Vauban
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Vauban was a London fintech platform that enabled venture capital fund managers and angel investors to set up and deploy funds and special purpose vehicles (SPVs) across multiple jurisdictions — the US, UK, British Virgin Islands and later Luxembourg — at a fraction of the usual time and cost. Its integrated platform covered structuring, legal documents, investor onboarding, banking and reporting, with more than $1 billion invested through it.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Funding
Vauban raised 4.7 million pounds, reporting that more than $1 billion had been invested via its platform, with venture firms including Anthemis, Passion Capital and Octopus Ventures using it.
- Acquired by Carta
Vauban was acquired by US fintech unicorn Carta, an equity-management platform managing over $2 trillion in equity; Vauban's team joined Carta and its fund establishment platform was absorbed into Carta's offering, with the acquisition value undisclosed.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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