For Founders

Operator-level support for the transition out of the lab

We work with technical founders building physical products — reactors, materials, hardware, energy systems — where the hard part is not the idea but the industrialisation.

Engagements

Offer 01

R&D Operating System

Install the cadence, gates and documentation that turn research activity into a predictable de-risking engine.

  • Technical roadmap restructured around de-risking milestones
  • Stage-gate reviews, decision rights and escalation paths
  • Experiment planning, data discipline and knowledge retention
  • Weekly and quarterly operating rhythm with meaningful metrics

Deliverable — Documented R&D operating system with governance artefacts and review cadence.

Offer 02

Team & Organization Scaling

Design the organization the next 18 months require, before hiring locks in structure that will not scale.

  • Role architecture and sequencing tied to the technical roadmap
  • Technical leadership structure and span-of-control design
  • Capability gap analysis: build, hire or partner
  • Onboarding and knowledge transfer for specialised engineering roles

Deliverable — Organization plan with hiring sequence, role scopes and capability decisions.

Offer 03

Pilot / Safety / Funding Readiness

Prepare for the three moments that expose everything: first pilot, first serious safety review, first technical diligence.

  • Pilot scope, instrumentation and success criteria review
  • Hazard analysis, permitting and certification timeline construction
  • Diligence-grade evidence pack: data, process, documentation
  • Milestone and raise plan aligned to actual de-risking events

Deliverable — Readiness pack and remediation plan ahead of pilot, audit or raise.

What matters at your stage

Pre-Seed

Prove the claim is testable and the team can run the test.

Seed

Replicate results, define the process window, build the operating system.

Series A

Demonstrate scale-up path, safety posture and organizational capacity.

Beyond

Industrialise: qualification, supply, throughput and commercial delivery.

Tell us what is at risk

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