You are backing a company that sells to the most complex buyer there is.
Investors in government services and technology need operators who understand procurement, compliance and customer concentration. That experience is hard to hire quickly and easy to need urgently.
What government-focused investors ask us for
Investors in this market usually bring us:
Diligence needs someone who has run a contractor
Someone who has run a contractor can say whether the backlog is real, the rates will hold and the staff will stay.
A key seat is empty now
The finance lead has gone, a recompete is due and the search will outlast the quarter.
The board lacks independent oversight
A board of founders and funds is not set up to oversee compliance obligations that now decide who can be awarded work.
Value creation depends on delivery
The plan is set. The person who will deliver it has not started.
Investment firms draw on our collective of 800+ for a C-suite operator who suits the portfolio company and the stage it has reached. Draw on it for diligence, for a portfolio engagement or for an independent seat on the board, under a services agreement 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
Operators for a contract-heavy portfolio
A portfolio built on awards needs operators who understand recompetes and compliance. We match them and keep structure around each engagement.
A review for each holding
Each portfolio engagement has its own review calendar, shared with your deal team when you want it to be.
The collective behind every operator
Each operator in your portfolio can call on a collective of 800+. A finance question that turns out to be a contracts question reaches someone who has handled one.
No reset when someone leaves
If an operator steps away, the company file stays with us: we reopen the search from it and manage the changeover.
Respected by the founder
A founder listens to people they respect, and a CV rarely tells you who that is. We match for that respect.
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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