Every engagement is scoped to what you actually need — no retainers for work that does not add value.
01
Venture Incubation
We work with first-time and repeat founders to develop, test, and launch new business ideas — providing the commercial, strategic, and operational support needed to get from concept to early traction.
Support Includes
Shaping and pressure-testing the business concept
Defining the market, customer, and commercial model
Building a practical go-to-market and growth roadmap
Connecting founders with relevant networks, operators, and talent
Two Models
ADV-Initiated: We originate the opportunity and assemble the right founding team.
Founder-Initiated: You bring the idea. We partner from formation to the first external milestone.
02
Early-Stage Participation
We participate directly in early-stage opportunities alongside our network — providing commercial support and ongoing involvement in companies we believe in.
Participating alongside other investors at pre-seed and seed stage
Providing ongoing commercial and strategic support post-participation
Connecting founders to relevant networks, partners, and markets
Supporting the company's path to the next stage of growth
03
Capital & Transaction Support
We help companies and shareholders prepare for and run structured processes — whether raising capital for growth or preparing for a strategic transaction.
Preparation
Business and commercial review — the story, the numbers, and the positioning
Materials preparation — presentations, summaries, financial overviews, data room
Process planning — mapping the right approach, timeline, and target audience
Process Support
Identifying and introducing potential investors, partners, or acquirers
Coordinating information flow and due diligence
Supporting discussions alongside licensed advisors through to completion
ADV provides strategic and commercial support only. We do not provide financial product advice and do not act as a regulated intermediary. Clients engage their own licensed advisors for regulated aspects of any transaction.
04
Growth & Market Expansion
Commercial and strategic support for companies entering new markets or scaling existing ones — backed by decades of relationships across banks, schemes, regulators, and enterprise businesses.
Market Assessment
Market sizing, competitive landscape, and positioning
Identifying regulatory pathways and relevant requirements
Direct introductions to potential partners and ongoing relationship management
05
Investor Support Services
Practical, non-financial advisory support to investors across the deal and portfolio lifecycle — commercial and operational in nature.
Deal & Opportunity Support
Sourcing opportunities based on defined criteria and mandates
Preparing structured summaries, market context, and deal overviews
Coordinating information exchange and due diligence processes
Portfolio & Exit Support
Tracking and reporting portfolio company performance
Supporting governance, board coordination, and stakeholder management
Preparing materials and positioning for exit processes
ADV's investor support services are commercial and operational in nature. We do not manage funds, provide financial product advice, or act in any regulated advisory capacity.
06
Legal & Tax Advisory Facilitation
ADV does not provide legal or tax advice. However, in the context of transactions, capital raises, and market entry, we facilitate introductions to specialist legal and tax advisors within our network — ensuring clients have access to the right expertise at the right time.
Facilitation Includes
Introductions to transaction lawyers and M&A legal counsel
Facilitation of tax structuring advice for cross-border transactions
Co-ordination across legal, tax, and advisory workstreams
Governance and regulatory navigation support
ADV does not hold a legal practising certificate or tax agent registration. All legal and tax advice is provided by independently engaged licensed professionals.
