Build a venture that moves the needle.
If you want ownership, this is the model. Built to production standards, validated with customers, and structured for a clean majority buyout. No startup drama. No vendor trap.
You have leverage. We get you into new markets faster.
The strongest partners bring distribution, credibility, and urgency. Then use us to move faster than internal teams can.
Corporates in regulated markets
Financial services, legal and compliance. Organisations where software must meet real scrutiny before it ships.
Private equity operators
Portfolio distribution and value creation mandate. You want new revenue lines across your holdings.
Family offices
Long-term ownership intent and disciplined governance. You think in decades, not quarters.
Professional services firms
Building products to adapt. You have the domain expertise and client base. You need the build capability.
Two scenarios we hear every week.
“We see the gap, but our core business is stretched.”
BAU is full, in-house capability is stretched, and you don’t trust a vendor-led build to add to your risk.
“We’re too slow. The market is changing and we need new tools to keep up.”
You want to build the better solution. If it works for you, others in your sector will pay for it too.
Majority ownership, designed upfront.
Everything is for sale.
We typically sell up to 90% at acquisition and retain 10% as a minority stake to keep incentives aligned.
This is a venture foundry. Engineered for acquisition.
Tangible assets at transfer.
Everything you need to run the venture independently from day one.
IP & Codebase
Full intellectual property, codebase, environments, and documentation transferred.
Security & Auditability
Security posture and auditability artefacts ready for due diligence.
Commercial Proof
Pilot outcomes, customer validation, and commercial traction evidence.
Operating Team
Key hires and the full operating model for day-one independence.
This only works if you can decide and distribute.
We bring the venture engine. You bring the leverage that makes it win.
A named sponsor with budget authority, plus fast approval SLAs so governance accelerates rather than stalls.
- Named senior stakeholder with accountability
- Weekly working group, monthly venture board
- Decision SLAs. Fast approvals when it matters
Customers, channels, introductions, pilots. The leverage that makes ventures win.
- Existing customer relationships and channels
- Pilot introductions within your network
- Go-to-market advantage from day one
Direct access to Legal, Risk, InfoSec, and Procurement when needed. Plus comfort walking away if conditions are not met.
- Direct lines to Legal, Risk, InfoSec, Procurement
- Pre-agreed kill criteria with clean walk away terms
- No sunk-cost theatre. Both sides move on cleanly
Measurable criteria creates a clear objective for Acquisition.
Structured engagement terms that protect both sides and keep the venture moving.
Invest only when success is evidenced. Each stage earns the next commitment.
- Go / Build Evidence / No-Go decisions at each gate
- Objective metrics. No ambiguity about what "good" looks like
- Performance assessed before any new spend is committed
Clear Go/No-go decision window. If conditions are not met, both sides move on.
- Defined kill criteria agreed up front
- Clean walk away terms. No sunk-cost theatre
- Decision SLAs so governance accelerates, not stalls
Venture IP vs Partner contribution is defined from day one. No grey areas.
- IP ownership boundaries agreed before build starts
- Contribution tracking for both sides
- No exclusivity by default. Competitive risk managed with disclosure
Commercial Mechanics
A staged investment with a clear path to ownership.
Budgetable investment to build and validate.
SMALL
£150k
ex VAT
- Lower complexity builds
- Fewer integrations
- Standard validation scope
MEDIUM
£250k
ex VAT
- Moderate complexity
- Multiple integrations
- Extended validation + compliance
LARGE
£500k
ex VAT
- High complexity builds
- Longer regulatory time-horizons
- Full compliance workstream
Based on project complexity, integrations, regulatory time-horizons, validation + compliance work.
The usual routes force bad trade-offs.
We build the venture as an acquirable asset. With governance, proof, and ownership mechanics baked in.
Consultancies
Sell insight and pitch decks. You still own the execution risk.
Dev shops
Deliver code milestones. You take on the cost and risk of scope creep.
Startups / accelerators
Have mixed founder incentives and control becomes negotiation with a raft of others.
This works when you want ownership. Not a new “CEO” fresh out of uni.
You want the right to buy majority control if it proves out
You have an internal sponsor who can decide
You can provide pilots and/or distribution access
You want regulated-grade execution
You are not the only customer who will use the end product
You are the only customer who will use the end product
You want a vendor to build your fixed spec and be done
Ready to partner
Have a market you want to own?
Bring the distribution edge, a sponsor with authority, and a market gap worth solving. We’ll build the venture, prove it works, and structure the path to control.