abaft.fund
Abaft.fund is short, memorable and nautical, perfect for solopreneurs building niche brands around bootstrapping, crowdfunding or revenue-sharing. The .fund TLD signals funding credibility and fits investor, creator or subscription use.
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Business Idea
Invest in ship retrofit, green fuels, port electrification and shipping tech to accelerate decarbonization across maritime supply chains.
Shipping faces tough emissions targets and expensive retrofits; projects lack industry-savvy, patient capital and technical underwriting.
Shipowners, ports, shipyards, shipping-tech startups and institutional ESG investors seeking exposure to maritime green assets.
Operate a closed-end fund charging management fees and carry, co-invest with LPs, provide technical diligence and project de-risking services.
IMO rules, carbon pricing and rising investor demand for climate solutions create urgent demand for capital enabling maritime decarbonization.
2% management fee, 20% carry, equity stakes in projects, project-level debt returns, and paid advisory/engineering services.
Abaft evokes ships and stern momentum—an apt brand for a fund backing the maritime transition.
Business Idea
Provide structured secondary liquidity and follow-on capital to founders, early employees and pre-IPO startups to reduce churn and enable growth.
Founders and early employees are locked into illiquid equity while companies need flexible bridge capital without onerous dilution.
Founders, early employees, seed/Series A startups, and VCs seeking secondary liquidity or bridge financing solutions.
Execute tailored secondary buys, offer bridge loans and structured follow-on investments; charge placement fees and obtain small equity stakes.
Longer private company lifecycles and growing demand for founder liquidity create a market for nimble secondary and follow-on capital.
Transaction and placement fees, interest on bridge loans, equity upside from purchased stakes, and management fees for vehicles.
Abaft implies 'backing' and tailwind—suitable for a fund that supports founders and provides liquidity behind them.
Business Idea
On-demand funding platform that advances capital for salvage, towage and on-scene repairs, enabling rapid responses while insurers settle claims.
Salvage and emergency tow operators need large upfront cash; delays reduce recovery outcomes and strain operators' balance sheets.
Salvage companies, tow operators, P&I clubs, shipowners and insurers needing fast funding for emergency maritime response.
Provide quick advances against salvage contracts, handle claims workflow with insurers, and supply working capital for operators.
More severe weather, congested shipping lanes and tighter operator margins increase demand for rapid funded emergency response services.
Origination and success fees, interest on advances, contingency fees on salvage awards, and revenue shares from insurance recoveries.
Abaft.fund ties directly to maritime imagery—perfect for a fund that stands behind ships when disaster strikes.