Corporate Finance Training Built Around Your Team
Your finance teams face real challenges every day. Equity structures that make sense on paper but confuse stakeholders. Valuation discussions that stall because terminology varies across departments. We've been there. That's why we design training that addresses what your people actually need to know.
Discuss Your Requirements
Training That Fits Your Context
We don't arrive with pre-built modules. Our programmes adapt to your industry, growth stage, and the specific fundraising scenarios your teams encounter.
Founder-Focused
Technical founders who need to present to investors. We've worked with CTOs preparing for Series A rounds and helped them translate product value into financial narrative. Sessions run over four weeks, typically starting September 2025.
Finance Team Development
Your CFO understands venture structures, but does the broader finance team? We bridge knowledge gaps around cap tables, liquidation preferences, and investor reporting expectations. Programmes typically begin November 2025.
Board Preparation
Non-executive directors benefit from understanding the fundraising mechanics that drive company decisions. We conduct focused workshops covering term sheet analysis and governance implications. Available from August 2025.
Real Situations We've Addressed
Fintech Scale-Up, 2024
A payments company with 80 staff faced Series B. Their product team understood technical architecture but struggled to articulate unit economics during investor meetings. Revenue growth looked strong, but questions about CAC payback and churn metrics stumped key personnel.
Cross-Functional Fluency
We ran tailored sessions over six weeks. Product leads learned to connect feature development to revenue impact. Engineering managers gained vocabulary to discuss infrastructure costs in financial terms. The round closed with better alignment between technical and financial narratives. No guarantees, just better preparation.
Who Delivers This Training
Callum Rhydderch
I spent seven years in venture capital before transitioning to advisory work. That background shapes how I approach corporate training. I've sat through hundreds of pitch meetings where founders knew their business cold but couldn't translate that knowledge into investor language.
What frustrates me about standard training? It's often too generic. A SaaS company raising from institutional investors faces different challenges than a hardware startup seeking family office funding. Your team deserves content that reflects their actual circumstances, not a one-size-fits-all curriculum.
Programme Structure and Timeline
We typically work with companies over 6-12 weeks, though intensive formats are available. Here's what participants can expect across different tracks.
Executive Track
Financial Storytelling
Weeks 1-3: Building narratives that connect operational metrics to valuation. Practical exercises using your company's actual data where appropriate.
Term Sheet Mechanics
Weeks 4-6: Understanding investor protections, liquidation preferences, anti-dilution provisions. We analyse real term sheets to illustrate concepts.
Due Diligence Preparation
Weeks 7-9: What investors scrutinise and how to prepare your team. Focus on financial controls and documentation standards.
Finance Team Track
Cap Table Management
Weeks 1-2: Equity allocation, option pool sizing, dilution modelling. Hands-on sessions using cap table software.
Investor Reporting
Weeks 3-5: Building monthly and quarterly reports that investors actually read. Templates and best practices from successful portfolio companies.
Fundraise Coordination
Weeks 6-8: Managing the operational side of fundraising. Data room preparation, document flow, stakeholder communication during active rounds.
