We enable founders to win, ecosystem builders to deliver real outcomes and innovation teams to move first.

We are a collective of operators from inside innovation firms, ecosystem hubs and international accelerators. We've scaled founders, powered the programmes that back them and helped corporates find the next big thing...and now we do it for you.

Sounds familiar?

You're not alone in the questions keeping you up at night.

If you're a founder

  • Your pitch doesn't land the way you know it should, and you're not sure why.
  • Sales conversations feel good but rarely close.
  • Investors ask questions you don't have clean answers to.
  • You know AI could save you time and money, you just don't know where to start.
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If you're an ecosystem builder

Accelerators, VCs, Innovation Hubs, Incubators & Corporate Venture Labs

  • Your founders need senior operator support your in-house team can't cover alone.
  • Programme content feels generic, and cohorts want sharper, sector-specific expertise.
  • You're expected to prove tangible outcomes, deals, revenue, funding, not just NPS.
  • Corporates and investors ask for curated deal flow, and you need a partner who can help deliver it.
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If you're an innovation team

  • Your market research takes months and is outdated by the time it reaches leadership.
  • You get a longlist of 200 startups with no evaluation rationale, and someone has to sit through 40 demos.
  • You need a clear recommendation, not 80 slides of data nobody asked for.
  • The ecosystem moves faster than your team can scan.
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How we work

We don't sell decks and disappear.

Every engagement ends with you more capable than we found you; systems, templates, and AI-powered workflows you can run without us. You're buying judgment and independence, not dependency.

Together with you, we decide on the right approach to help you move the needle — no rigid frameworks, just the expertise and flexibility your situation demands.

Services for Founders

Raise, sell, and grow.

We support founders in growing and hitting goals across the topics below, whether you come to us directly or through an accelerator, VC, or innovation hub. Pick the bucket that matches where you're stuck, and we'll bring the right expert from the collective.

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Product & GTM

Build the commercial foundation your product needs, so the right buyers understand what you do, why it matters, and why they should choose you.

  • ICP definition & segment prioritization
  • Positioning & messaging framework
  • Product-market fit pressure-test
  • Pricing & packaging design
  • GTM strategy & 90-day channel plan
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Sales & Revenue

Build a sales engine that generates pipeline, converts deals and grows revenue, with the systems and playbooks that match your stage.

  • AI-led sales: find, qualify, convert
  • Sales funnel audit & repair
  • Outreach sequences & templates
  • CRM setup & pipeline management
  • Repeatable sales playbook
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Fundraising

Build the strategy, story and relationships you need to raise your next round, from narrative to the right investors in the room.

  • Fundraising strategy session
  • Pitch deck review & narrative refinement
  • Mock pitches with investor pushback
  • Investor targeting by stage & thesis
  • Financial model build & review
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Pitch & Visibility

Sharpen how you show up, on stage, in the room, and online, so your pitch lands and the right people start paying attention.

  • Pitch deck review & coaching
  • Demo day & high-stakes prep
  • Founder positioning & personal brand
  • LinkedIn overhaul & content strategy
  • Speaking & event strategy
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European Expansion

Turn Europe from an abstract opportunity into a navigable plan, with funding, partners and contacts mapped before you commit.

  • Market prioritization & sequencing
  • EU grants & non-dilutive funding map
  • Stakeholder & ecosystem mapping
  • Regulatory & compliance navigation
  • 90-day market-entry action plan
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Corporate Partnerships

Develop the skills, tools and strategy to navigate the corporate world on your own terms, and stop losing deals to invisible friction.

  • Target landscape mapping
  • Customer segmentation & prioritization
  • Corporate-Startup Collaboration Roadmap
  • Outreach campaigns & PoC frameworks
  • How corporates really decide & buy
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Services for Innovation Teams

Find what's next in your market.

Structured research, scouting and mapping with a point of view, so leadership gets a recommendation, not a data dump.

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Market Study

Where's the extraordinary growth forming in your industry, over the next 5 to 10 years?

  • Internal baseline (ambitions, gaps, constraints)
  • Investment analysis: where the money is moving and why
  • Corporate M&A, CVC, patents, and partnerships
  • Consumer behaviour, trends, geopolitics
  • Startup activity in the industry and adjacent sectors
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Research & Scouting

Map your market, track what's moving in your sector, and find the startups or partners most worth pursuing.

  • Market landscape & trend analysis
  • Competitive & funding intelligence
  • Scouting brief definition
  • Longlist of 30–50 startups
  • Shortlist of 5–10, including POV
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Ecosystem Activation

Understand your ecosystem, where the real opportunities sit, and how to build engagement that creates lasting relationships.

  • Structured ecosystem map
  • Partnership & sponsorship strategy
  • Community architecture design
  • Ambassador & multiplier activation
  • Events as an engagement engine
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Not sure where to start?

A 15-minute call. An honest diagnosis. Zero obligation.

Tell us where you're stuck or would like to grow. We'll tell you if and how we can help, and if we can't, we'll connect you with a trusted partner who will.

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The Experts

The right expert matched to your challenge.

No generalist advice, the right person at the right moment.

Giulia Falcone

Giulia Falcone

Venture Capital & Innovation Specialist

7+ years across private equity, venture capital, and corporate innovation. Financial modelling and investment management in a PE club deal fund. Supported 300+ startups at Startupbootcamp and reported their performance to investors across 20 SPVs. Ran scouting and market intelligence projects for Shell, JTI, Kraft Heinz, and more.

300+ startups supported3M+ raised10+ market intelligence reports

Packages

FundraisingMarket StudyResearch & Scouting

Companies

KMPG · MPD Partners · Windshape · Startupbootcamp

Sabina Basariyeva

Sabina Basariyeva

Venture Coach & Startup Matchmaker

Entrepreneur since 17, with 8+ years across business development, VC, and global innovation ecosystems. Mentored and supported 300+ ventures, and built startup programmes at scale across Europe and beyond. Coaches founders on sales, pitching, and positioning - from both sides of every room.

250+ hours on stage300+ ventures supported100+ events/year

Packages

Sales & RevenuePitch & Visibility

Companies

Startupbootcamp · Dealroom · GrowthMentor · Metasouls

Florina Daniela Ungureanu

Florina Daniela Ungureanu

Growth & Ecosystem Strategist

Founder, operator, and ecosystem strategist who builds startup programmes, innovation pipelines, commercial foundations, consortia and partnerships across Europe. Expert in both dilutive and non-dilutive fundraising. Knows who has the solution to your need, how to build a thriving community, which EU opportunities are worth pursuing and which go-to-market strategy matches your goals.

150+ startups supported3.2M fundraisedNPS 9.8

Packages

Product & GTMEuropean ExpansionEcosystem Activation

Companies

Tulip · EU Enterprise · AI4ALL · AMS Institute · The Flywheel

Ruperto Calatrava

Ruperto Calatrava

Open Innovation Consultant & Ecosystem Builder

Engineer, entrepreneur, and consultant with 10+ years building international startup ecosystems. Has run large-scale open innovation programmes for Heineken, Shell, and Schiphol, and startup internationalisation programmes across Latin America, Asia, and Europe. Connects startups to the corporates that matter, and the other way around.

300+ startups coached30+ corporations advised100+ PoC’s/Pilots

Packages

Corporate PartnershipsEuropean ExpansionEcosystem Activation

Companies

Startupbootcamp · TNW · nlmtd · uGlobally

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