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Services

Three ways to work together.

Founders · early stage

First Look

A focused thirty minutes on your idea or early business, run the way an investor screens a deal.

  • Send your deck, plan or notes before we meet
  • A focused call on what would make an investor say yes, or walk away
  • A written one-page assessment within two working days
One review30 minutes by video. Limited places each month.
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Owners · established companies

Strategic Advisory

A standing relationship for owners and boards making decisions that carry real money.

  • Strategy, growth plans and business model reviews
  • Capital structure, financing and investor readiness
  • Board, advisory board or fractional finance roles
OngoingSenior-led, with specialist support
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Raising capital

Capital

Two routes to funding. High Elm can invest in your company directly. If it isn’t a deal for us, we still help you raise from a wider network of investors and lenders. Many clients use both.

  • Direct investment. High Elm invests its own capital in selected companies it advises or meets.
  • Funding from others. Introductions to angels, family offices, funds and lenders, whether or not High Elm invests.
  • Raise preparation. Investment case, financial model, data room, terms and structure.
Per mandateA dedicated team for each raise
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What founders leave with

The same discipline used on real deals.

Every opportunity that reaches an investment desk gets a fast, honest call: pursue it, park it until something changes, or pass. Founders rarely see that thinking applied to their own business before they pitch.

A First Look gives you that view first. You leave knowing your strongest point, the issue that would stop an investor, and the three questions to answer next.

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One-page assessmentExample · fictional company
PursueParkPass
Business
Subscription meal kits sold through gym partners
Strength
Gym partners provide distribution at low acquisition cost
Gating issue
Margin after delivery is unproven below 2,000 orders a week
Revenue quality
Only four months of churn data
Capital fit
Grant or angel-led round before institutional money
Questions to answer next
  1. What does one delivery cost at 500, 1,000 and 2,000 orders?
  2. Which gym partners have signed, and on what terms?
  3. What is month-six retention for the first cohort?
High Elm CapitalReviewed by R. McNally
Next step

Start with a conversation.

A free thirty-minute introductory call to understand where you are, and whether High Elm is the right partner.

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