An independent boutique expert in fundraising and capital raising, we structure and secure your financing operations, alongside our expertise in business development, strategy and corporate finance.
Raise capital. Accelerate growth. Create value.
SFDS designs and runs your fundraising operations end to end, with business angels, venture capital funds and private equity funds, with a single point of contact from diagnosis to closing.
Analyse the financing need, build the equity story and value the company.
Prepare the investor memorandum and activate our network of business angels and funds.
Negotiate terms, structure the round and secure closing.
Founded in 2019 by Ian Corns, SFDS is an independent boutique specialised in fundraising and capital raising, also active in strategy, business development and supply chain. It supports start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs across the EMEA region around four practices: Finance & Fundraising, Strategy, Business Development and Supply Chain.
Ian Corns brings over thirty years of experience, from FMCG to tech scale-ups. Founder and CEO of three consulting firms, he also teaches business development and corporate finance at several leading French business schools.
Our independence is a conviction: defending the sole interest of the business leader who mandates us, with a single point of contact from first meeting to closing and a tailored approach.
Every mandate is led by a senior consultant, from the first meeting to closing, never delegated to an interchangeable junior team.
The team
SFDS's primary role is to take part in the design and execution of a corporate strategy, both short and long term: a business plan able to sustainably grow its clients' revenue. The firm is involved directly and indirectly in implementing the development plan, identifying new growth levers and new routes to market: distributors and resellers, from tier-1 to tier-3.
A value-added partner, SFDS builds tailored business plans with its clients: strategic studies, project management and multi-stage rollout. From FMCG and retail to complex B2B offerings, the firm covers strategy definition, planning, sales forecasting and P&L management, with a single mission: growing its clients' revenue.
Understand the company, its market and its levers.
Define a clear, quantified roadmap.
Deploy, monitor and embed the results.
Structure and secure your fundraising and capital raising operations: valuation, investor memorandum, introductions and negotiation through to closing.
A tailored approach to optimise growth: in-depth market studies, achievable targets, streamlined processes and data-driven decisions.
Supporting sales and marketing teams: lead generation, strategic relationships, improved sales processes and new client acquisition.
From production to loyalty programmes, optimising the entire upstream and downstream flow, integrating business, social and environmental considerations.
On certain mandates, we rely on complementary partners to strengthen our support, as is the case with AMG Conseil.
A fundraising round in preparation, a question about your company's valuation, a growth project. The first conversation is confidential and without obligation.
20 minutes, no obligation · Response within 24h.
