What we do

W e partner with high growth startups to assist them with their capital raises. 20 years worth of investor relationships, market analytics capabilities and expertise in business design has allowed to finally give the fundraising leverage back to startups.

We use our fundraising and strategy capabilities to ensure our clients are ‘investment ready’. Our investment analytics team then analyses millions of data points for 62,000 investors, VC funds, PE funds, family offices to unlock key insights to a successful capital raise.

How we help

  • Startups

    Investment ready
    Using our experience in due diligence, business design & strategy
  • Startups

    Investment search
    End to end search using our relationships and market analysis
  • Startups

    Understanding valuation
    Building a clear strategy ensure founders receive the best deal
  • Startups

    Syndicate structuring
    Bringing together multiple investors to build a consortium to add value

Insights

Read insights produced by our fundraising team

Startups

Consolidation across early stage fundraising markets

Our analysis has shown consolidation across early stage fundraising markets. In 2012 the average Series round was $2.8 M, by 2017 it has risen to $6.1 M. Importantly, deal volume for tech half declined in half since its 2014 high. Is the era of easy access to early stage capital over?

Omar Hamoudah | Sep 2018

Startups

Creating competitive advantage through corporate venture capital

Corporate venture capital (CVC) has established its position as an important player within the global venture capital landscape. In 2018, CVC accounted for 27% of total venture capital investments. We explore if CVC can help start-ups create competitive advantage.

Dec 2018

Startups

Venture capital market structure comparison: UK vs EU vs USA

Venture capital market structures vary significantly between the UK, EU and USA. Average size funds of the UK and EU are almost half that of the USA. Our analyst compare the differences between the regions through data analysis and our experience

Dec 2018

What we think

In today’s competitive environment, fundraising must be more than financing. We believe smart money and strategic investors are a source of competitive advantage and founders must link fundraising to growth.

Consolidation across early stage fundraising markets, a new era of capital efficient high growth startups and mass adoption of lean innovation have changed the dynamics of fundraising. Founders must understand investor expectations and tailor their proposition accordingly.

Connect with the fundraising team

Last year we helped companies like yours raise over $130 million, see how we can help you.

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