Run a tight Seed / Series A raise while minimising time out of the business.

A raise is a high-stakes distraction. You need to run a clean process, present credible numbers, and survive due diligence all while still running the company. Done badly, it drags on and leaves the business unattended at exactly the wrong moment.

I quarterback the whole fundraise as a project, so you can stay focused on investor relationships and on building. I have raised successfully 3 times in the last 5 years and know this inside out.

What I take off your plate

• Fundraise readiness - I review your numbers against what Seed/Series A investors expect, and advise on areas of focus leading up to the raise.
• Project plan - timeline, document checklist, data-room structure etc. so the raise runs to a plan instead of lurching from request to request.
• Initial data package - help you assemble the tight, upfront story (customers, financials, trajectory, momentum) that puts your best foot forward and pre-empts investor asks.
• Diligence prep - advise on the worksheets diligence will demand (cohort views, scenario models, use of funds etc.) and the administrative preparation to get ahead of.
• Due diligence - support diligence through to close, advising on which investor requests are reasonable and what's expected at each stage to inform responses.
• Post-raise prep - keep a log of operational priorities that make sense once the money's in. I’m also available to stay on to execute as a Fractional Head of Ops / Chief of Staff: 1-3 days per week of embedded operational leadership .

A light, focused engagement across the raise window - typically a few hours a week, flexing to whatever's most binding that week. Aligned to your timeline, with clean off-ramps.

Why me

I've successfully quarterbacked 3 ****Seed/Series A rounds to a clean close - $10M, $5M, $12M ****(Qwist, Finn AI, Quandri) - each one closing with tidy diligence and the founder free to focus on investors and the business in parallel. I've also done M&A preparation at Finn AI.

12 years of operations leadership experience scaling 6 B2B SaaS ventures from <$1M to >$10M.

To get a deeper understanding of who I am, my approach & values, see About James.

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