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We always invest our team’s work as equity. How much capital comes alongside depends on how proven you are.

We back six to ten companies a year, so the bar is high and we keep the process short. A human reads every application and comes back to you either way.

983
opportunities reviewed, January 2025 to June 2026
10
of them invested in
6–10
companies backed a year

Before you spend twenty minutes on the form

We invest in B2B software and software-enabled hardware companies, Seed to Series A, in Europe and in Australia. You need product already in market and real traction, and the next eighteen months need to depend on execution you cannot staff in time.

We are not the right fit for
Founders shopping for an agency or a one-off project
Founders who want cash only
Pure AI plays and AI agent companies
How the deal works

Three ways in, depending on where you are

Earliest

Part-paid

You pay 60% of the team’s cost and we invest 40% as equity. For the earliest, highest-risk companies.

60 / 40
you pay / we invest
Strong

Team as equity

We invest 100% of the team’s work as equity and you pay nothing. For strong companies still proving it out.

100%
team as equity
Proven

Team plus cash

The full team as equity, plus a cash cheque. Reserved for proven revenue or exceptional IP.

Team + cash
top tier

Whichever shape it takes, we buy in at the round price on the same terms and in the same share class as your other investors. Our work is priced at standard commercial rates.

How investing a team works

01

You apply

A human reads it and comes back to you either way. If it does not fit our mandate, we tell you straight.

02

If it fits

A 30-minute call with an analyst, then a short round of follow-up questions.

03

The review

Code, architecture, backlog, prioritisation, delivery workflow and finances. You get the findings whether or not we invest.

04

The offer

The team spec and a term sheet. Exactly who you get, what it costs, and what it means on your cap table.

05

Embedded

In your standups in weeks four to six if the right specialists are already with us. Then a project coordinator, weekly reporting and quarterly reviews.

Our partners

We co-invest with top global investors

We invest alongside VCs, syndicates, angels and institutional investors on the same terms they take. A commitment from us often helps pull other investors in, on the strength of our diligence.

500 Global
Techstars
MassChallenge
FIT, Fondation pour l’Innovation Technologique
SICTIC
Business Angels Switzerland
Scale Investors
LaunchVic
Innovation Bay
Startmate
Stone & Chalk
BlueRock
ASICS

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We want to know about your traction, your vision, and where the roadmap is stuck.

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