A: We are excited to launch the Ask Volition blog alongside launching Volition Capital as a firm (press release). We hope that this Q&A blog will serve as a means to engage with the Volition community in a rich conversation on different questions of interest. This blog will be jointly written by different members of the Volition team, so if you have a question, please feel free to submit it here.
It seems only appropriate that for this inaugural post, we answer the question of why we chose the name Volition Capital. After sorting through hundreds of names, we chose the word “volition” because it represents to us one of the key ingredients for success we find in the founders and entrepreneurs we work with.
Volition literally means to make a decision of one’s own will. In any entrepreneurial endeavor, we believe volition is expressed as a certain tenacity, persistence, and never give up attitude. This entrepreneurial volition also connotes a sense of striving in the face of adversity and an unwavering will to win. It’s this volition that we admire most in the people we work with – so we chose this name in honor of the management teams of our portfolio companies who bring life to this word every day through their commitment and dedication to success.
The decision to go with “Capital” was a much easier decision. Despite coming from a heritage of being called “Ventures”, this team has increasingly focused on growth equity investments for many years. As Volition Capital, we expect to continue that trend and principally focus on growth equity investments in high potential, founder-owned technology businesses. Given our investment focus, Capital was the obvious and more accurate choice.
So there you have it – Volition Capital.
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