The third issue · company readiness

We help you become undeniable to investors.

We work with European post-seed companies to get them ready for Series A and Series B. Everyone talks about regulation and capital. Few talk about the third issue: company readiness.

Trusted by
founders, funds, and operators across Europe
The third issue

High potential founders get rejected on criteria they didn't know existed.

1 in 5
seeded companies reach Series A
Are you sure you're going to be one of them?
18–24mo
between rounds
Enough time to get ready. Or to burn through runway.
How it works

A clear map from where you are to investor-ready.

Five phases. No theatre. Surgical work, delivered when it moves the needle. Guided by founder operators who have scaled companies before. We don't polish your pitch deck. We strengthen fundamentals.

Step 01

Apply

Tell us where you are, where you're going, and the round you're about to run. Three short questions and your latest deck. We screen for fit, not polish.

Deliverable: Reply from a real analyst
Step 02

Diagnose

A small expert squad benchmarks you against what a Series A partner needs to see. Legal, finance, GTM, tech, operations. Candid, evidence-based, not a workshop.

Deliverable: Baseline and a prioritised plan
Step 03

Sprint

Two-week sprints. Bi-weekly check-ins. Gather artifacts. Strengthen the data room. We close the gaps that matter, in the order that matters. Surgical work, not a curriculum.

Deliverable: Data room ready.
Step 04

Validate

Our investment committee asks the questions a fund will ask. Same evidence bar. If it doesn't hold up, we say so. If it does, we make the introduction.

Deliverable: Validation passed.
Step 05

Open doors

By this point, your case stands up to a partner's view. Your equity story is robust. Your deck and your data room match. We make the warm introductions, then stay behind you until the round closes.

Deliverable: A closed round.
Why founders pick us

The diligence rigour a fund would apply, applied to you, before they do.

Most readiness programmes help you tell your story. We stress-test it the way the partner across the table will, then share the working.

Diligence on you, before the fund does

Same memo a partner would write internally. Same questions. Same risk flags. By the time the real fund opens the file, the answers are there.

We show our working

The scorecard, the cohort cuts, the open questions still on the board. The drafts, not the polish.

We are paid when you raise

A program fee for the work. A success component on a closed Series A or B. We win when you do.

Request an analysis

Tell us about yourself.

Tell us where you are and where you're going. A real analyst reads every submission.

Step 01 of 03
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01 · Company

Start with who you are.

We use your contact details to send your readiness summary and schedule a follow-up call.

Company
Website optional
Your name
Email
Phone optional
02 · Stage

Where is the business today?

It helps us match you with the right analyst, and frame the right kind of feedback.

Current funding stage
Current runway
Annual revenue
Team size
Target raise
03 · Pitch

Now the human bit.

Keep it rough, we're not scoring it. We just want to know what you're actually building.

What are you building?
Pitch deck optional · PDF, max 50MB

We'll be in touch.

A real analyst reads every submission.

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The team and the investment committee behind our readiness work.

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