The right capital. From the right fund. With the right preparation.
Most founders who approach VC and equity funds are rejected — not because the business does not merit investment, but because the investment case is not structured for the audience receiving it. Achieve Corporation prepares your investment case to institutional standard and introduces you to fund managers and VC boards with whom we have established relationships — across twelve sectors of the UK market.
Book a Confidential CallMost funding rounds fail before a fund manager reads the first page.
The investment case does not reflect the financial model. The financial model does not hold up to stress-testing. The fund being approached does not match the stage, sector, or ticket size of the business seeking investment. And the founder presenting the case has not anticipated the first three questions any experienced fund manager will ask.
None of these are problems with the business. They are problems with the preparation. And they are entirely avoidable.
Achieve Corporation does not introduce unprepared businesses to fund managers. We prepare the business first — and make the introduction when the investment case is ready to withstand the scrutiny it will receive.
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A growth projection built on assumptions that have not been stress-tested. A three-statement model that does not balance. Revenue forecasts that are not grounded in verifiable drivers. Fund managers review hundreds of investment cases. A model that does not hold up closes the conversation before it opens. The preparation cost is the same whether the round succeeds or fails — the difference is in the quality of what is presented.
VC and equity funds have specific mandates — stage preferences, sector focus, ticket size ranges, and geographic criteria. A business approaching a fund outside its mandate wastes time, discloses its capital requirements to the market, and in many cases damages its credibility with the funds it should have approached first. The right introduction is one that matches the business to the fund's actual criteria — not a speculative approach to every name on a list.
A direct approach to a fund — however well-prepared — competes with every other unsolicited approach that fund receives. An introduction from a known and trusted intermediary is reviewed differently. It is not a guarantee of investment, but it is a guarantee of a serious conversation. Achieve Corporation's introductions are made on the basis of an established relationship — and are made only when the business is prepared to have that conversation.
Preparation first. Introduction second.
Achieve Corporation does not operate as a broker. We do not take a list of businesses and distribute them to every fund in our network. We work with one business at a time, prepare the investment case to institutional standard, and make targeted introductions to the specific funds whose mandate matches what the business is seeking.
Built by Olivia Lauren Hughes to FMVA standard. Three-statement model, growth projections with stated assumptions, scenario and sensitivity analysis. Structured to answer the questions a fund manager will ask — before they ask them.
An investment case written for the specific fund being approached — reflecting their stated investment criteria, sector focus, and the language of institutional capital allocation. Not a generic pitch deck.
Identification of the funds within Achieve Corporation's network whose mandate, stage preference, and ticket size align with the business seeking investment. Only matched funds are approached.
A direct introduction from Mark Ross Roberts to the relevant fund manager or VC board contact — made on the basis of an established working relationship, not a cold approach.
Advisory support through the term sheet negotiation — ensuring the terms offered reflect a fair valuation and that the conditions of investment are clearly understood before any commitment is made.
What makes this a different kind of introduction.
Every financial model produced for an investor presentation is built to FMVA standard by Olivia Lauren Hughes. The assumptions are stated, the model balances, and the projections are grounded in verifiable drivers. A fund manager reviewing this model is reviewing something that was built to be reviewed.
Achieve Corporation's introductions are made on the basis of working relationships with fund managers across twelve UK sectors. These are not cold introductions made via a directory. They are introductions made to people who know Achieve Corporation and understand the standard of preparation that accompanies any business we put forward.
Achieve Corporation does not introduce every business that asks to be introduced. We work with the business first, prepare the investment case, and make the introduction when the business is ready for the conversation. This selectivity is what makes the introduction credible — and what ensures the fund manager's time is not wasted.
Fund relationships spanning Energy and Power, Telecoms, Security, Defence, Health, Travel, Leisure, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Finance, Civil Engineering, and Construction. The fund matched to your business is the one whose mandate aligns with your sector and stage — not the only one available.
Every engagement is led personally by Mark Ross Roberts. The fund manager receiving the introduction knows it is coming from a senior principal with 30 years of UK M&A experience — not from a junior associate working off a client list. The quality of the introduction reflects the seniority of the person making it.
Mark holds credentials in applied neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania. Investment committees make decisions under social and cognitive pressures that are predictable and manageable. The preparation Achieve Corporation provides accounts for those dynamics — not just the numbers.
Book a confidential call with one of our senior partners.
In 20 minutes you will know whether your business is at the right stage for a fund introduction, which funds within Achieve Corporation's network are most relevant to your situation, and what the preparation process involves.
- An honest assessment of whether your business is ready for institutional capital
- The funds in our network whose mandate aligns with your sector, stage, and ticket size
- What the investment case preparation involves and what it costs