Get raise-ready before you raise.
An investor-grade diagnostic that finds every weak point a sharp investor would — and fixes it before you ever walk into the room.
Readiness is the cheapest leverage in a raise. Every weakness found in private is one not exposed in public.
The diagnostic that makes you fundable.
Capital Readiness is a structured, investor-grade assessment of how ready you are to raise or sell — across your model, narrative, metrics, cap table, governance, and diligence posture. We look at your company the way the sharpest investor across the table will, and we tell you the truth about what we find.
The point is to surface and fix the weak points in private, on your timeline, rather than have them discovered live, in front of the people you're asking for money. A clean, prepared company runs a faster process, holds better terms, and closes more reliably — readiness pays for itself many times over.
It is usually the first Capital Services engagement, and it sets up everything that follows: the model, the narrative, the diligence, and the introductions.
What the diagnostic covers.
Model & metrics
Is the financial model defensible, and are the metrics the ones investors actually weigh?
Narrative & fit
Does the story hold, and does it match the investors you intend to approach?
Cap table & governance
Is the structure clean, and will it survive diligence without surprises?
Diligence posture
Are the documents, data room, and answers ready for scrutiny?
The gap list
A prioritised, honest list of what to fix — and what to leave.
The path
A clear route from where you are to genuinely raise-ready.
From assessment to a ready company.
Assess
A structured review across model, narrative, structure, and diligence.
Diagnose
An honest gap list, prioritised by what most affects the outcome.
Fix
We close the gaps — with you, or across the other Capital Services lines.
Confirm
A final check that you're genuinely ready before going to market.
Readiness feeds the rest of the capital event.
Financial Engineering
The model behind the readiness.
Investment Narrative
The story it points to.
Sell-Side Diligence
De-risking the process.
Investor Matchmaking
The warm introductions after.
The things people ask first.
How long does it take?
Usually a focused exercise of a couple of weeks — fast enough to act on before a process, thorough enough to matter.
Do we have to fix everything?
No — we prioritise. Some gaps are deal-breakers; some are noise. We tell you which is which.
Is this only for raising?
No — it applies equally to a sale or a restructuring. Any capital event rewards being ready.
What if we're early?
Readiness scales to stage — what 'ready' means for a seed round differs from a growth round, and we calibrate.
Thinking about a raise or sale?
Start with readiness. We'll find what to fix before anyone else sees it.