Raise your Next Round of funding for your startup with us.

As Europe's leading and award winning early-stage advisory firm, we are the first port of call for ambitious founders of game-changing companies looking to raise external equity or venture debt funding.

Fundraising is tough, even in the best of times. We get you funded as efficiently as possible, with terms that are right for your business and with a long-term, strategic investor.

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How our Next Round programme works...

01
Prepare

by updating your suite of investment documents, ensuring they are fit for purpose with a clear investor proposition. This includes the pitch deck & investor FAQ made up of the value proposition, market size, go-to-market plan and competitor analysis, a financial model (where we spend a significant proportion of time, typically re-building it), valuation benchmarks & methodologies, and the data room. It also includes practicing and perfecting the pitch.

02
Challenge

and evaluate the proposition from an investors perspective, to ensure that there are no gaps in the value proposition, areas of weaknesses are resolved, and compelling narrative prepared to justify the strength of the scaling potential.

03
Identify

the most appropriate funding options by mapping the investor and lender population based on the profile of your business, and the growth aspirations of the management team.

04
Introduce

you to relevant investors and lenders by tapping into our network of 1,800 VCs, corporates, family offices, and venture debt providers.

05
Negotiate

the best deal available by levelling the playing field and building competitive tensions, leveraging our knowledge of the market. Lawyers do not typically address the key commercial issues, and the reality is that most only get involved when the term sheet is signed.

06
Maximise

the chances of a smooth due diligence process by avoiding common mistakes and speeding up the process between signing the term sheet and receiving the investment.

We only partner with the most ambitious and game-changing companies, and work 100% at risk as your interim fundraising specific CFO and advisor, throughout your fundraising journey.

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Our Investor & Lender
Network

850
Venture Capital firms across Europe and mapped over 10,000 global VCs.
140
Single and multi global family offices.
150
Corporate Venture Capital firms and mapped over 500 CVCs.
All
Active EIS and VCT investors in the UK.
120
Venture Debt Funds, Alternative Lenders, and Revenue-based finance facilities.
See what people have to say
As a fast growth SaaS business, Clientshare had reached a stage where institutional capital was required to accelerate growth even further. Mountside Ventures provided Clientshare with expertise on financial modelling coupled with unrivalled access to UK and global investment funds. We raised significant investment in a short time frame with their support.
£2.3m | Blackfinch VC
James Ward
CEO, Clientshare
The team at Mountside introduced us to their extensive network of investors in Europe, and held our hands throughout every stage of the fundraising process. I can’t recommend them highly enough.
£6m | MTech, FNZ & HNWs
Abraham Okusanya
CEO, timeline
Loved working with Mountside, they were really helpful in the whole process. They moved quickly to our timelines, and the support with our fundraising strategy and financial model was invaluable. I highly recommend them.
£7m | Fuel Ventures
Kane Harrison
CEO, Wombat Invest
The Mountside team have been incredible in supporting us on this journey. I’d like to thank them personally and on behalf of the team for a fantastic effort in helping us secure investment.
£3.8m | Beringea
Aaron Georgiou
CEO, Litta
We found the team at Mountside on hand and responsive at every stage of our raise. They guided us in building a robust financial model, putting together a narrative that would appeal to investors, identifying relevant funds by leveraging their network, and really took the time to understand our needs and vision for the future.
£9m | Breega & Mercia
Andy Moss
CEO, SEND
We really enjoyed working with the Mountside team, leveraging their experience to support us in preparing for and completing our funding round. We’re now laser-focused on growing the Sifted team and becoming the definitive media brand for Europe’s startup ecosystem.
£4m | ScaleUp Capital
Caspar Woolley
CEO, Sifted
The team at Mountside were an excellent partner to Springpod during our fundraise. Their UK network is extensive and the relationships they have enabled us to reach highly targeted potential investors in a short period of time. They were a useful sounding board throughout and I would not hesitate to recommend them to startups aiming to raise an institutional round.
£3m | Edge VC
Sam Hyams
CEO, Springpod
As technical founders, we needed trusted experts to help guide us through the institutional investment process, which was completely new to us. The Mountside teams’ experience and expertise in all aspects of the investment process, in everything from preparation through to negotiating heads of terms, was invaluable and always delivered in a friendly and professional way.
£5m | YFM Equity Partners
Paul Chorley
CEO, AutomatePro
Raising cash in this current environment is very tough and we would not have been successful without the support and advice of Mountside throughout the whole process.
£2.3m | Lloyds CVC & HNWs
Emmanuel de Resseguier
CEO, Fennech
Working with the Mountside team has been a pleasure over the last year or so. They’re dynamic, always provide useful advice, and are nice guys to boot. We’re looking forward to working with them in the future as we continue scaling.
£4m | Multiple (inc. Longridge & Prefcap)
Ross Nichols
Co-founder, Just Move In