Bear Ventures views the development and placement of key long-term managers as essential to portfolio companies’ success. To that end, BV’s team of managers is given specialized, hands-on training in bringing start-up organizations off the ground to stability and success. Utilized across different portfolio companies for as long as necessary, this managerial team gives BV’s start-ups the advantage of expert guidance by managers with proven success in the singular challenges and turbulence faced by start-up organizations. The proprietary nature of BV’s capital allows BV to develop portfolio companies for the long-term and lay out the foundation and infrastructure for long-term growth and intrinsic value.