Service Line 06

Investor Readiness & Fund Raising

Financial modelling, business plans and investor documentation built to hold up under real investor scrutiny.

Investor Readiness, handled properly.

Investors — angel, venture capital or private equity — will test your numbers before they test your pitch. A model that doesn't hold together under questions rarely gets a second meeting.

We build the financial model, business plan and supporting documentation behind your raise, and help you get investor-ready well before the first conversation with a fund.

8 areas of dedicated support.

01

Financial Modelling

Building the financial model that underpins your fundraise, business plan or investment decision.

02

Business Plan Preparation

A structured, investor-ready business plan that presents your business, market and financials clearly.

03

Investor Pitch Deck Support

Support in structuring and refining the financial narrative and numbers behind your investor pitch deck.

04

Angel Funding Advisory

Guidance for founders approaching angel investors, from readiness to documentation.

05

Venture Capital Readiness

Preparing your financials, structure and documentation to the standard venture capital investors expect.

06

Private Equity Readiness

Getting your business's financial reporting and governance to the standard private equity investors require before due diligence.

07

Equity Funding Advisory

Advisory across the equity fundraising process, from structuring the round to closing with investors.

08

Investment Documentation

Preparation and review of the financial documentation that supports an investment round.

For founders about to be asked hard questions.

Investor conversations tend to move fast once the numbers are right — and stall indefinitely when they're not.

First-Time Fundraisers

Founders approaching angel or seed investors and building their first real financial model.

Growth-Stage Businesses

Companies going into venture capital conversations that need numbers to survive real diligence.

Businesses Approaching PE

Promoters preparing governance and reporting to private-equity standards ahead of a larger raise.

Founders Whose Round Stalled

Businesses that had a raise stall or fall through because the numbers didn't hold up under questions.

Built to survive diligence, not just look good in a deck.

01

Models built to be interrogated

Assumptions that hold up under investor questioning, not just optimistic projections on a slide.

02

A CFO's read on your numbers

Modelling grounded in real operating and finance experience, not a generic downloaded template.

03

Readiness beyond the model

Support tightening reporting, controls and structure — the things investors check beyond the numbers.

04

Support through the full raise

Involved from the first model through term sheet negotiation and closing documentation, not just the deck.

From readiness check to closing.

1

Readiness assessment

We review your current financials, structure and documentation against what investors will expect to see.

2

Model & business plan

We build the financial model, projections and business plan that will anchor your fundraise.

3

Investor documentation

We refine the financial narrative and materials behind your pitch, ready for real scrutiny.

4

Support through closing

We stay involved through investor conversations, term sheet negotiation and closing documentation.

Questions we hear most often.

What's the difference between a financial model and a business plan?

The financial model is the numbers engine — revenue, cost, cash flow and funding projections. The business plan wraps that model in the narrative: your market, strategy and team. Investors expect both to be consistent with each other.

Do you help with the pitch deck itself, or just the numbers behind it?

We focus on the financial narrative and numbers behind your pitch deck — the model, unit economics and funding ask — rather than the visual design of the deck itself.

What stage of business is this suited for?

We work across stages, from founders preparing for a first angel or seed round through to growth-stage businesses raising Series funding or preparing for private equity.

How long does it usually take to become investor-ready?

It depends how far your current financials and documentation are from investor-grade. A readiness assessment early in the process gives a realistic view of the work involved.

Can you support us during investor conversations, or only beforehand?

Both. We prepare the readiness work upfront and stay involved through investor conversations, term sheet negotiation and closing documentation.

Ready to talk aboutinvestor readiness & fund raising?

Tell us where you need support — we'll take it from there.