Every fund here has capital. Few have operators on call.
Founders choose between investors who offer the same cheque. What tips it is the help that arrives after the wire.
What funds ask us for
Fund briefs tend to be one of these:
Diligence wants an operator's view
A person who has run the same kind of company can tell you whether the plan is credible.
A portfolio company is missing a key person
The finance lead has left, a round is coming and a search takes a quarter.
The board needs an outsider
A founder-heavy board has lost the ability to challenge itself, or is heading towards a listing that will expect more.
The plan needs someone to carry it
The plan is agreed. Nobody is yet accountable for delivering it.
An investment firm can call on operators in our collective of 800+, each vetted for the C-suite and picked for the company and where it stands today. It works for diligence, a portfolio company role or an independent board seat, with a services agreement that can be closed without fuss.
Who this is for, and who it is not
Best for
- Adding operational value to investees without taking on management risk
- Giving founders a vetted operator you can refer with confidence
- Supporting several portfolio companies from one standing relationship
- Professionalising an investee while respecting its existing culture
- Staying in your governance role while the engagement is run for you
Not for
- Installing a controlling manager to run the company for you
- A single one-off introduction with no ongoing oversight
- Investors who want to direct day-to-day operations themselves
- A freelancer directory rather than a managed engagement
Operator support a fund can rely on
Portfolio help only counts if it lasts. We match the operator to the company and keep structure around the engagement for the whole hold.
Governance for every portfolio engagement
Each engagement gets regular check-ins with the company and, where agreed, a line to the deal team. Drift is raised early.
One contact, a whole collective
Your portfolio executives can reach our collective of 800+. A margin question that turns out to be about operations meets someone who has seen it before.
Handovers we manage
If an executive steps away, the company keeps its file with us: the replacement search opens from it and we see the transition through.
Fit with the founder, not only the fund
A founder accepts help from someone they respect, and a CV seldom shows who that will be. We weigh temperament alongside sector.
The partnership model
One relationship. Portfolio-wide coverage.
Establish the standing relationship
We understand your investment thesis, your portfolio, and the types of leadership gaps most common across your investments.
You introduce us when needed
When a portfolio company needs operational leadership, you make the introduction. We handle everything else.
The right operator, fast
Discovery, matching, scoping, engagement management, and ongoing oversight, without you managing or coordinating it.
Visibility without burden
Lightweight reporting to you, not operational detail, but confidence that the engagement is performing. Investor-grade oversight without investor-level involvement.
Support by investor type
Different investors carry different portfolio needs. We match the operator to the need and manage the engagement, so it never lands back on you.
The operators we embed in your portfolio companies
Every operator is matched to the portfolio company's stage, sector and challenge.
Our executives have worked across
