If the person judging the deal is paid by the deal, what exactly is independent?
VIV is designed around one client-side principle: the party whose capital is at risk should know who is paying, what is evidence, what is opinion and where conflicts exist.
Independence must be operational, not decorative.
Who commissions the judgment
The family / client commissioning the work is the party whose decision VIV is supporting.
Information boundary
Mandate information should remain private and permissioned; external sharing should be purposeful and explicitly authorized.
Conflict protocol
Potential economic or relationship conflicts should be disclosed before they can influence a recommendation or process.
Regulatory boundary
Where an activity requires licensed, registered or formally qualified advice or execution, the relevant specialist should perform that activity.
Independence has to be operational, not a slogan.
01 · The family is the client
We work from the family's mandate and decision problem.
02 · No startup fundraising fee
A company does not pay VIV to be recommended to an investor.
03 · Conflicts disclosed
Relevant relationships and holdings are disclosed before an IC view.
04 · Evidence ≠ opinion
Verified facts, management claims and VIV judgment are kept distinct.
05 · Unknown stays unknown
Insufficient evidence is a finding, not an invitation to manufacture certainty.
06 · Family decides
VIV challenges and documents; the family retains investment authority.
07 · Permissioned information
Private portfolio and company information is shared only within the agreed mandate.
08 · Qualified specialists where required
Legal, tax, statutory valuation and regulated activities use appropriately qualified partners.
09 · No public deal bazaar
Introductions are private, mandate-led and permissioned.
10 · Outcome before expansion
We earn the next service by solving the current problem first.
Start a private conversation
Tell us enough to understand the problem. We use the information to route the conversation to the relevant VIV service; it is not a public deal submission.