Strategic Founder & Team Support for Venture Capital & Private Equity
De-risking Investments Through Coaching, Mentoring & Business Development
At We Are Ambition, we help bridge the gap between investment and portfolio growth. Our bespoke coaching, mentoring and business development services provide venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) firms with the strategic support needed to de-risk investments and maximize portfolio performance.
Why Founder & Leadership Support is Critical
Investment success isn’t just about numbers, it’s about people. Even the most promising businesses can struggle due to leadership misalignment, execution gaps and founder burnout. We work directly with founders and leadership teams to:
✔ Strengthen strategic decision-making to accelerate growth and scale effectively.
✔ Develop leadership resilience to navigate pressure, uncertainty and rapid change.
✔ Enhance team dynamics & execution to drive high performance across the business.
✔ Ensure founder alignment with the investment strategy for long-term success.
✔ Build sustainable, scalable systems that support high growth without chaos.
✔ Provide a safe space for Founder support to de-risk the chance of burn-out
How We Work with Investors & Portfolio Companies
We partner with VCs, PEs, and investment teams to embed structured coaching and advisory support into their portfolio, ensuring businesses stay on track and deliver results.
📈 Founder & Executive Coaching – Supporting founders to lead with confidence, clarity, resilience and avoid burn-out.
🚀 Business Development & Scaling Strategy – Helping companies move from early traction to sustainable, high-growth execution.
👥 Leadership Team Optimisation – Ensuring key executives and teams are aligned, accountable and equipped for growth.
⚡ Crisis & Change Management – Navigating challenges, pivots and high-pressure moments with strategic clarity.
🎯 Post-Investment Acceleration – Driving execution, operational efficiency and commercial focus after funding rounds.
Why Choose We Are Ambition?
We offer a unique blend of real-world business expertise, deep coaching experience and investor insight to ensure both the people and operational elements of a business align with investment goals.
✔ Proven Track Record – We’ve worked with founders and leadership teams in high-growth businesses across multiple industries.
✔ Results-Driven Approach – We focus on impact, ensuring that investment potential translates into real-world execution.
✔ Holistic & Tailored Support – Every business is different. Our coaching, mentoring and strategic support are customised for each team and challenge.
Invest with Confidence. Build Stronger Businesses. Maximise Returns.
By proactively supporting founders and leadership teams, we help investment firms reduce risk, drive performance and unlock the full potential of their portfolio. Why hope for just one or two fund returners when you can work with all investments to ensure they have the best chance of success.
📩 Let’s talk. Get in touch to explore how our strategic coaching and business development services can support your investments.
Lear about our Business Development Services.
“Having been a Founder of a Fin-Tech company and with experience of working in VC, I understand the needs of both sides of the table. As an experienced coach and business executive, I am very much aware of the risks human capital play in funded businesses. I am passionate about great teams and emotionally intelligent leadership. I can work to support VC and Private Equity investments by supporting their portfolio leadership teams, offering a space to process thoughts, harness energy, align strategic vision and drive accountability. Whether its 1:1 coaching or group workshops to teach emotional intelligence and coaching tools, I can offer independent support to portfolio businesses and help de-risk investments.”
-Francesca Hodgson, Founder and Coach at We are Ambition