Operators for the companies Edinburgh capital backs.
Edinburgh has asset managers, venture investors and family offices. Their portfolio companies often need a senior operator in the building more than they need another report.
Where an operator earns a place in the portfolio
It usually starts with one of these:
Diligence needs an operator’s eye
An operator who can size up the team and the model and report what a spreadsheet misses.
A portfolio company needs a seat filled
A finance director resigns, a chief executive leaves, and the plan cannot wait for a recruitment process.
Fund structures with demands of their own
Partnerships and vehicles, including Scottish limited partnerships, whose reporting and administration need a steady hand.
Portfolio spread thin
More companies than board seats can cover, and warning signs that go unseen.
Investors can call on our vetted operators quickly, whether for diligence, temporary cover or a defined project. We are not investment advisers: we match operators. Terms on confidentiality and conflicts are settled at the outset.
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 an Edinburgh investor gets
Asset managers, venture investors and family offices in Edinburgh already know the value of an operator in the building. We supply vetted ones and keep governance around each engagement.
Governed from the start
Every operator works to a brief you and the company sign off, with confidentiality settled up front and reviews at set points.
Disciplines on request
Finance, operations, sales and technology operators in the collective can each be brought into the portfolio.
Changeovers we manage
If an operator leaves, we search again using the company's brief and coordinate the changeover with your team.
Matched to research-led founders
Spinout founders need an operator who respects the science and is firm about the business. We match for that balance.
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.
Our executives have worked across
