Ambient Sound Investments

Overview

Ambient Sound Investments (ASI) describes its current organization as a family-office type team with backgrounds in technology, operations, and finance. The firm reports managing more than €100 million in assets with a 10-person team and an investment portfolio of around 40 companies across Europe, the United States, and Asia.¹²

History

ASI was established in 2003 by four Skype founding engineers as an equal partnership. After selling its Skype shares to eBay at the end of 2005, the firm became a private asset management firm.¹

Timeline

1. 2003ASI was established in 2003 by four Skype founding engineers as an equal partnership.
2. 2005After selling its Skype shares to eBay at the end of 2005, the firm became a private asset management firm.

Leadership

Tauno Tats is CEO, overseeing operations, administration, business development, and private equity and real assets investments.³

Arko Kadajane is Portfolio Manager and leads ASI’s listed-equity investments as well as the firm’s overall portfolio and investment strategy.³

Kaspar Daljajev, CFA, is Investment Manager, responsible for listed-securities research and analysis of potential private-equity investments.³

Services

ASI invests across venture capital, private equity, listed equity, and real assets, including natural resources and real estate.⁴

Venture capital has been central to the firm’s strategy since its founding. ASI says it now invests mainly through early-stage venture capital funds.⁵

The private equity strategy focuses mainly on high-growth, non-technology, greenfield investments with a regional focus.⁴

ASI’s listed-equity strategy applies value-investing principles and fundamental bottom-up analysis to a concentrated global portfolio of approximately 10 to 15 investments.⁶

What the firm offers

• Private and alternative investments

Client Focus

ASI reports an investment portfolio of around 40 companies across Europe, the United States, and Asia, reflecting the firm’s international investment reach.¹

Approach

ASI’s published investment process begins with an initial review of the team and product, followed by detailed business analysis, a term sheet, due diligence, and a shareholders’ agreement.⁷

The firm says its business analysis considers a prospective company’s team, technology, financials, business model, customers, and strategic partners.⁷

Assets

ASI reports managing more than €100 million in assets.¹

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Sources

1. Ambient Sound Investments, About
2. Ambient Sound Investments
3. Ambient Sound Investments, Team
4. Ambient Sound Investments, Asset Classes
5. Ambient Sound Investments, Venture Capital
6. Ambient Sound Investments, Listed Equity
7. Ambient Sound Investments, Applying

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