Operating capability behind the capital.
In London, founders choose between investors who all have money. What they remember is the one who sent an operator when the company needed one.
Where an operator helps an investment team
The need usually takes one of these forms:
Diligence that needs operating judgement
Someone who can read the management team and the operating model, and say what the spreadsheet cannot.
A London portfolio company has an empty executive seat
A finance lead leaves, a chief executive moves on, and the plan cannot wait for a search.
The deal team is stretched
More companies than board seats can cover, and early warnings that go unnoticed.
Value creation is a slide, not a plan
A thesis that nobody has translated into a workstream with an owner.
We give investment teams access to vetted operators for diligence, interim cover or a defined workstream. We match operators and we do not give investment advice. Confidentiality and conflicts are agreed at the outset.
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
What investment teams get from the model
Operating talent alongside the deal team is a familiar idea in London. We give you a curated source of it, with governance around each engagement.
Governance on every engagement
Each operator works within a brief we agreed with you, with check-ins on a set rhythm and a clear line on confidentiality.
A collective, not a contact list
One brief can draw on finance, operations and technology operators, each vetted before they joined the collective.
Continuity across the portfolio
When an operator steps away, we search again from the brief we hold for that company and manage the handover with the deal team.
Matched for the management team
The operator has to win over a management team, not only satisfy an investment committee. We match for both audiences.
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
