Corporate advisory

We advise, we run it, we help fund it.

Senior advice on strategy, structure and capital, and corporate innovation that pays back: programmes, corporate venture capital, venture clienting and venture studios, run by operators.

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2 weeks
Discovery before any commitment
90 days
Per venture-clienting pilot
30+
Corporates in CVC Builder
1,000+
Startups available for matchmaking
How we work

One team from the first question to the funded deal.

Advise

Strategy, structure and capital decisions, with independent analysis at every board decision point.

Run it

We design and operate the programme, the pilots or the studio, with a named team on the ground within a week.

Help fund it

When the answer is a deal, our M&A, debt and fund teams are in the same building.

What we do

Two practices, one engine.

1Strategy and capital

Capital strategy

What to raise, in what order and from whom.

Holdco design

Entity map, jurisdiction and governance before outside capital.

Inorganic growth

Growth thesis, target screen and pipeline, with valuation guardrails.

Board decision support

Independent analysis at decision points, including restructuring options.

2Corporate innovation

Innovation programmes

Hackathons, accelerators and incubators, designed and run end to end.

CVC Builder

Masterclass, matchmaking, investment-committee simulation and partnership.

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Venture clienting

Paid 90-day pilots with one KPI each: sell to you, sell with you, grow with you.

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Venture studio

New ventures built with your assets, as an incubator or a studio.

Engagement model

Start small. Scale only what works.

  1. DiscoveryTwo weeks, fixed fee
  2. Phased modulesEach with its own deliverable
  3. Retained operationWe run it with your team
  4. Aligned upsideFees tied to results
Who you work with

Our partners lead every engagement.

Seniors do the work, backed by an expert network we call in when a mandate needs it.

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Expert Consultants Network

Senior specialists, called in when a mandate needs them.

For mandates that need deep sector or functional expertise, we bring in senior experts from our network, on client request or when the business needs it: expertise on demand, without a captive consulting bench.

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SaaS & B2B software

HealthTech & MedTech

FinTech & financial services

E-commerce & marketplaces

Technology leadership · CTO, CPO, VPE

HR & organisational transformation

AI architecture & transformation

Deep tech & deep science

Why Significa

Built by operators, wired to capital.

Operators, not observers

Partners with operating careers at Vodafone, STC and Etisalat.

A route to capital

M&A, debt and funds in-house, so good ideas reach a funded deal.

Seniors do the work

The people you meet are the people who deliver.

  • Milestone invoicing
  • Bilingual deliverables
  • Your intellectual property
Next step

Start with a two-week discovery.

A named team on the ground within a week. You leave with a clear plan, whether or not you continue with us.