210+ capital raising engagements - $525M+ raised by founders last 5 years - $3.2bn+ in debt and equity closed with 10 years professional experience at leading financial institutions: UBS, NAB and CBA. I'm a preferred partner to global VCs and build the pitch decks, financial models and investor DD founders need.
Hi, I'm Ro ๐๐ฝ I work with early-stage founders raising Seed to Series A capital, and the VCs who send me their portfolio companies. Capital raises fail when the narrative, the numbers and the network don't agree โ that is the problem I solve. I build a powerful AI-integrated approach with:
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Powerful investor narrative, impactful numbers and eye-catching design as one:
โข Optimised narrative - proven architecture with professional investor feedback (Sequoia, a16z, Y Combinator and more)
โข Professional design - Adobe Firefly, Krea, Midjourney and more
โข AI-powered process - speed, founder accuracy, and differentiation in competitive capital markets
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Institutional-standard modelling to secure your investment, all built faster and better.
โข Built with AI - agentic deep research for assumptions, structure, planning and full documentation
โข SaaS modelling - advanced cohorts, B2B/B2C model, with dashboards that matter
โข Valuation - access to live transaction comps from PitchBook and Crunchbase, not a multiple that flatters the raise
โข 3-statement, scenario and fundraising models including debt architecture and equity structuring
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Map the market. Target the funds. Build the pack their process expects.
โข Capital Strategy: GTM systems, planning, and advisory for launching a successful raise.
โข Institutional research - PitchBook and Crunchbase for comparables, benchmarks and investor mapping
โข Investor targeting/sequencing - which funds are actively deploying in your sector, listings and AI qualifications
โข Diligence-ready documentation - supporting IMs, CIMs and data room builds professionals expect
๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐:
โญ Sector agnostic - proven raises secured in SaaS, fintech, healthtech, deeptech, and more
โญ Seed, pre-Series A and Series A - the stages where the collateral decides the outcome
โญ VCs, PE, family offices and HNW and those deploying early stage capital
โญ 70+ five-star verified Trustpilot reviews
โญ Clients globally - US, UK, Australia, Singapore, Israel, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Canada, India, Denmark and Norway
๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ:
๐ Hybrid SaaS - $25m raise model for HNW, family offices and PE (Australia)
๐ฐ Mansa: $8.0m, Seed โ EntertainmentTech, Pitch Deck (United States)
๐ฒ Sensand: $6.0m, Seed โ ClimateTech, Pitch Deck (Australia)
๐ต Coaxion: $2.7m, Pre Series A โ FinTech, Pitch Deck (Australia)
๐ด Fluidefi: $500k, Seed - Recruitment, AI Pitch Deck (Canada)
๐ฑ Beyond Equality: $300k+, Sales Deck, deals with Disney, Premier League (UK)
โจAnd many (many) more...
๐ฆ๐ข ๐ช๐๐๐ง'๐ฆ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฆ?
Raising now? Send me a message or invite regarding your capital raise to discuss further.
๐บ Feel free to review the many success stories below
๐ฌ Reach out to organize a time to discuss your exciting vision, mission and future!
๐ Please note: I do not work on contingency and do paid engagements only.
Victoria S.
VP-Level Strategy Consultant | Business Strategy, GTM & Growth
Gold Coast, Australia
$95/hr$95 per hour4.1 (5) 11 jobs $70K+ total earnings
With 15+ years in commercial strategy, I help founders and businesses get clear on where they're going, identify the right growth opportunities, and build the strategy to get there.
My background spans VP-level strategy leadership, global consulting and entrepreneurship. I've advised organisations from early-stage ventures through to global brands on market opportunity, positioning, go-to-market strategy, innovation and growth, including as VP and Australian Business Lead at Edelman DxI and Associate Director at Kantar Consulting.
Alongside my consulting work, I am a business strategy coach inside AAA Accelerator, supporting entrepreneurs as they build and scale their AI agency and SaaS businesses, helping them to define their direction, business strategy, market selection, offers, pricing, positioning and growth.
WORKING WITH ME, YOU'LL GAIN:
โ Senior strategic perspective: Challenging assumptions, identifying gaps and bringing clarity to where your business should focus.
โ Evidence-based decision making: Market validation, customer segmentation, ICP definition and competitive analysis that give you confidence before you commit.
โ End-to-end commercial strategy: From opportunity validation and positioning through to GTM, pricing, product strategy and growth.
โ Business + human perspective: I work across both sides of growth, the external strategy and the internal factors influencing how founders make decisions and lead the business forward.
CORE EXPERTISE
1๏ธโฃ COMMERCIAL STRATEGY & GROWTH
I help businesses determine where to play, which opportunities to back and how to win, grounding strategy in market evidence, customer needs, competitive dynamics and commercial reality.
โ Market validation & opportunity assessment
โ Market sizing, competitive landscape & whitespace
โ Customer segmentation & ICP definition
โ Go-to-market strategy
โ Positioning, proposition & pricing
โ Brand & portfolio strategy
โ SaaS, MVP & product strategy
โ Growth strategy & commercial modelling
โ C-suite workshops & stakeholder alignment
I've worked across AI, SaaS, financial services, healthcare, FMCG, technology, energy, NGO and transport, with projects spanning APAC, the UK, Europe and the US.
2๏ธโฃ BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP COACHING
I help founders get clear on where they're going, make better business decisions and identify both the commercial and internal barriers getting in the way of growth.
I've coached 200+ individuals and leaders through 1:1 coaching, workshops and programs, and today coach founders inside AAA Accelerator across business direction, niche selection, offers, pricing, positioning and scaling.
โ Business direction & growth strategy
โ Positioning, offers & pricing
โ Go-to-market & growth
โ Founder decision-making
โ Internal bottlenecks & mindset
If you're working out where your business should go next, which growth opportunity to back, or how to turn that direction into a commercially viable strategy, let's talk.
Miles L.
Business Coach & Advisor | Operations, Strategy & Scaling
Bellevue Heights, Australia
$150/hr$150 per hour5.0 (6) 12 jobs $60K+ total earnings
๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ง, ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ.
I work with founders of established service businesses who are good at sales, but have reached the point where growth is creating operational problems.
Too much depends on you. Delivery is inconsistent. The team is busy, but accountability is unclear. Hiring happens too late. Margins start slipping. You know the business can grow, but the way it currently runs wonโt get you there.
Iโve been on the operating side of those problems for years:
๐ $600K to $2.4M revenue growth
๐ $300K to $800K after fixing fulfillment
๐ $4M project delivered on time & on budget
๐ 10% COGS reduction through team redesign & automation
๐ 60+ staff hired & onboarded
๐ 3 to 6 locations in 12 months
๐ $10M P&L accountability
Today, I use that experience as a Business Coach & Advisor to help founders make better decisions, fix the real bottlenecks and build businesses that donโt need them involved in everything.
๐ญ. ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐
๐น Business Coaching
๐น Business Consulting
๐น Management Consulting
๐น Business Strategy
๐น Strategic Planning
๐น Executive Coaching
๐ฎ. ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ & ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด
๐น Business Operations
๐น Operations Management
๐น Process Improvement
๐น Workflow Optimization
๐น Organizational Design
๐น Staff Recruitment & Management
๐น Change Management
๐ฏ. ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ & ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
๐น Business Strategy
๐น Business Analysis
๐น Business Planning & Strategy
๐น KPI Development
๐น Performance Management
๐น Project Management
๐น Management Consulting
The difference is simple:
Iโm not a career Business Coach who has only advised businesses. Iโve actually operated them.
I know what it looks like when sales outrun delivery, when the founder becomes the bottleneck, when the wrong hire creates six months of problems, and when more revenue somehow creates less profit.
So my Business Coaching isnโt theoretical.
We look at what is happening, find what is actually holding the business back, decide what needs to change and get it moving.
If you run a service business and growth is starting to create more chaos than freedom, send me a message.
๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐. ๐โ๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ.
Janelle M.
Expert Word Processing | Formatting | MS Office Templates
Buderim, Australia
$35/hr$35 per hour5.0 (75) 130 jobs $10K+ total earnings
Customer satisfaction is my number one priority! I donโt consider the work done until you are fully happy with the result. I am flexible, honest, and professional in everything I do. I always strive to meet your standards and expect the same from you.
I have been working as a freelancer since early 2019 and I enjoy working with diverse organisations and industries. I have established a loyal customer base and I am always excited for new challenges. I am a reliable and efficient worker with a positive mindset and a keen eye for detail. I can assist you with:-
โข Conversion to MS Word template of a PDF or InDesign file
โข Document branding templates - based on your brand guidelines or material
โข Define Stylesheet/s, including list styles and hierarchical numbered headings
โข Customise or fix templates that you have made or purchased
โข Applying text formatting, or reformatting
โข Ensuring consistency in formatting across multiple documents
โข Setting up automatic Table of Contents, headers and footers, page numbering
โข Creating existing document/s into templates
โข And much more!
I have earned respect for my work ethic and professionalism. I always maintain confidentiality and pay attention to the smallest details.
โ Document branding based on your brand guidelines/designs
โ Microsoft Word Formatting Designing - 30+years experience
โ Microsoft Office (Word - PowerPoint - Excel)
โ PDF Conversion
โ Fillable PDF Form
โ Editable PDF Form
โ Proofreading
โ Dictation/Transcriptions
Iโm always happy to hear from you and answer any questions you may have about my work. If youโre interested in working with me, please invite me to your job post so we can chat and figure out the details. Iโm excited to collaborate with you on your project!
๐ RECENT CLIENT FEEDBACK: ๐
โกNeal Thompson:
I had a badly compromised Word manuscript that had been mishandled by Amazon publishing (Createspace) in such a way that whole chapters had footnotes that would not renumber when new notes were added. I spent nearly two hours working with a technician from Microsoft, but he was unable even to determine why this was happening. I sent the manuscript to Janelle, and she spent considerable time just finding the problem: whole chapters had footnotes that were coded as regular text rather than footnotes. She was able to find and correct this even though both Amazon and Microsoft had been unable to do so. And her final invoice was exceedingly reasonable given her efforts. I could not be happier with her services and would recommend her to anyone needing expert word processing assistance.
โกCarly Mitchell:
Janelle's time was highly appreciative by us as she did not mind all the extra contact from us, or who she was dealing with changed mid point - and she delivered at AAA class with a fast response time - Always!!
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