Founders we are looking to back

We are looking to back a founder to build a specialist, implementation-led AI consultancy for small and medium-sized businesses.

The opportunity

Most SMEs know AI should be improving their productivity, efficiency and margins, but they have no idea how to navigate the landscape, which tools to trust, or how to embed them in day to day operations. The large consultancies are not built to serve them, and the generalist IT firms do not have the AI depth.

What we are backing

Not an AI lab. The opportunity is a vendor-agnostic, implementation-first firm that selects the best-in-class products in the market, integrates them into SME workflows and is accountable for measurable outcomes. The focus is moving clients from pilots to governed, repeatable deployment with clear ROI, rather than building proprietary models or software.

Why now

Several firms with this model have scaled quickly over the past 12 to 18 months. Margin pressure, labour costs and boards under pressure to show an AI plan mean there is room for more.

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We are looking to back a founder or founding team to build a specialist services firm for the data centre sector.

The opportunity

The demand side is well documented: AI workloads, power constraints and record capital inflows. Less discussed is that the services layer has not kept pace. Developers, operators and investors are competing for a thin pool of people who have actually delivered live sites, and most of that expertise sits inside general consultancies.

What we are backing

A specialist-led firm, built by operators who have delivered, serving developers, operators and investors across the data centre lifecycle. We see clear room for a focused business where generalist advisers fall short.

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We are looking to back an operator to build an AI-enabled property services group through disciplined micro-acquisitions.

The opportunity

UK property services, from surveying and building consultancy to compliance and facilities, is highly fragmented. Many established, profitable, founder-owned firms face succession questions and lack the capital, technology and management depth to scale. That creates room to consolidate overlooked businesses into a single, institutional-quality group.

What we are backing

A buy-and-build platform that acquires established businesses, integrates them on shared services and common systems, and uses AI to raise productivity and margins. The emphasis is disciplined deal structuring, rapid integration and technology-driven value creation, building a scaled, professionally managed group over a defined hold.

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We are looking to back a founder to acquire and consolidate accountancy firms, using AI to lift value across the group.

The opportunity

The accountancy market is fragmented and ripe for consolidation. Many strong, owner-managed practices face succession and have limited appetite to invest in technology, just as AI is reshaping how compliance, bookkeeping, reporting and advisory work gets done. That creates a window to acquire quality firms and transform how they operate.

What we are backing

A roll-up that acquires established practices, standardises them on shared services and modern systems, and embeds AI to automate routine work, improve margins and free capacity for higher-value advisory, building a scaled, institutional-quality group.

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