Funding Advisory
Pre-seed, seed and Series A. End-to-end fundraising support for early-stage companies.
When a raise needs a process
- A company is preparing its first institutional round, or its first round led by a professional investor.
- The business works, but there is no process yet for raising capital.
- A round has stalled and needs repositioning before it returns to market.
A first round, well prepared
We prepare founders for their first institutional capital raise, from pitch narrative and financial modelling to investor targeting and term sheet negotiation.
Founders arrive at the negotiation with a clear account of the business, numbers that hold up under diligence, and a list of investors chosen because they fit the company, not to make the list longer.
The round, from mandate to close
- I
Mandate scoping
How much capital the company needs, what it is for, and which stage it has truly reached. The mandate fixes the target round and the investors it should be built for.
- II
Structuring
Instrument, amount, use of proceeds, and the narrative and financial model that support them. Founders see the alternatives and choose.
- III
Access and execution
The investor list, the first conversations, the process, and the term sheet negotiation through to close.
- IV
Post-close support
A sounding board on investor reporting and on the preparation of the next round.
A first round sets terms a company lives with for years.
The price, the rights of new shareholders and the shape of the board are agreed at a moment when founders have the least experience of them. Our work is to make sure they are agreed with open eyes.