, arranged by email, in Bermuda or Marbella. General questions: request our WhatsApp number on the Contact page.
Read more: Contact
Next step
Request an introduction.
Email [email protected] with who you are, what you invest in and the ticket sizes you consider.