Capital is easy to find in Boston. Operating depth is the scarce part.
Funds back companies at the same stage on similar terms. What a founder remembers is who sent the operator when the CFO left.
What Boston investors ask us for
Briefs from Boston funds usually come down to:
Diligence needs someone who has run one
Someone who has run this kind of company and can say whether the plan survives contact with the lab or the shop floor.
A portfolio seat is empty now
The finance lead has gone, the next tranche is due and a search will take a quarter.
The board needs independence
A syndicate board of funds and founders has lost the habit of challenging itself, or a listing is coming that will expect more.
The plan needs an owner
The plan is written. Nobody owns it day to day.
Boston investment firms get a route into our collective of 800+, with an operator matched to the target or the holding for diligence, a portfolio engagement or an independent board seat, on a services agreement that ends cleanly.
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
Operators a fund can put in front of founders
Portfolio support only counts if the founder accepts it. We match operators founders respect and keep structure around each engagement.
A review for every portfolio company
Each engagement has a set rhythm of check-ins with the company and, where agreed, the deal team.
The collective behind each operator
Behind every operator sits our collective of 800+. A finance question that is really about the science goes to someone who has faced it.
Change handled by us
If an operator steps away, our replacement search for that company starts from its file, not from nothing, and we handle the transition.
Respect before credentials
Founders take help from people they respect, and a CV seldom shows who those people are. Temperament is part of every match.
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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