We build software ventures with corporate partners.
We build acquisition ready ventures with corporates, PE operators, family offices and professional services firms in regulated markets.
You've tried innovation before. What you got was innovation theatre.
We optimise for an ownable venture. We're offering something structurally different.
Consultancies delivered insights, not outcomes
You got the workshop, the slide deck, and the roadmap. What you didn't get was a working venture. Strategy without execution is just expensive shelf-ware.
Startup investments burned trust and capital
You backed promising founders only to inherit misaligned incentives, cap table complexity, and teams that couldn't operate at enterprise pace.
Dev shops shipped code, not commercial proof
Offshore builds delivered a product and an endless backlog of quality issues, no governance structure, and no path to market. The risk stayed entirely with you.
Two scenarios we hear every week.
“We see the gap, but our core business is stretched.”
BAU is full, in-house capability is stretched, and you don’t trust a vendor-led build to add to your risk.
“We’re too slow. The market is changing and we need new tools to keep up.”
You want to build the better solution. If it works for you, others in your sector will pay for it too.
Build the venture. With the option to buy control.
We structure the work as a separate venture, prove demand with real customers, and design the path to majority ownership from the outset.
Spin out a new venture
A separate legal entity, ring-fenced from your core business and BAU constraints.
Prove it in the real market
Validate demand, pricing, and adoption with external buyers before you scale investment.
Designed for Acquisition
Built-in right to take full control without founder negotiations, messy cap tables, or re-negotiating.
Scale with confidence
Regulatory and security ready, with an operating team and transition process, so you can own, integrate, and expand into new verticals safely.
Three stages.
One controlled outcome.
Every venture follows the same disciplined path. From validated blueprint to full ownership transfer. No surprises.
- 01
Thesis + Venture Spec
Define the idea with real metrics, commercial viability, and governance requirements. Create a stage gate go or no-go process. Agree to an acquisition framework before capital is committed.
- 02
Build + Validate
Ship a minimum marketable product into real workflows with measurable pilots, auditability, and operational foundations built in from day one.
- 03
Scale + Acquire
Grow through your existing distribution, harden for compliance, and complete the ownership transfer when acquisition triggers are met.
Live Ventures.
Acquisition ready ventures for regulated client environments.
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Attica
Overview
Time, billing, reporting, and business analytics.
A platform for legal teams who want data accuracy, faster billing cycles, and operational insight without adding headcount.
Built for Regulated Markets.
In regulated work, “fast” only counts if it can be used by the core business.
- Security and auditability designed in early
- Procurement ready offerings and disciplined delivery
- Operating runbooks and transfer readiness
- AI workflows with guardrails (where relevant)
Clear acquisition triggers. So “it worked” doesn’t become a new negotiation.
Acquisition readiness is defined up front across six categories.
Acquisition readiness is defined up front across six categories.
- Commercial traction
- Unit economics
- Product & operational readiness
- Governance & risk controls
- Strategic impact
Triggers can be thresholds, staged acquisition steps, or time boxed reviews with pre-agreed mechanics.
- Threshold based triggers with clear pass/fail criteria
- Staged acquisition steps that de-risk the transfer
- Time boxed reviews with pre-agreed commercial terms
Legal Structuring.
Tax efficient legal structures designed into the venture from the start. Not retrofitted after the fact.
Eligible software R&D work may qualify; evidence and cost capture can be built into delivery.
- Qualifying expenditure tracked from day one
- Technical narrative embedded in delivery process
- Cost allocation aligned with HMRC guidelines
Tax efficient venture jurisdictions for global commercialisation.
- Jurisdiction selection aligned to market strategy
- IP holding structures for cross-border licensing
- Transfer pricing documentation built in
This works when you want ownership. Not a new “CEO” fresh out of uni.
We partner with organisations that have distribution, domain knowledge, and the authority to act. Here’s how to tell if it’s a fit.
You want the right to buy majority control if it proves out
You have an internal sponsor who can decide
You can provide pilots and/or distribution access
You need execution in regulated environments
You are not the only customer who will use the end product
You are the only customer who will use the end product
You want a vendor to build your fixed spec and be done
Ready to build
Have an opportunity you want to go after?
Bring the market gap, your distribution edge, and a sponsor with authority. We’ll map the fastest risk managed path to proof and acquisition.