We surveyed hundreds of investors who were desperately seeking access to better opportunities; opportunities that have always felt out of reach. When we looked at the data from those surveys, several things stood out. The most obvious was, like us, they all had similar feelings when it came to venture capital - it was a world that was out of reach and one they didn’t feel they belonged to. And the same four barriers have been keeping ALL of us firmly locked out - time, knowledge, network, and net worth. To effectively source and screen an investment requires ample time and a high level of knowledge. The average investor doesn’t have either, and having one of these isn’t enough. Even if you’re fortunate enough to have both, you need to be part of the right networks to gain access to the best opportunities. However, having all three of these won’t guarantee you access. Most opportunities have a minimum investment threshold in the tens of thousands, making investing completely inaccessible for most investors

We built Shuttle to solve these issues - our sole purpose is to enable our customers to easily build a diverse portfolio of high quality venture capital investments. When joining, every customer is provided their own account on the platform. This account is automatically topped up every quarter with an amount of your choosing. This is your investable capital and is held in segregated accounts, safeguarded by our regulated payment service provider. We work with our network of investment partners to source, screen and diligence the highest quality opportunities, alleviating the time, knowledge and network barriers that have kept them out of participating in opportunities of this standard. We then present a small number of opportunities to the community once they’ve completed our multi-stage screening and due diligence phase and met the platform requirements. Every opportunity is accompanied by a detailed memo on why it's been chosen for our community. We also aim to group investments to help users build a diverse portfolio quicker than if they were investing one at a time.

Once a member confirms their participation, their funds are evenly distributed across the sourced opportunities. By pooling the capital of our community of investors, we’re able to meet the investment thresholds I mentioned earlier, removing the final barrier. When a member commits, they’re committing to all the opportunities in that group and are not given the ability to pick and choose. From our experience and research, and given the average investor doesn’t have the required experience and knowledge, picking and choosing like this leads to “blind-betting” - an ill-advised investment strategy which leads to poorly constructed portfolios. We assure you that we are only allowing the best investments onto the Shuttle platform - investments that will enable our members to quickly build a well diversified portfolio. Members can also choose not to commit to the investments presented to them should they wish to sit out of a cycle. When this happens, your capital will be left in your account and can be used for the next group of investments we source. We will never make the decision for you or invest your money on your behalf. The final decision will always be yours to make.