Platforms
Platform businesses on OBC are marketplaces and network-effect models with proven liquidity, healthy take rates, and expanding cohorts.
Ticket size, term, exit mechanics and reporting are all shaped in the specialist conversation we have with you. What you see here is our default posture per sector — the final terms are tailored to your strategy call and the deal-qualification call before you commit.
- B2B and B2C marketplaces
- Payments and fintech platforms
- Vertical software with embedded transactions
- Network businesses with clear moats
- Priced equity round via SPV
- Preferred shares with information rights
- Alignment with a lead institutional investor
- Escrow-protected settlement
The process, step by step
The same 4 stages apply to every platforms deal — with escrow release only after shares are transferred to investors.
- 01
Sourcing
Founders introduced by our extended network.
- 02
Diligence
Cohort, take-rate and unit economics review.
- 03
Structuring
Round documented under standard investor protections.
- 04
Deployment
Escrow release on share issuance.
Key risks to consider
No investment is risk-free. These are the primary risk categories we assess for platforms deals.
- Liquidity and cohort risk
- Regulatory (payments, marketplaces)
- Competitive intensity