Operating capability behind the capital.
Investors increasingly compete on what they bring beyond money. A vetted bench of operators is one of the few differentiators a founder actually values.
What investors ask us for
The brief usually falls into one of these:
Diligence needs an operator, not an analyst
Someone who has run this kind of business and can say whether the plan is credible.
A portfolio company needs a seat filled now
The CFO has left, the round is coming, and the search will take a quarter.
The board needs independence
The Corporate Governance Code, which expects a Prime-listed board to seat at least a third independent directors, and the scrutiny that now reaches well below it.
Value creation needs execution, not advice
The plan exists. What is missing is the person accountable for delivering it.
We give investment firms access to a curated collective of 350+ vetted C-suite operators, matched to the company and the moment. For diligence, for a portfolio placement, or for an independent board seat, on a gyomu itaku services contract that ends cleanly.
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 makes the model different here
Most fractional executives work alone. We are a vetted collective, and we stay with the engagement rather than stepping away after the introduction.
We do not introduce and leave
Support, structure and governance stay around the placement for as long as it runs. If the engagement drifts, that is our problem to fix, not yours to discover.
The collective behind one placement
Your executive draws on the whole collective of 350+. A finance question that turns out to be an operations question gets the right answer either way.
Continuity is designed in
If your executive has to step away, we hand over to another vetted operator already briefed on your business. Momentum is protected by design rather than by luck.
Matched on judgement, not on a CV
We match on stage, sector and temperament. In Tokyo in particular, an operator who cannot read the room will cost you more than the one you did not hire.
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.
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