Strengthen the commercial case behind your portfolio
We help deep tech and CreaTech companies understand their customers, test market opportunities and develop commercial plans.
For investors, we offer research, funding support and commercial coaching for individual companies or groups across a portfolio.
Support where your companies need it
Investigate customer needs, buying decisions and barriers to adoption.
Our reviews and research projects help teams identify promising markets, assess their existing evidence and prioritise what to prove next.
Explore commercialisation support →Help eligible companies assess funding fit and strengthen their applications through expert reviews and coaching.
We connect the funding case with the research and commercial development the business needs.
Explore grant support →Give founders support as they interpret evidence and execute their plans.
Choose focused coaching or Fractional CCO support, with responsibilities agreed around the company’s needs.
Discuss company support →Commission practical sessions on customer validation, end-user engagement, routes to market and grant funding.
Combine shared learning with individual clinics so founders can apply it to their businesses.
Experience across technology sectors
Our research, advisory and training experience spans:
- AI, software and digital products
- Health, medical devices and life sciences
- Engineering biology and advanced materials
- Climate, mobility and industrial technology
- Creative technology
Relevant founder and ecosystem experience
We have supported investor-backed founders through customer research, market validation, product strategy and grant funding.
Our wider experience includes founder clinics and training through Silicon Roundabout Ventures and Carbon13.
Who you’ll work with
Dr Chloe Sharp
Chloe combines rigorous customer research with product, commercialisation and innovation funding experience.
She holds a PhD in psychology, behavioural science and sociology, and is the author of Make Products That Matter, an ILM7-qualified coach, an angel investor and an Innovate UK assessor.
Meet Chloe →In their words
It’s rare that you come across a standout talent like Chloe. I had the pleasure of working with her in the London startup ecosystem through joint projects. I was particularly impressed by Chloe’s capacity to deliver expert advice and get people on board with ideas. I’d recommend her and her company without a doubt.
Where do your companies need stronger evidence?
Tell us about the commercial challenges your portfolio companies face. We’ll help scope the research, coaching or training that would support their next steps.