Company-as-Search Fund Manager?

by a searcher from University of California, Berkeley

Jun 19,2022

Hi all - has anyone examined having, rather than a single searcher or two searchers, an entire tech company as a Manager? I see from the Stanford Search Fund Study that there is heavy bias (2x+ more likely) on 5x+ returns to partnerships rather than solo searchers.
Our thesis is that a full company with an engineering team, tested AI, and specific sector expertise could do much better than existing dominant search modes.

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searcher from University of Florida - Warrington College of Business Administration

interesting idea

07/01/2022 | like reply | 0 likes

professional from The University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business

Interesting. . .when you think of an entire tech company as a manager###-###-#### want to ensure I'm clear on what you mean###-###-#### how is that different from a company acquiring another now? Or an add-on acquisition to a platform company in a portfolio?

06/29/2022 | like reply | 0 likes

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