Raise like a Pro - by a Pro

"David ran our preseed investment round for ChipFlow; a semi-conductor software design business. We initially were looking to raise £1m but with David’s help ended up with a US lead and being oversubscribed and ended up closing £1.2m. This only happened because of David and his team. He led the entire thing, made sure we were only talking to the right investors - managed those lists of leads and nudged/cajoled and pushed when needed. His advice was invaluable and choosing him to lead this immediately took a huge amount of pressure off me and supercharged our process."

"I engaged with David based on a couple of decent referrals from others - although always been dubious of a venture scouts value. However, in the case of David I can stand by and say how brilliant his network is and the quality and qualification of intros he makes. For example - out of his 300+ vc black book, he will find the relevant ones for you to talk to - saving your time. I also think the warm intro he facilitates, adds a lot of validity to any conversation. We just closed 3m at 20m valuation cap on a SAFE, through one of his intros. Being on YC, we had over 120+ inbound call requests from VCs, but ultimately it was David's contact who were quickest, with the best and cleanest terms. No board seat, no preferred shares, immediate cash and no bullshit tax break fund. David sorts the shit before it gets to you. Even sifting through 120 inbounds cold outreach. All in all, great guy - there on the phone for a bit of counselling, encouragement and love - trust me you need it. The guy to vent to, laugh with and build with. Friend and colleague for life.

No brainier imo".

"When we were introduced to David, at first I was sceptical of having a third party start the process of our investment round. Very quickly though his knowledge of the space and his “access” to funds became apparent. David very quickly became an essential value add to us and I am so pleased I listened to my gut and trusted him. The access to funds and the diligence he had done on all introductions to us was essential in limiting our time wasted on calls that didn’t fit.

We were able to get to terms with multiple investors and found the perfect partner for us. None of this would have been possible in such a short time without David and we have become good friends throughout the process, having sought his advice beyond business matters.

David is a rare breed, a top guy who does exactly what he says he will, always with a smile on his face."