Venture Support
We combine sector expertise with practical experience of what investors and follow-on funders are looking for, often in collaboration with potential hand-off partners.
Our venture support is not generic acceleration programming. It is tailored to the specific challenges of each portfolio company at each stage, delivered by advisers with direct experience in the markets where they operate.
We elevate and showcase our portfolio organizations at relevant events and via digital media, working to connect them to Caribou’s broader network of funders, technical partners, and ecosystem actors. Increasingly, our clients are looking for ways to maximize the catalytic impact of their funding; assisting portfolio organizations to grow and unlock follow-on funding serves everyone.
A grant or program investment is more powerful when grantees and portfolio companies receive the right technical support alongside the capital.
Sometimes, support may be even more important than the funding. Many promising ventures hit the same walls: a business model that needs stress-testing, an investor narrative that does not land, a path to scale that is not yet clear. Strategic, well-timed advice can change outcomes.
What to expect
- Business model review and advisory: Rigorous examination of a model’s commercial and impact logic, with practical recommendations for strengthening both.
- Investor readiness support: Organizational narrative development, financial model review, and pitch preparation for ventures seeking follow-on funding.
- Go-to-market strategy: Market entry analysis, customer segmentation, marketing and communications planning and partnership strategy for ventures ready to scale.
- Network introduction and facilitation: Warm introductions to relevant investors, technical partners, and potential customers across Caribou’s global network.
- Amplification through Caribou platforms: Profile-raising through Caribou’s publications, digital channels, events, and curated portfolio company convening.
