Operating depth, when the portfolio needs it.
Venture funds, family offices and growth investors in Austin back founders who are brilliant at the product and thin elsewhere. When a holding needs a finance lead or a sales head, the fund cannot wait for a permanent search.
Where portfolio support runs thin
Most funds know the problem. Few have a quick way to fix it:
Partners are stretched
The investor who knows the company best is also on many other boards.
Intros are not operators
A name from the address book can give advice, though advice does not take over the forecast.
Permanent hires take too long
A company in trouble in March cannot wait for a search that lands in the autumn.
Reporting differs by company
The fund wants comparable numbers, and every holding sends something different.
We give investors a collective of vetted executives they can bring into a holding for a defined stretch: a CFO to fix reporting, a COO to steady a team, a CRO to restart sales. The investor keeps the relationship with the founder and the executive does the work.
Who this is for, and who it is not
Best for
- Adding operational value to investees without taking on management risk
- Giving founders a vetted operator you can refer with confidence
- Supporting several portfolio companies from one standing relationship
- Professionalising an investee while respecting its existing culture
- Staying in your governance role while the engagement is run for you
Not for
- Installing a controlling manager to run the company for you
- A single one-off introduction with no ongoing oversight
- Investors who want to direct day-to-day operations themselves
- A freelancer directory rather than a managed engagement
What investors get from us
After the match we stay inside the portfolio engagement, and the operator keeps the collective at their back.
Reviews the investor can see
Investor, operator and Fractional meet on a fixed cadence to test progress, so slippage surfaces before board day.
Depth across the portfolio
An operator in one holding can call on peers who have run the same playbook elsewhere.
Handovers we run
If an operator leaves mid-hold, we search again from the plan on file and stay through the handover.
Matched to the deal
Investors and founders read progress differently, and we look for an operator both will trust.
The partnership model
One relationship. Portfolio-wide coverage.
Establish the standing relationship
We understand your investment thesis, your portfolio, and the types of leadership gaps most common across your investments.
You introduce us when needed
When a portfolio company needs operational leadership, you make the introduction. We handle everything else.
The right operator, fast
Discovery, matching, scoping, engagement management, and ongoing oversight, without you managing or coordinating it.
Visibility without burden
Lightweight reporting to you, not operational detail, but confidence that the engagement is performing. Investor-grade oversight without investor-level involvement.
Support by investor type
Different investors carry different portfolio needs. We match the operator to the need and manage the engagement, so it never lands back on you.
The operators we embed in your portfolio companies
Every operator is matched to the portfolio company's stage, sector and challenge.
Our executives have worked across
