Start-up partner scheme

We invest in your growth

Comprehensive marketing in exchange for a small stake in your business. Not a supplier — a partner, all-in on your success.

WE GROW TOGETHER
So, what is it?

A different kind
of partnership

Great start-ups often can’t afford great marketing at the moment they need it most. Our Start-Up Partner Scheme fixes that.

Instead of large agency fees, we provide full-service marketing in exchange for a small equity stake — so we become genuine partners, invested in building your brand alongside you.

SHAREDSUCCESSYour businessA small stake
Who it’s for

Built for ambitious start-ups

Early-stage start-ups with real ambition

A product or service with genuine potential

Ready to move fast and grow

Open to a true partnership, not just a supplier

Coachable and collaborative

Serious about scaling

What we look for

The essentials

You’ll need

A UK-registered limited company — or you’re willing to incorporate one before we agree terms

At least one founder working on the business full time

Any sector — if the potential is real, we want to hear about it

Probably not a fit if

It’s a side project rather than a full-time venture

You want a supplier to take orders, not a partner to challenge you

You’re not open to sharing equity in the business

What you get

A full marketing team, invested in you

Everything an in-house team would give you — strategy, execution and momentum — with real skin in the game.

Full-service marketing

SEO, PPC, social, content, web and more — the whole toolkit, handled.

A dedicated team

Senior marketers invested in your growth — not a junior account handler.

Strategic partnership

We sit on your side of the table and think like owners.

Aligned incentives

We only win when you win — so we’re all-in on results.

How it works

From application to partnership

A simple, honest process — no lengthy tie-ins, no hidden terms.

01

Apply

Tell us about your business and where you want to take it.

02

We assess fit

We look at your potential and whether we’re the right partners.

03

Agree terms

A fair, transparent partnership that works for both sides.

04

Build & grow

We get to work — strategy, execution and real momentum.

05

Share in success

As you grow, we grow with you. Aligned, all the way.

How the equity works

Clear terms, agreed up front

No small print. Every partnership is shaped around the business, and everything is agreed in writing before any work starts.

Sized to your business

There’s no standard percentage. The stake reflects the scope of marketing we deliver, your stage and a fair valuation of the business — and we show you how we got there.

Equity or hybrid

Go fully equity-based, or, if you have some budget, pay a reduced monthly fee in exchange for a smaller stake.

Ad spend is separate

Advertising budgets (Google, Meta and so on) are paid by you, directly to the platforms. The equity covers our team’s time and expertise, not media spend.

A way out for both sides

Either side can end the partnership early. What happens to the stake if that happens is agreed in writing before we start.

Shares are issued through a proper shareholder agreement. We always recommend you take independent legal advice before signing.

The deal, in short

Simple, fair and aligned

Full-service marketing

The complete toolkit, handled for you.

A small equity stake

In place of large monthly agency fees.

Limited each year

We only take on a handful of partners.

Building something with real potential?

Apply now →