The kind of advisory work we take on
Technical due diligence
Pre-investment or pre-acquisition reads of a target's architecture, engineering organisation, security posture, and roadmap risk. Written report in plain English the investment committee can use. Two-to-four weeks per deal. Conflicts checked at intake; we don't read a deal we couldn't defend the take on a year later.
Fractional and interim CTO
Two-to-four days a month as a fractional CTO for a portfolio company, or interim cover through a transition. Hiring the permanent CTO is part of the engagement — we work ourselves out of a job. Best when there's a defined gap and a real need for senior technical judgement, not a permanent halfway-house.
AI strategy that survives the board meeting
A written, prioritised AI roadmap with the cost, risk, and engineering shape of each feature. Built for CEOs, CTOs, and boards who need a defensible answer to 'where's our AI strategy?' that isn't just 'we're rolling out copilots.' Usually two-to-four weeks; output is a single document the board can act on.
Technical due diligence
Pre-investment or pre-acquisition reads of a target's architecture, engineering organisation, security posture, and roadmap risk. Written report in plain English the investment committee can use. Two-to-four weeks per deal. Conflicts checked at intake; we don't read a deal we couldn't defend the take on a year later.
Fractional and interim CTO
Two-to-four days a month as a fractional CTO for a portfolio company, or interim cover through a transition. Hiring the permanent CTO is part of the engagement — we work ourselves out of a job. Best when there's a defined gap and a real need for senior technical judgement, not a permanent halfway-house.
AI strategy that survives the board meeting
A written, prioritised AI roadmap with the cost, risk, and engineering shape of each feature. Built for CEOs, CTOs, and boards who need a defensible answer to 'where's our AI strategy?' that isn't just 'we're rolling out copilots.' Usually two-to-four weeks; output is a single document the board can act on.
How our advisory work is different
The senior in the room is the senior on the work
No analyst hand-off, no associate writing the report behind a partner's name.
The person you meet on day one writes the diligence, sits in the CTO seat, or owns the roadmap. We don't run a bench — and we don't pretend we do.
The senior in the room is the senior on the work
Plain-English deliverables, not deck theatre
Diligence reports the investment committee can actually use.
AI roadmaps the board can defend without a translator. Hand-over notes the incoming CTO can act on. No 80-slide decks designed to look like work — we'd rather ship a five-page memo that closes the decision.
Plain-English deliverables, not deck theatre
Sized to the deal, priced before we start
Two-to-four weeks for diligence at a fixed price.
Two-to-four days a month for fractional and interim retainers, monthly billing. One-page commercial summary you can forward to finance before kickoff. No hourly surprises, no scope creep dressed up as 'follow-on work.'
Sized to the deal, priced before we start
We say what we'd actually do
Diligence reports say 'invest, don't invest, or invest with these conditions' — not just 'here are some observations.
' Fractional CTO retainers come with a written hiring plan for the permanent role. AI roadmaps name the features to kill, not just the ones to build. Strong opinions in writing — that's the work.
We say what we'd actually do
The senior in the room is the senior on the work
No analyst hand-off, no associate writing the report behind a partner's name.
The person you meet on day one writes the diligence, sits in the CTO seat, or owns the roadmap. We don't run a bench — and we don't pretend we do.
The senior in the room is the senior on the work
Plain-English deliverables, not deck theatre
Diligence reports the investment committee can actually use.
AI roadmaps the board can defend without a translator. Hand-over notes the incoming CTO can act on. No 80-slide decks designed to look like work — we'd rather ship a five-page memo that closes the decision.
Plain-English deliverables, not deck theatre
Sized to the deal, priced before we start
Two-to-four weeks for diligence at a fixed price.
Two-to-four days a month for fractional and interim retainers, monthly billing. One-page commercial summary you can forward to finance before kickoff. No hourly surprises, no scope creep dressed up as 'follow-on work.'
Sized to the deal, priced before we start
We say what we'd actually do
Diligence reports say 'invest, don't invest, or invest with these conditions' — not just 'here are some observations.
' Fractional CTO retainers come with a written hiring plan for the permanent role. AI roadmaps name the features to kill, not just the ones to build. Strong opinions in writing — that's the work.
We say what we'd actually do
The shape of an advisory engagement
Questions an investor or board chair usually asks
Bring us the deal, the gap, or the roadmap that needs a senior read.
A Series B target whose AI story needs interrogating. A portfolio company between CTOs. A board paper on AI strategy that has to survive a sceptical chair. We'll leave you with a one-page memo on how we'd run it.