The challenge
Fintech portfolios and boards face technology challenges that can't be assessed from a spreadsheet. Whether it's a CTO vacancy, an AI governance blind spot, or a platform that's quietly falling behind, the cost of missing it is high.
CTO vacancy or underperformance
Your portfolio company's technology leader has left, is struggling, or was never the right fit for the next growth stage. The team is drifting and the board doesn't have visibility.
AI exposure you can't fully see
Developers across your portfolio are using AI tools daily. Without governance, your proprietary data, client information and pricing logic may already be at risk.
Pre or post-investment due diligence
Standard financial due diligence doesn't tell you whether the technology stack can scale, whether the team is capable, or what technical debt has been quietly accumulating.
A platform crisis mid-engagement
Something has gone wrong, missed deliveries, a regulatory incident, a vendor failure. You need an experienced hand in the room immediately, not a consultant who needs six weeks to onboard.
Three ways we work with investors and boards:
Why we are your best choice:
01. Technology Due Diligence
A structured, independent review of a fintech's technology organisation before or after an investment. We assess the architecture, the team, the delivery track record, and the AI and cyber exposure, and give you an honest view of what you're buying into.
Ideal for: VCs, PE firms and angels conducting pre-investment diligence, or portfolio reviews post-close.
02. Fractional CTO for Portfolio Companies
When a portfolio company is between CTOs, or when the existing leadership isn't scaling with the business, we step in as a fractional CTO. We operate with full accountability, not as an advisor who attends meetings and disappears.
Ideal for: Portfolio companies at Series A–C where technical leadership is the bottleneck to growth or a source of board concern.
03. Board-Level AI & Technology Advisory
We provide ongoing senior technology input directly to boards and investors, helping you ask the right questions of your technology teams, understand AI risk at a portfolio level, and avoid being caught out by a problem that was visible in hindsight.
Ideal for: Non-executive directors, investment partners and advisory board members who need independent technology judgement.
"Never underestimate the power of people skills in a technology environment. Without being able to lead cohesive teams, nothing meaningful is achieved for the client."
Mark McKee
Who we work with
This page is for you if...
You're a VC or PE firm
You back fintech companies and need independent technology eyes, whether at due diligence, during a difficult quarter, or when a CTO seat goes empty in a portfolio company.
You're a non-executive director
You sit on a fintech board and want a trusted senior technology voice you can call on directly, someone who'll give you an honest read of what the management team is telling you.
You're an angel or family office
You've backed a fintech and want to make sure the technology function is in good shape, especially as AI adoption is changing what "good shape" means faster than anyone expected.
