You're considering a startup as a partner, pilot client, or investment. Before you commit time, budget, or reputation, you need an honest read. I assess startups against a structured 41-criteria framework covering commercial readiness, organisational fit, technology maturity, and risk exposure. You get a clear recommendation, not a pitch deck summary.

Typical output: ERL assessment report, go/no-go recommendation, risk register

Pre-acquisition or pre-partnership assessments for corporates considering a deeper commitment. I bring the perspective of someone who has built, grown, and sold technology companies, and who has sat across the table from the kind of startups you're evaluating. No advisory fee tied to deal completion.

Typical output: Due diligence memo, management assessment, integration readiness brief

You have an innovation mandate but no coherent venturing model. Or you have a model that isn't delivering. Using the Corporate Venturing Framework, I map your strategic intent against the models that actually work in your industry and organizational context, and help you build or rebuild a defensible approach.

Typical output: CVF diagnostic, venturing model selection, 12-month roadmap

Identifying and assessing acquisition targets in the startup ecosystem, from initial scan to shortlist and preparation for the formal process. I work alongside your team or your M&A advisor, not instead of them.

Typical output: Target landscape map, priority shortlist, acquisition rationale memo

For CVCs, innovation units, and specialist firms that need a recurring independent voice. Monthly availability for deal review, portfolio assessment, team sparring, or strategic pressure-testing. Structured as a fixed monthly engagement with defined scope.

Typical client: corporate venture capital unit, innovation consultancy, M&A boutique