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GET DILIGENCED BEFORE YOU'RE DILIGENCED.
We assess whether you're truly ready to raise or sell, and we find what a sharp investor or buyer would pull apart first — so you fix it on your terms, not theirs.
Readiness is the gate. In a market raising fewer, larger rounds, it decides everything.
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WHAT IT IS
In 2026 capital is more concentrated — fewer rounds, larger cheques, sharper diligence. That makes readiness the gate: the difference between a process that runs clean and one that dies in week three over something you could have fixed. This work-area finds those things first.
We run the diagnostic an investor or buyer would run — the model, the metrics, the story, the cap table, the legal and operational gaps — and we tell you straight what's strong, what's weak, and what would get weaponised in a negotiation. Then we prioritise the fixes by impact, so you spend your time where it changes the outcome.
It's the natural first step into a fuller Capital Services mandate, and it pairs directly with our For-Founders readiness work. Better to hear it from us, in private, than from the investor who passes.
WHAT YOU GET
Investor-grade diagnostic
The full picture a sharp investor or buyer would build — before they build it.
Gap analysis
What's missing or weak — model, metrics, story, cap table, legal, ops.
Weaponization check
What a counterparty would use against you — surfaced and de-fused.
Prioritized fix list
The fixes that change the outcome, ranked by impact, not by ease.
Go / not-yet call
An honest read on whether to go now or get ready first.
Path into the process
A clean handoff into the rest of a Capital Services mandate.
HOW WE KEEP IT CLEAN
Advisory and investing are walled.
When we advise you, we act solely for you. Our investing arm decides separately on its own thesis, and client-confidential information never crosses between them. Any potential conflict is reviewed before we act — so a sell-side mandate is exactly that.
ENGAGEMENTS
Clear scope, clear outcome.
Readiness Diagnostic
The investor-grade picture and the prioritized fixes — fast.
Cap-table & Legal Check
The structural issues that derail deals, caught early.
Go / Not-yet Review
An honest read on timing, with the gaps to close first.
Pairs with —
■ Founders · Raise-ready ■ Financial Engineering · The model ■ Investment Narrative · The story
■ Sell-side DD · Fix it first
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
Because the cheapest fixes are the ones you make before an investor finds them. Readiness is what turns a fragile process into a clean one.
Everything a counterparty would — the model, metrics, narrative, cap table, legal, and operations — and we tell you straight what's strong and what's weak.
If that's the honest answer, yes. A 'not yet' with a clear list to fix is far more valuable than a process that fails in public.
It can. Many clients start here and continue through narrative, diligence, structuring, and close as one mandate.
Let's pressure-test your readiness before the market does. We'll tell you straight where you stand.
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