Issue 011: The Mangrove Newsletter
News & Expert Views, Reports, Insights, Thoughts, and Perspectives on Global Resilience.
Welcome to Issue 011 of the Mangrove Newsletter! We hope you enjoy reading this as much as we enjoyed putting it together for you.
1. Updates on Mangrove
Wondering what we’re getting up to?
This month and the last few months, Mangrove has been in South Africa! We are meeting lots of amazing and talented individuals in the startup ecosystem here.
But you know us, we love to collaborate and spread resilience wherever we go. So, on the 17th January 2025. We have an amazing panel discussion and mixer about all things resilience.
Mangrove, First Serve Ventures and The Grit Makers are uniting in this unique event in Cape Town to share the recipe for thriving startups which are meant to prosper for a lifetime, and not just rise, shine and die like a Fad in the same year.
Join us to build the kind of ecosystems where resilience isn’t optional — it’s the foundation.
2. What We're Working On
Whilst you were all celebrating and nursing hangovers …
We weren't resting on our laurels! We've concocted something amazing, something new, something specifically for investors.
We encourage you all to check the market and look for anything similar. You know what you'll find...? Nothing comparable. Why? Because this is a completely new approach to ongoing due diligence.
Interested? Let's go! 🥁
"Wtf is that?" you might be thinking as you stare blankly at these pictures. Well, let us enlighten you. It's the brand new resilience monitoring dashboard for investors.
What does it do? It does two main things:
Tells you the aggregated resilience and risk profiles of your portfolio.
Provides a deep dive into the black-box that is your portfolio companies' operations.
Sounds almost to good to be true! Why has this not been done before? Well, many investors focus on financials and often neglect the foundational elements of a companies operations.
This leaves startups struggling to build resilient foundations that support rapid growth, making them vulnerable to costly mistakes and ultimately, failure.
VCs are constantly concerned about the underlying health and resilience of their portfolio companies, as this directly impacts their ROI.
Both need a quick and cost-effective solution that identifies vulnerabilities and strengths without specialist skills.
So at Mangrove, we decided to take the guesswork out of scaling operationally viable companies. We build a digital replica of your scaleup, focused on building your operations around your user journey. We then provide an analysis on key indicators of failure. This creates a concise recipe that can enable data-driven decisions.
From this digital replica we provide investors a transparency lifeline into their portfolio's operational health to proactively minimize risk and maximize ROI.
We believe it's time to move beyond vanity metrics. Operational resilience should be a cornerstone of investment decisions. We envision a stronger startup ecosystem where success is the norm, not the exception.
3. What is Whitespace?
We are getting ready to launch our second pilot program. We already have a few startups in the cohort but are looking to fill a few more spots. Could this be you?
Whitespace is our innovative approach to unlocking a businesses full potential with resilience education.
The Whitespace Pilot Program: Join the Journey
The pilot program is a three-stage journey, kicking off in Jan 25. Here's what you can expect:
Stage 1: Onboarding to Mangrove Foundation. We'll work with you to build your company's digital twin.
Stage 2: Includes Mangrove Analytics. We'll enhance your digital twin with powerful analytics and generate even deeper insights.
Stage 3: Get ready for the Mangrove + (Co-Pilot). This stage leverages the insights from the digital twin and analytics to empower the implementation of necessary changes and business optimisation.
Are you ready to build a more resilient startup? We are!
Applications for the Whitespace pilot program are now active. To apply, please submit a form to register your interest. If selected, we will share the next steps.
3. Work with Us
Global business, SMB, or a Startup? We understand that technology is essential for modern businesses, and we've built replicable processes for businesses that guarantee long-term scalability and sustainability.
Let’s work with you to build better and scale faster. Schedule a Demo below with us. We can’t wait to connect.
