Helping You Secure Smart Money Without Distraction
Our advisory services help Start Ups and Scale Ups raise money from the right partners, whether that’s Angels, VCs or Private Equity.
We Take The Pain Out Of Raising Investment
As well as injecting our own growth cash we also help start ups and scale ups raise external investment. We do that via:
- Our carefully curated roster of VC funds
- A vetted angel investment network
- The very best private equity partners
- Grant funding
- Our start up incubator network
Here's How We Do It
Our formula is simple; we have sat both sides of the investment table having merged, sold and invested in more than 100 businesses in our time as founders, angel investors and as VCs. Over that time we have seen 1000s of pitches.
In doing so we have built a thorough understanding of what it takes to build a story that resonates, take it to the right potential investors and then negotiate the RIGHT deal and terms for you.
The process we follow follows these four broad categories:
Building the 'Lean In' Investment Story
Creating Brilliant Investment Decks
Building the RIGHT Outreach Lists
Supporting Pitch Process & Investment Negotiation
We Can Even Back Our Clients With Growth Capital
Within our model we have the ability to ‘double down’ on our partnership by injecting our own growth capital. We ONLY offer this to existing consulting clients who we have had the opportunity to work with for some time to ensure there is good fit. But where we do it provides ‘value accelerant’. The path we take considers the following:
Founder/CEO Traits
must have at least 2 of the 3 traits
- Mission led: They must be compelled to win not through greed but by making their core competence the best in the world.
- Unique insight: Their experience has led them to launch the business in the belief that the current way is broken, out of date or there is simply a better way.
- Competitive greatness : They must be built to win and to enjoy the hardest of challenges.
Business Qualifications
must have at least 3 of the traits
- Must be able to prove it can be, or has been, cash flow positive or profitable. We are not interested in the ‘fund-to-grow-at-all-costs’ model.
- Must have pre-existing revenues for at least a year in the six figures or more range.
- 60% or higher gross revenues
- Existing acquisition channels.
Industry Qualifications
must have at least 1 of the traits
- Be a service-based or software B2B internet business.
- Have the ability to be, or already is, a tech-enabled business.
- And we particularly love E-learning, SaaS, ecommerce, digital, education, consulting, and agency businesses..
What impact does it have?
Let’s grow your business
No sales pitches or BS.
Honest and clear advice.
No commitment.
FAQs
Having helped to build a leading UK EIS, SEIS and growth VC fund we have been at the very centre of the fundraising world for almost a decade. As a result we have developed two things:
- An extensive network of friendly contacts across the investment universe.
- A thorough understanding of how to win through the noise and build investment decks and a comms process to close investment rounds effectively.
This means we fast track the process, allowing you to get on with the critical business of running the company.
We can help any business raise money but specialise in the B2B markets as this is where our network is strongest. That said however we have a process that allows us to reach thousands of angels, VCs and family offices efficiently and build a compelling investment case for any business. And we can do it for any stage – from pre-seed through to series C and beyond. We even help walk deals into PE Houses.
We do not have a ‘trademarked’ approach but our experience allows us to quickly get to the core of the mission quickly, taking whatever collateral you have for your raise and turning it into a lean in deck. Alongside this we build a focused outreach list and introduce you directly to those that matter. Doing it this way avoids the countless hours of wasted time involved in running the process yourself. And that distraction can kill you!
That’s easy! Simply get in touch via the Contact Us button in the menu and we will be in touch the same day. We offer free consultancy sessions as fit is important for us too. We ONLY work with those who we feel we can truly help reach ‘success’.
We have a very simple model and you can find pricing on our individual service pages. You buy our time and we transparently share that detail with you so there are no surprises.
Our support for raising investment starts at just £1500 per month.
Scaled’s original mission has always been to HELP BUSINESSES GROW FASTER AND WITHOUT THE PAIN. Where we have worked with clients for some time and both sides see the value and fit we can double down with growth capital to help acclerate the journey and deepen our relationship. You’ll see the traits we look for in the description above.
