Build a venture fund that benefits the business and the companies it backs.
Investing is one part of the job.
We work with corporate venture teams to shape the fund, support portfolio companies and connect relevant opportunities to the parent business.
We can start by deciding where to invest, setting up how the fund works, or helping a portfolio company solve a specific problem.
Explore how we help
What we do
What a venture fund needs to do its work.
Start with the area where you need help: investment direction, the fund itself, portfolio companies or the link to your business.
Landscape & thesis / What we do
Find where to invest, and why.
We map markets and opportunities, then define a thesis the fund can use.
Map markets, technologies and potential partners against the business’s goals.
Write the investment thesis and strategic narrative in plain terms.
Set criteria for which opportunities to pursue.
Operating platform / What we do
Build the platform behind the fund.
We design and help run the people, decisions and tools needed to make investments.
Define roles, governance and decision rights.
Build the way the team handles sourcing, diligence and investment review.
Set up reporting and working routines for the fund.
Portfolio acceleration / What we do
Help portfolio companies move forward.
We work with founders and fund teams on the commercial or operating problem in front of them.
Pin down the problem with the people running the company.
Bring in specialists who have dealt with that kind of challenge.
Work alongside the company to put changes into practice.
Corporate connections / What we do
Put the corporate relationship to work.
We help the parent business and portfolio companies find specific ways to work together.
Identify the teams, customers, channels or capabilities that could connect.
Shape a specific pilot or partnership around a shared opportunity.
Support the people on both sides as they put it into practice.
Specific services
The work behind the fund and portfolio.
We help with investment decisions, portfolio companies and useful links back into the business.
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Investment thesis
Decide which markets, technologies or business needs the fund will focus on.
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Fund operating model
Define the team, decision rights and working rhythm behind the investments.
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Deal flow systems
Set up a clear way to track opportunities, relationships and next steps.
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Investment governance
Design a review process that helps the right people make timely decisions.
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Portfolio reporting
Track each company’s progress and where it may need support.
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Portfolio growth support
Work with founders on customer, channel or sales challenges.
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Corporate pilots
Bring a portfolio company and business unit together to test a useful idea.
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Strategic value reporting
Show what the business is learning or gaining from its investments.
Start a conversation
What does your fund need next?
Tell us where you are: setting up the fund, helping the portfolio or connecting investment to the business. We’ll discuss a useful first step.
Start the conversation Opens an email to iain@altture.com