FAQs

To be clear, this does NOT mean:

1. That the companies in our network are all advancing liberty. We are industry agnostic. Our network invests in and has leaders running companies ranging from AI and SAAS to CPG, retail, restaurants, crypto, and much more.

2. It is not political. There is no requirement to be part of any political party, support certain politicians, endorse certain legislation, or commit to a rigid ideology.

3. It is not a litmus test to exclude people. It is a calling to those who share the same values to find and work with your people. 

By building a values-aligned network, we care that the individual leaders in the network are personally committed to a free and prosperous future. Different members will include different lists of principles that matter to them. They weight these principles differently. And they act on those principles differently. But generally, they prioritize the principle of liberty, see it as key to prosperity, and value it for all people, in all areas of their lives, such as in social, economic, and intellectual realms. 

Yes and No.

No, we’re not cut from the same cloth as impact investing organizations that ask investors to sacrifice returns for the sake of doing what the fund thinks is good in the world. There are two problems to this approach for us:

We don’t sacrifice ROI. We don’t think profit is bad. We think profit is great and want our members to make as much money as possible!

We don’t impose our own views of what is good on any companies or tell companies what they should be doing like traditional impact investing organizations. 

But yes, we are looking for impact in a different way. We trust principled business leaders who value a free and prosperous future to figure out the best way to push humanity forward, and we know that the best way to do that is to make the most money possible to keep pushing humanity forward. By supporting the growth and success of values-aligned leaders, we are supporting them in:

1. Modeling what these values represent for others to admire and emulate

2. Developing a larger platform to advocate for liberty and garnering interest from others for their views

3. Building businesses that create tremendous value for humanity

Making more money that they can use to advance liberty, whether that’s through investing in other companies that advance liberty or donating to causes that advance liberty

Yes, we want impact. And we believe the best way to achieve impact is to support values-aligned individuals in making as much money as possible. 

1. Marketing - Wearing our values on our sleeves attracts business leaders to us. We get unique dealflow, a diversity of LP’s, and powerhouse network of executives who become interested in Liberty Ventures because they share the same values.

2. Build Trust - Starting from the same values allows business leaders to build trust to find ways to work with each other and build thriving businesses that create value more quickly.

3. Support Founders - Founders should pay close attention to the values of their investors to ensure they maintain the support of their investors if, or more appropriately, when, the entrepreneurial journey becomes challenging.

4. Network Effects - Through shared values, we not only build the Liberty Ventures network, but our access to networks of the network, multiplying the access and ability to impact.

5. Principled Business - Working together from shared values, we can promote principled business activity that helps leaders be the best representatives of and advocates for capitalism.

Principled Business is the sister 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization started by Liberty Ventures to support the important charitable work of promoting education around the principles of capitalism and empowering people to engage capitalism as principled business leaders. A portion of all Liberty Ventures proceeds and team members’ time goes to support Principled Business.