Early stage
Startups
Pre-seed to Series A space and deep-tech ventures, often technical founders with no commercial function yet.
What they need
First revenue, first institutional win, a credible commercial story.
Consulting · Space & defence
Win the work that grows your space business.
Strategic consulting, partnerships and business development. We turn technical capability into funded, repeatable revenue, across institutional, defence and commercial customers.
Experience
Eight years inside the UK and European space ecosystem.
We have spent our careers inside space and deep-tech commercial strategy: leading business development and capture across institutional, defence, and commercial customers, and turning technical capability into funded, repeatable revenue.
- European Space Agency contract won
- £800k
- Cumulative contract value captured
- £3.5m
- Commercial pipeline growth delivered
- £150k → £500k
- Turnover business plan
- £13m
Who we work with
Three kinds of client, three different starting points.
Growth stage
Scaleups
Series A and beyond, with a product and early revenue, now scaling the commercial engine behind it.
What they need
Bigger contracts, repeatable capture, senior stakeholder access.
Entering the sector
Institutional & corporate
Agencies, primes, and non-space companies looking to navigate or enter the space market credibly.
What they need
Supplier landscapes, procurement routes, a fast honest orientation.
What we deliver
Three pillars. Here’s what each includes.
Consulting
Turning technical capability into a funded, credible commercial story.
- Business strategy & operating model
- Market analysis & opportunity assessment
- Competitor & landscape research
- Business plan development
- Pricing strategy & packaging
- Financial & revenue modelling
- Regulatory & policy navigation
Partnership development
Finding and building the relationships that unlock growth.
- Accelerator & incubator introductions
- Strategic & channel partner identification
- Prime-subcontractor relationships
- Teaming agreements for bids
- Supply chain partner mapping
- Academic & research partnerships
- Consortium & cross-agency participation
Business development
Winning the work: pipeline, capture, and bid leadership.
- Pipeline generation & qualification
- Capture strategy & positioning
- Bid leadership & proposal writing
- Framework & tender navigation
- Grant & institutional funding routes
- Key account management
- Stakeholder & customer engagement
How we work
Four engagement formats, for any client, at any stage.
Fixed scope, 2 to 6 weeks
Sprint
A focused engagement to deliver one clear outcome: a market assessment, a bid response, a partnership introduction, a business plan.
- Fixed scope, fixed price
- Single deliverable, clear deadline
- Right for a specific, time-bound need
Defined term, fixed price
Fixed contract
A milestone-based contract for a defined programme of work, with agreed deliverables and a fixed price across the full term.
- Fixed price for the full term
- Milestone-based delivery
- Right for a defined work programme
Ongoing, monthly
Retainer
Embedded consulting, partnership, and business development support, scoped to your stage and running for as long as you need it.
- Monthly retainer, scoped to stage
- Equity-inclusive, case by case
- Right for sustained, ongoing capture
Day rate plus expenses
Representation
Attending conferences, industry events and partner meetings on your behalf, representing your company to the people who matter.
- Day rate plus costs covered
- Access to an established network
- Right for presence without headcount
Win fee
Any format can carry a success fee: an agreed percentage of the contract, partnership or opportunity won, alongside or instead of the day rate.
Founder’s background
A career built across the institutions that fund and regulate this sector.
- MSc Physics with Satellite Technology, University of Surrey
- MSc Entrepreneurship, University of Surrey
- Worked across ESA, UK Space Agency, STFC, DASA, MOD and NATO ecosystems
- Co-founded a space company and won its early contracts, and supported businesses across space, IoT, dual-use, propulsion, and in-orbit servicing and manufacturing
Trusted across
- UK Space Agency
- European Space Agency
- STFC
- DASA
- Ministry of Defence
- NATO
- US DoD
Fast capture
Same-day £50k MOD contract, from first conversation.
Get in touch
Let’s talk about your next capture win.
- 1
Book a free discovery call
Pick a time that suits you from our calendar.
- 2
Talk it through
Your stage, what you are trying to win, and where you are stuck.
- 3
Choose a format
A sprint, a fixed contract, a retainer or representation, whichever fits the need.