Board Advisory

Ongoing Strategic Counsel for Growth, Capital, and Exit Decisions

You have monthly or quarterly strategic decisions and want experienced operator perspective — someone who's built, scaled, and exited.

We provide board-level counsel on growth strategy, capital decisions, and M&A optionality — with direct access between board meetings.

What Board Advisory Includes

→ Strategic guidance on growth, capital, and exit timing
→ Review of operating metrics and milestone tracking
→ Market intelligence and competitive landscape updates
→ Challenge assumptions and pressure-test strategic decisions
→ Should you raise your next round, optimize for profitability, or explore M&A?
→ Runway modeling and cash flow scenario planning
→ Investor or buyer market dynamics
→ Term sheet evaluation and negotiation strategy (when relevant)
→ When is the right time to explore strategic exits?
→ Inbound M&A interest—how to evaluate and respond
→ Strategic positioning for potential acquirers
→ Valuation considerations and timing windows
→ Growth investors and debt providers (UK, DACH, US)
→ Strategic buyers and partnership opportunities
→ Banking partners and institutional relationships
→ Cross-border expansion contacts (DACH, US, GCC)
Between board meetings, you have direct access:
→ Quick strategic questions via email or call
→ Investor or buyer conversation prep
→ Partnership or vendor negotiation strategy
→ Crisis support when urgent decisions arise

Looking for a dedicated NED mandate? See specialist pages for Fintech Non-Executive Director, Swiss Fintech Director and Scaleup NED roles.

Most board advisors are investors or consultants. We've sat in the operator chair building and scaling like you.
We know what it's like to make these decisions under pressure.
→ We’ve raised and exited
→ We’ve spent 10+ years in Institutional Financial Services environments
→ We understand equity, debt, and M&A from both sides
Board advisory isn't just counsel—it's access:
→ Warm investor introductions (UK, DACH, US growth equity)
→ Strategic buyer relationships
→ Banking and partnership facilitation
→ Cross-border expansion contacts
You work directly with an Operator. When urgent strategic decisions arise, we’re available for you right then when it matters — not scheduled 3 weeks out.

→ You have strong operational team but need strategic counsel
→ You're navigating capital decisions (raise, optimise, exit?)
→ You have inbound M&A interest and need guidance
→ You're exploring cross-border expansion (DACH, US, GCC)
→ You value network access to investors, buyers, partners
→ You want ongoing relationship, not one-off project
→ You need hands-on operational execution (consider Fractional Scale Executive)
→ You're actively fundraising now (consider Growth Capital Advisory)
→ You're in active M&A process (consider M&A Readiness Advisory)
→ You need very light-touch guidance (monthly call might be too much)

Board advisory often evolves from other engagements:

After 6–12 months fractional, many clients transition to lighter-touch board advisory as permanent VP is hired.
Post-fundraise, some founders want ongoing strategic counsel on capital deployment and next-round planning.
After exploring M&A but deciding to scale further, founders often want ongoing M&A optionality assessment.
If operational needs emerge, we can expand to fractional Scale Executive engagement or project-based support.

Board advisory begins with a conversation about your strategic situation:

→ What are the biggest strategic decisions you're facing?

→ What would make board advisory valuable for you?

→ How do we structure the engagement to match your needs?