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A Swiss-trained private banker orginally, these days I work with Start-Ups and Capitalisation Stage Funds rasing capital from my network of international Family Offices and UHNW investors. Venture Capital Advisory - Capital Raising for Start Ups and Capitalisation Stage Funds - Typical Capitalisation target: USD 2-25m - Pre-IPO and IPO services - Access to private and institutional financing Business Planning - Strategy and Business Development - International and online expansion - Tax mitigation strategies

I am an award-winning fundraiser with 12+ years’ experience helping charities, museums, and nonprofits grow their income through trusts, legacies, major donors, and community fundraising. In previous roles at the V&A, Science Museum, British Trust for Ornithology, and Brooke, I: Secured £500k+ single pledges and grew legacy income from £12m to £40m. Achieved an 87% trust application success rate, well above sector average. Designed and delivered fundraising strategies that generated a 5:1 ROI. Settled complex estates worth up to €28m. I can help your organisation to: ✔️ Develop compelling grant and trust applications that win funding. ✔️ Build legacy and major donor pipelines that lead to transformational support. ✔️ Create clear, practical fundraising strategies aligned with your resources. ✔️ Turn your mission into a powerful case for support that inspires donors. 💡 My approach is collaborative, practical, and results-driven. Whether you need a one-off proposal, a refreshed fundraising strategy, or longer-term income growth, I will work alongside you to deliver results.

Expert Vetted (Upwork) Funding Advisor, I am dedicated to get your idea of the ground, fund the start-up and invest for growth. Every successful business begins with the right foundation. My services are strategically designed to support your startup through each critical growth phase each a step towards your goal of a running your own company. 1. Grant Funding: Start with non-dilutive funding to validate your concept 2. Business Plan Development: Your Blueprint for Success to guide your journey 3. Investor Pitch Deck: Tell Your Story, Capture Interest, attract additional investment 4. RFP & Tender Response: Secure valuable contracts to establish sustainable revenue A Corporate Executive turned Funding Advisor, with a wealth of experience garnered from leading international companies and start-up enterprises. I can lead you through the intricacies of securing funding, tailoring your innovation into a compelling submission to propel your business towards its funding goals. With a meticulous approach and a proven track record of success, I am your ideal partner to guide businesses towards funding success. Book a consultation today.

Helping NGOs and development organizations turn their missions into funded realities in Arabic and English, across MENA and beyond. With 12 years of hands-on experience in grant writing, proposal development, and fundraising strategy, I specialize in supporting NGOs and international development organizations to secure funding from global and regional donors. My work spans educational and developmental programmes across the MENA region, as well as organizations in the US and the UK. What sets me apart is simple: I don't just write grants, I understand the landscape your organization operates in. I know how MENA-focused funders think, what priorities drive institutions like the EU, USAID, UN agencies, and Gulf-based foundations, and how to frame your work in language that resonates with decision-makers on both sides of the Arabic–English divide. What I offer: 1. Grant proposal writing and editing (concept notes, full proposals, logical frameworks) 2. Donor mapping and funding landscape analysis (identifying the right funders for your mission) 3. Fundraising strategy development (building a diversified, sustainable funding pipeline) 4. Review and strengthening of existing proposals before submission 5. Arabic–English bilingual writing and adaptation for regional and international audiences. Why work with me: ✔ 12 years of grant writing experience focused on NGOs and development work ✔ Deep knowledge of MENA funding priorities, donor cultures, and regional context ✔ Native Arabic speaker with professional English. I write fluently in both, not just translate ✔ Specialized in educational and developmental programmes, the sectors most active in MENA funding ✔ Experience working with organizations operating under conflict, displacement, and resource-constrained conditions. I understand the realities your donors need to hear about ✔ Track record with organizations including YMCA Palestine, SEED Organization for Sustainability and Development (Turkey), and the Institute of Community Development (Gaza) How we work together: Every engagement starts with understanding your organization; your mission, your programmes, your current and target donors. From there, I adapt to what you need most, whether that's a single proposal drafted from scratch, a donor mapping exercise to expand your funding base, or a strategic review of your overall fundraising approach. I work closely with your team throughout the process, incorporating your voice, your data, and your impact evidence; so the final product feels authentically yours, not generic. Communication is clear, timelines are respected, and revisions are part of the process, not an afterthought.

Most businesses do not have an AI problem. They have an execution problem. They have promising ideas, disconnected tools, weak commercial assumptions and no credible path from ambition to implementation. I fix that. I work with founders and organisations on high-stakes initiatives where AI, funding and business strategy must operate as one system. The objective is not another report. The objective is to build something valuable, fundable and executable. BUILD THE INTELLIGENCE I scope and architect agentic AI solutions that can reason across information, execute defined workflows and keep people in control. This includes AI agents, knowledge systems, document intelligence, workflow automation, operational copilots and the governance required to deploy them responsibly. I translate the opportunity into: • A defined business problem • A commercially valuable AI use case • A practical system architecture • Clear product and workflow requirements • An implementation roadmap • Human oversight, controls and success measures WIN THE OPPORTUNITY Good businesses lose grants and contracts because their proposals describe activity instead of proving value. I develop funding and tender strategies that connect the buyer's requirements, the organisation's capabilities and the commercial case. This includes: • Grants and innovation funding • Tenders, RFPs and government contracts • Bid strategy and compliance • Technical and commercial narratives • Delivery models and work packages • Budgets, risks and impact evidence • Final submission-readiness reviews MAKE THE ECONOMICS WORK Technology without economics is experimentation. I build the strategic and financial case behind the opportunity: market size, customer need, competitive position, operating model, revenue logic, costs, forecasts and investment requirements. The result is not a spreadsheet created for appearance. It is a decision system. PROVEN ON UPWORK Top Rated. 100% Job Success. 40 completed contracts. My Upwork work includes UKRI funding support, healthcare tenders, investment strategy, financial presentations, market research, UK business plans, startup strategy and advanced-technology market-entry analysis. WHY THIS COMBINATION MATTERS An AI developer may build exactly what you request. A grant writer may make the proposal sound convincing. A financial consultant may make the numbers look organised. But important opportunities fail between those disciplines. I connect them. The technology must solve a real problem. The proposal must survive scrutiny. The numbers must support the story. The strategy must be executable after the presentation ends. If you are pursuing an ambitious AI initiative, funding opportunity, tender or commercial transformation, send me the objective and the constraints. We will determine what is real, what is missing and what must be built next.

🏆 "Need a pitch deck? Stop looking...you've found your guy. Yes, Arthur is THAT good." — VC-Backed FinTech Founder (raised over $25M then successfully acquired) 🌍 Global Backers & Major Exits My clients have successfully raised from investors, accelerators, VC & PE funds and sovereign entities across the US, UK, EU, and Middle East. They’ve also been acquired by multinational corporations. I won’t pretend to know more about your business than you do. My experience helps me ask the right questions to get straight to the heart of your best investor-facing story. My clients' investors include: a16z, Sequoia, Tiger Global, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, Techstars, Wa'ed Ventures (Saudi Aramco), KAUST, Mark Cuban, Michael Jordan, Shark Tank, Kaiser Permanente, Chanel, Red Bull, Jägermeister, Asics, HSBC, US Dept of Defense, San Francisco Equity Partners, PE Fund ($280B AUM). My clients M&As: Alliance Pharma, Corsearch, Ziff Davis. 🎯 About You My clients are looking to start up, scale globally or penetrate the US market. Founders, CEOs & GPs: You get a presentation partner who respects your schedule and uses high-impact, short briefs to help you pitch your venture in your own voice. Legal & Fund Teams: You get a vetted specialist who works directly with your portfolio founders to produce investment-grade materials on a timeline you can trust. Marketing Directors & GTM Leads: A low-friction collaboration requiring zero hand-holding that makes you look exceptional in front of leadership. 📦 Fixed-Price Outcomes & Packaging I run a specialized investor presentation studio. I own the pitch deck narrative architecture, investor positioning, and core storytelling strategy. I have a trusted design team I’ve worked with for more than five years. Everything we do involves several iterations on a timeline that suits you. Starter: Custom Pitch Deck Wireframe (BYO Design) What you get: Your best investor-facing story, with the right numbers in the right order. ~15 slides, copy only PowerPoint for handoff to design. Package starts at $500. Standard: Fully Designed Custom Pitch Deck (Strategy + Design) What you get: End-to-end strategy, positioning and narrative fully designed and delivered over several revisions. Packages start at $1500. Advanced: Fully Designed Custom Pitch Deck + Ongoing Raise Support What you get: Everything in the Standard tier, plus a talk track, comprehensive 1-on-1 presentation coaching so you can present on loom, zoom or in a room, and ongoing support for updates, plus scope for conference materials and other collateral. Packages start at $2500. 🚀 The Proof is in the Client Reviews ➡️ "With his help, our business has grown enormously. Arthur is a true UNICORN!" — Enterprise Client ($250K+ spent on my investor-facing pitches) ➡️ "As an M&A and VC attorney I've seen countless pitch decks, but Arthur's work truly stands out. He is a sharp thinker who always goes the extra mile and delivers best in class work." — Veteran Insurtech Client 📈 Process We operate on a proven process designed to suit your fundraising timeline—whether that means a 48-hour sprint, a one-week turnaround, or a multi-month institutional raise. Phase 1: Deep Dive & Get the Story Right → We map out exactly who you are pitching, identify their specific triggers, and extract the core thesis from your brain. Phase 2: Narrative & Studio Design → We lock in the copy wireframe before moving it to elite visual execution based on your brand guidelines. Phase 3: Set You Up for Success → You receive fully editable source documents, a comprehensive talk track, and presentation coaching so you own the room. As an alumnus, I'll be on call for light text edits and minor iterations throughout the lifecycle of your raise. 🌐 Core Sectors AI & Deep Tech, Energy, Power + Compute, Defense, Consumer, B2B Tech, Pharma, Healthcare, Medtech, Real Estate, and VC Funds. ⚠️ I do not partner with or refer clients to third-party "investor prospecting" or cold-brokerage list services. If you are looking for those, we are not a fit. ❌ You want someone to pitch on your behalf. I support founder-led storytelling, because that’s the only effective way to raise 🛫 Next Step If you're ready to make or fix an investor presentation, invite me to interview for your job post or send over a direct message to tell me what's up. You can also browse my Project Catalog below to purchase a fixed-price package directly, kickstart our discovery process instantly, and review feedback from the founders, CEOs, and GPs who have had a great time working with me.