Practice 02

Equity Fundraising & Investment Banking Advisory

Capital raising for startups, growth companies and promoter-led businesses: materials, valuation, investor engagement and execution through closure.

Available as a standalone practice. No other service is required.

Scope at a glance
  • Startup and growth-stage fundraising
  • Angel, VC and private equity capital
  • Models, valuation and information memoranda
  • Investor outreach and term-sheet negotiation
  • Diligence coordination and closing support
Overview

How the practice works.

Raising equity is a transaction, not a presentation. Outcomes depend on how the company is positioned, how the valuation is argued and how the process is run.

InfinityEdge supports founders and promoters across angel, venture and private equity capital. We prepare the financial case, identify the right investors and negotiate terms through to closure. Equity mandates are undertaken on a standalone basis.

Problems we help solve

Situations where this practice is engaged.

A first institutional round

Founders need a credible financial case, valuation logic and investor access beyond personal networks.

Growth capital for expansion

Scaling companies need a larger round and a structured process to reach the right investors.

Valuation expectations

Promoters and investors begin far apart, and the gap has to be closed with analysis rather than argument.

Term-sheet complexity

Preference, control and exit provisions shape outcomes more than the headline valuation.

Diligence pressure

Information requests overwhelm management and slow or derail a transaction.

Partial exit or strategic investor

Promoters seek a minority investor, a strategic partner or a staged sell-down.

Advisory capabilities

What the practice covers.

The full scope of the practice, available individually or as part of a wider mandate.

Startup and growth-stage fundraising

Round planning, sizing and positioning for early and growth-stage companies.

Angel, VC and private equity capital

Access to angel, venture, private equity, family office and strategic investors matched to stage, sector and ticket size.

Investor identification and outreach

Targeted shortlists and managed outreach rather than broad distribution.

Financial models and valuation support

Integrated models and defensible valuation ranges for investor discussions.

Teasers and information memoranda

Concise, accurate transaction documents that present the opportunity clearly.

Pitch decks and investor presentations

Narrative and numbers aligned for first meetings and partner presentations.

Equity transaction structuring

Instrument choice, cap-table impact and round structure.

Strategic investor engagement

Approach and negotiation with corporate and strategic investors.

Financial due diligence coordination

Data room readiness and coordinated responses to investor diligence.

Term-sheet and SHA negotiation

Analysis of dilution, preferences and control rights, with support through term-sheet and shareholders agreement negotiation.

Execution through closure

Coordination of documentation, conditions and closing mechanics.

M&A and restructuring

Buy-side and sell-side mandates, succession planning and restructuring.

Types of clients served

Who engages us.

Startups and emerging technology ventures

Raising a first institutional round and building the financial case investors expect.

Growth-stage companies

Raising venture or growth capital to scale operations or enter new markets.

Promoter-led established businesses

Seeking a minority investor, a strategic partner or a partial exit.

Manufacturing and deep-tech companies

Funding long-cycle capex or R&D with patient institutional capital.

Investors and portfolio companies

Requiring financial analysis and transaction support on specific situations.

Selected clients: NITSPAY and Akashalabdhi
Engagement process

From assessment to outcome.

Stages are adapted to the mandate. Milestones are agreed at the outset and vary with the nature of the engagement.

01

Readiness and positioning

Assessment of the company, its numbers and its story, and a view on round size, timing and investor fit.

02

Materials and valuation

Financial model, valuation range, teaser, information memorandum and presentation.

03

Investor engagement

Shortlisting, outreach, management meetings and follow-up.

04

Terms and diligence

Term-sheet analysis and negotiation, with coordinated due diligence.

05

Closure

Documentation, conditions precedent and completion.

Deliverables

Typical mandate outcomes.

Investor-ready financial model
Valuation analysis and range
Teaser, information memorandum and pitch deck
Targeted investor list and managed outreach
Term-sheet analysis with dilution and exit modelling
Data room and diligence coordination
Closing documentation support

Preparing to raise equity?

Share the stage, sector and round size and a partner will discuss approach and timing.