We work alongside ambitious founders preparing to raise capital, and support them as they navigate the fundraising process.
We bring an investor perspective to the business, help build a stronger investment case and provide experienced support through investor conversations, questions, diligence and negotiation. Our involvement can develop as the raise progresses.
Acquiring businesses rather than building one? See our embedded M&A capability →
Flexible rather than a single fundraising package — start where the business is, and deepen the support as the raise progresses.
Prepare the business for investment.
We review the business through an investor lens and identify what needs to be strengthened before going to market.
Typical engagement: 2–3 months, monthly retainer.
An experienced adviser alongside you throughout the raise.
Once fundraising begins, we stay alongside the founder to help navigate the process and add experience and capacity where required.
Typical engagement: rolling monthly retainer and / or aligned upside participation, including warrants where appropriate.
Relevant introductions where we believe there is a genuine fit.
For selected businesses, we introduce founders to relevant investors within our network. This is a targeted extension of our advisory relationship rather than broad distribution of fundraising materials.
Commercial model: success fee on investment secured from investors introduced by 9Miles47.
Understand the business through an investor lens.
Strengthen the investment case and materials.
Target the right investors and open conversations.
Handle questions, feedback, diligence and terms.
Support negotiation through to completion.
Investment Readiness → Fundraising Support → Selective Introductions
Our model is advisory-led, not capital-led. We do not allocate capital from a distance and hope for the best. We form relationships through execution, sitting alongside founders as they build. The operator-led corporate finance and growth advisory work is delivered through Milestone Advisory, while 9Miles47 focuses on advisory relationships and alignment.
That proximity creates a different kind of understanding. We see how teams make decisions, how products win in market, and where real value is created. Conviction follows from experience, not from pitch decks or process.
When we consider alignment with a business, it is only after we have developed a genuine understanding of what the founder is building.
Introductions are central to how we add value. We open our network of specialist advisers and operators to help founders solve problems, build capability and move faster.
Corporate, commercial and regulatory specialists who understand the pace and risk appetite of founder-led businesses.
Cost optimisation and supplier management expertise to improve operating leverage and free up capital for growth.
Brand strategy, creative identity and design systems that help businesses stand out and scale with clarity.
Media relations, messaging and communications strategy to build reputation, reach the right audiences and shape market perception.
Experienced operators and executive coaches who support founder development, leadership and decision-making.
Capital strategy, fundraising and investor relationships to support the right financing structure at the right time.
These are practical materials we help founders create quickly as part of a platform engagement — not the full Milestone Advisory scope, but the building blocks that move a business forward. Where we introduce investors, we make connections to support your own fundraising conversations.
1-page supporting video overview.
1-page summary to open conversations.
A first draft narrative and structure.
Sense-check and refine your model.
Target customers, channels and sequencing.
Priorities, milestones and resource needs.
Strategic initiatives mapped over time.
Relevant investors matched to your business. We make introductions to support you raising money.
Rehearse, refine and sharpen your story before investors.
We are selective rather than transactional. We would rather work deeply with a small number of exceptional founders than spread ourselves across many engagements.
Founder quality matters more than volume. We look for people with the ambition, judgement and resilience to build something meaningful over time.
Our conviction is built through direct experience. We only consider alignment where we have developed a clear view of how we can add value and where the founder wants us involved for the long term.
A concise guide to how 9Miles47 helps early-stage founders build fundraising readiness, access specialist expertise and take the next step through the Founders Clinic.
Traditional advisers finish when the transaction closes. We prefer relationships that continue after the work is complete.
Warrants allow us to participate in the value we help create while preserving founder cash. Ownership follows contribution, not fees.
A concise explainer covering rationale, structure, typical terms and founder protections — how we align through contribution rather than fees.
Important: References to equity and warrant participation describe our approach to long-term founder alignment and do not constitute an offer of securities or investment products. Please request our Legal & Regulatory guidance for further information.
Whether you're raising capital, exploring strategic growth or looking for an experienced partner, we'd love to hear from you.