Raise Capital
Most rounds are not lost in the pitch. They are lost in the second meeting, when someone asks for the numbers behind the slide.
Raising is a process that begins long before the first investor conversation. The companies that close are the ones that were ready to be examined: a model that holds up, a data room that answers the question before it is asked, and a story the numbers actually support.
We work on both halves: getting a business fundable, then running the raise. Equity, government grants and non-dilutive routes are all on the table, because the cheapest capital for a given company is rarely the most obvious one.
What raise capital covers
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Investment readiness, fundraising strategy, diligence preparation and transaction support for founders raising institutional equity.
Read moreGovernment Grants & Schemes
Identifying, applying for and staying compliant with the non-dilutive government funding a business already qualifies for.
Read morePre Due Diligence
Preparation frameworks that get a business ready before investor or acquirer scrutiny begins, not during it.
Read moreInvestor Readiness
The model, the deck and the market case that survive a second meeting, prepared before the raise, not during it.
Read moreData Room Preparation
A data room that answers the question before it is asked, assembled before the process starts rather than during it.
Read moreRaising Private Equity
Private equity for profitable, established businesses: a different process, a different buyer and a different set of questions from venture.
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The rest of the framework
Most engagements use more than one of these
- Borrow CapitalDebt, blended finance and restructuring: funding growth without giving away more of the company than it costs.
- Protect CapitalThe finance function that keeps the money you raised: bookkeeping through fractional CFO, controls, and compliance treated as infrastructure.
- Grow CapitalGrowth advisory and the operating structure behind it: market, pricing, org design, process, and the systems that make scale survivable.
- Structure CapitalDeal advisory, diligence and public-market readiness: the shape of a transaction, and what it is really worth.
- Strategy LabsVenture partnering for accelerators, CVCs and ecosystem builders: cohort programmes, scheme matchmaking, and the tools behind them.
Talk to us about raise capital
Tell us where the business actually is and we will tell you what we would do first. No deck required.