Company rounds and fund raises
We size the raise, build the materials and find the investors who fit: our network, our own investor data, live market signals.
Discuss your raisespectup is a capital advisory firm running capital raising services, fund placement and M&A for companies, enterprises and funds.
Companies and funds we have represented
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spectup’s track record
Raised, placed and advisedacross every mandate since 2022$760M+
Capital raisingraised for companies and funds$120M+
M&A advisoryadvised on buy and sell-side$150M+
Investors and LPsmet for mandates2,500+
Reference transactions
Pre-IPO · Energy · UK£100M
Series D · SaaS · US$40M
Series B · Restaurant · Asia$18M
Sustainable hardware · Qatar$5M
Society Brands acquired Crunchi$12M
Motion Agency acquired New NorthBuy-side
I have worked with two other capital advisors. You produced the best results by a very wide margin.
20strategic and acquirer meetings booked for them
MastercardProvidence Equity PartnersCrowe GlobalDailyPayOptimal BlueKochavaHealthWare SystemsMiCamp Solutions
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How a capital raising process runs through our capital advisory
Niclas Schlopsna · Managing Partner
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Private capital advisory: capital raising and M&A
For companies from Series A, fund managers, acquirers and business owners.
Acquisitions and company sales
We set valuation and positioning, then approach off-market targets or put several bidders on one timetable.
Discuss your transactionWe represent one side and bring the other to the table. Whether our client raises, buys or sells, we source the counterparty and run the process to close.
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The relationships behind our capital raising services
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Ring I · personal
40+
Inner circle
Investors we know personally and meet regularly. Introductions happen at the relationship level.
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The audience our capital advisory reaches
Our own audience of financial decision makers. A mandate we take is placed in front of them directly, so the right investors arrive already warm.
B2B financial decision makers on the letter2,000
LinkedIn followers20,000+
Podcast listeners a month8,000+
Impressions across our channels1,000,000+
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Capital advisory compared to a traditional advisor
What private capital advisory looks like with an investor network, a platform and an audience behind it, against a firm renting all three.
Traditional advisor
- Traditional advisorLicenses a third-party databaseThe same records everyone buys
- Traditional advisorCold outreachSent on a schedule
- Traditional advisorA name in the marketNo audience of its own
- Traditional advisorA list of contactsInherited, rarely refreshed
- Traditional advisorHanded to juniorsThe partner appears at the pitch
spectup
- spectupOwns primary investor dataFrom closed transactions, never bought
- spectup80+ signalsApproaches when the capital is ready
- spectup1M+ impressionsOwned audience, across our channels
- spectup2,500+ investors met440+ direct relationships
- spectupA partner on every mandateSame team, kickoff to wire
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Selected capital raising and M&A transactions
Three capital raising and M&A transactions we can name. The rest stay closed. 150+ mandates since 2022.
Capital advisor
$40M
Series D. Growth round for a creator marketing platform.
Capital advisor
$18M
Series B. Expansion capital for a food technology operator.
M&A advisor
~$12M
Buy-side mandate, sourced and led through to close.
Confidential
Undisclosed
Active mandate. Details withheld under NDA.
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Where we work
Established businesses with real revenue. Nine sectors where our closed transactions and investor relationships run deepest.
- 01SoftwareB2B and vertical software on recurring contracts
- 02Financial servicesPayments, lending, insurance and wealth
- 03HealthcareCare providers, benefits, devices and diagnostics
- 04EnergyGeneration, grid, transition infrastructure and utilities
- 05IndustrialsManufacturing, components and industrial technology
- 06Consumer and foodBrands and food operators with repeat purchase
- 07Business servicesAgencies and outsourced services on recurring contracts
- 08LogisticsFreight, warehousing and value-added distribution
- 09Real estateCommercial development and asset portfolios
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What clients say about our capital advisory
"The outreach generated 44 investor meetings and saved me countless hours of unqualified calls."
Jonathan WeinsFounder & CEOPopMealsFood technology
17 verified Clutch reviews
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Fund manager
Institutional LP
Institutional LP
Discuss your mandate
We map your process, the counterparties and the timeline. If it is not a fit we say so on the call.
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30-minute call on fit
Niclas Schlopsna · Managing Partner
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- The same partner start to finish
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