Operating depth, when a holding needs it.
Seattle investors back founders who came out of the largest technology and consumer companies in the world, and family offices manage wealth built on stock in them. Each holding is strong in one area and thin in another, and a permanent search is slower than the problem.
Where portfolio support runs thin
Most investors know the gap. Few have a quick route to closing it:
Partners are spread across boards
The partner closest to the company is usually carrying several other holdings too.
Introductions are not operators
A contact from the partners' address book can offer a view, but a view does not rebuild the forecast.
Permanent hires arrive late
A portfolio holding that struggles in spring cannot wait for a search that finishes in the autumn.
Reporting differs everywhere
The fund wants figures it can set side by side, and each company reports in its own format.
Investors get access to a collective of vetted executives who can join a holding for a set period: a CFO to repair reporting, a COO to steady operations, a CRO to get sales moving again. The investor stays close to the founder while the executive carries the workload.
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
How we work with a fund
Brief us once for a holding and we stay involved with the company, the executive and you for the length of the engagement.
One reporting line
We agree in writing who the executive reports to, then keep a check-in rhythm with both sides.
Depth across holdings
Each executive can draw on a collective of 800+ when a holding's problem sits outside their field.
Briefs that stay current
We keep every holding's brief up to date, so a replacement search, if ever needed, starts from today.
Fit with the founder
An executive the founder works with willingly is worth more than a stronger CV they resent.
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.
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