I am a partner in a VG group that has six different fields we are involved in. We do energy/water-- emerging tech in oil and gas like artificial lift, solar stuff, clean water etc. We also do field acquisitions- mostly brown fields, stripper wells etc. And we do venture capital to drill wells. We are sitting on a rather large find right now trying to figure out how to get funding without losing control.
We have a private contractor division that does private security with former military guys. Mostly africa clients in dodgy areas. They also do personal protection details from time to time.
We have a sports division that brings new tech to the marketplace. (This is the fun one) One of our partners in an NBA HOFer with global reach so these projects are the flag bearers, so to speak.
We have a venture capital division.
We have a marketing division that reps everything from charter plane services, a trucking company, a modeling agency, leisure activities, a bikini company blah blah. I don't play in that field.
And we have a tech division that works on Apps and block chain tech and honestly, those dudes are geeks and their stuff is way over my head.
I stick with the O&G stuff, the private contractors and the venture capital. Sometimes the lines intersect-- like now-- we just funded a guy that has developed an artificial lift system that is super efficient and technically qualifies as "green technology" by oil and gas standards.
So obviously I deal with many of the state run oil companies in Africa. SNPG, sonangol, sonatrach etc. It's sometimes a real kick in the ass and sometimes sucks balls. Nobody grows up dreaming about being stuck on a boat riding to Kinshasa during the dry season.
But over all its been a fun ride. I think once we get this O&G project off and running I might decide to close the books on this career and move into growing grapes and making shitty wine and get fat eating baguettes and goat cheese. We shall see.
