We raise capital for companies and for funds
spectup helps you define the raise, get investor-ready, and run a structured capital raising process from first outreach to close.
Discuss a raise
$760M+
Raised, placed and advised
Private capital advisory Access to private capital.
spectup is a capital advisory firm running capital raising services, fund placement and M&A for companies, enterprises and funds.
4.9 / 5 Top Capital Market Consulting Company 202617 verified Clutch reviews
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
0:00 / 0:00
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Private capital advisory: capital raising and M&A
Three capital raising mandates and three on the M&A side. One side of the transaction, sourced and led to close.
We advise buyers and sellers through to close
Mandate, valuation and positioning first, then a direct approach to the counterparty and diligence run through to signing.
Discuss a transactionTwo things we own that a traditional advisor rents. The network and the audience.
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The relationships behind our capital raising services
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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We represent one side, and bring the other to the table.
Either side. A company or fund raising capital, or a fund and acquirer hunting the right opportunity.
Fund manager
Institutional LP
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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. Our capital advisory work concentrates in sectors most advisors are not set up to cover.
- 01AIFoundation models, tooling, applied
- 02FintechPayments, lending, capital markets
- 03HealthtechDevices, diagnostics, care delivery
- 04InfrastructureEnergy, grid, transport and utilities
- 05Deep techPhotonics, materials, advanced compute
- 06B2B SaaSVertical software with real contract value
- 07RoboticsAutomation, logistics, industrial systems
- 08IndustrialPrecision production and supply
- 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
- No retainer to talk
- The same partner start to finish
- Answer within a day
