Investing in an existing high-tech business:

Generally,  high technology and "knowledge-based" businesses  are acknowledged as having high growth potential but are considered by many to be unduly risky. This perception results from a combination of  real experience and basic misunderstanding.

It is our experience that for every bad company run by "techies with no business acumen" there are at least as many high tech businesses that are well-founded and operate  more efficiently than corresponding "normal" businesses. We have decades of experience working with such businesses and are able to "speak and translate" their language.

We can aid potential investors by critically analysing the business and its technology base. This cannot remove all of the associated risk but will reduce it substantially.

Investing in high-tech start-ups:

The best time to invest in a high growth-potential business is obviously at or near  the beginning, this can maximise the return on investment , but is seen to be incredibly risky. The problem with high technology based start-ups is that not only do they have all of the normal issues (unproven market, sale process, supply process etc), they often have unproven or undeveloped technology.

We provide an independent assessment of the status of the technological development and the whether the business has the appropriate structure, personnel and approach to maximise the chances of success.