Technology · Structuring & Investor readiness
From founder-led startup to investor-ready operator in 90 days.
A Nairobi-based SaaS team came to us pre-seed with brilliant product instincts and no operating spine. We rebuilt the entity, installed founder and employee agreements, layered on investor-grade accounting, and coordinated the fundraise with a repeatable rhythm.
90
Days to close
$1.4M
Round raised
Weekly
Operating rhythm
The challenge
What the team walked in with.
A talented technical founding team had product traction but no legal spine, no accounting rhythm, and a fundraise that was drifting. Investors kept asking for the same three things, and every request cost a week.
Our approach
How we sequenced the work.
- 01Rebuilt the entity structure and founder agreements to match investor expectations.
- 02Installed cloud accounting with monthly close, unit economics, and a runway model refreshed weekly.
- 03Coordinated the data room, term sheet negotiation, and legal counsel through a single point of contact.
Inside the engagement
Moments from the room.
The outcome
What changed for the business.
The team closed a $1.4M pre-seed in 90 days with a clean cap table, a working board rhythm, and the operating discipline to keep raising on their own terms.
"LargeCo gave us the operating spine investors wanted. Everything moved faster after that."
Founder · Enterprise SaaS, Nairobi
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