Later-Stage Accelerator
Reach success by working with a team of former Goldman Sachs investment bankers and 30+ senior executives that have taken companies public or led companies through successful acquisitions.
We generally focus on companies from $1 million to $100 million+ in revenues. Once we accept your organization into our late stage accelerator, our organization becomes an integral part of your team focused on critical goals from strategic fundraising (globally), large customer acquisition, channel partnerships, M&A and more. Our activities are focused on maximizing your shareholder value.
“We only work with companies our senior advisers can scale”
Our Business
With several billion dollar exits under our belt our track record speaks volumes. We only work with companies that we know our advisers can scale.
- Our senior team is heavily results and execution focused
- Our core foundational focuses are fundraising and large customer acquisition
- Finance: We leverage the global relationships and expertise of a group of senior investment bankers and hedge fund managers with over 100 years combined expertise closing venture capital, equity, debt, hybrid and other financings
- We help your customer acquisition leveraging the direct customer, major channel relationships and media relationships of our advisers
- We usually only accept companies that our advisers agree to work with on customer scaling and acquisition efforts
Rather than take high upfront cash retainers, we take a small stock warrant ensuring well aligned interests. Our interest is focused on growing the value of your business.
- Preserves cash in your business
- Gives you a long term partner to navigate financial and growth issues, not just an expensive, short-term transactional relationship
- Enables you to incorporate a long term team and grow your organization without the traditional upfront and ongoing expenses of high-quality investment banks
- The advisers, that we assign to you include some of the world's largest technology, growth, media, consumer, industrial and business to business channel partners.
“Long-term, value creation partnerships, not short term, costly transactions”
Our Approach
- It typically takes us a couple of discussions to ascertain if our advisers can add value
- If we do not believe that we can add value we refer you to other groups.
- If we can add value and our advisers commit to help, we invite you to join our accelerator
- We work best with companies from $1-100 million in revenues
Feel free to use the calendar below to schedule some time to chat with a senior professional and learn more about our approach
Case Study:
>$1 bilion evaluation
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CrossWork adviser, Steven Ogunro an ex-Goldman Sachs banker, completed an early stage investment in
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completed an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange at a valuation at over $1 billion
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was subsequently acquired for $1.6 billion by Vista Equity, a fund founded by a former Goldman Sachs colleague
- As of August 2020 ranked top 10 among enterprise SaaS software companies in USA
Parameters Affecting Financing Success
Finance processes require senior expertise and rigour. Our senior professionals have been involved in many transactions.
FINANCE
Strategy And Preparation
Value proposition, scale, markets and management team. Summaries, presentations etc.
Targeting Strategy
Sector, stage and capital structure relevance
Relationships
Global relationships with top VCs etc.
MENTORS AND ADVISORS
Strategy
Key thinking and insights into core areas of strategy driving long term shareholder value maximization
Finance
Mentors with 20+ years of experience and over $20 billion in transaction experience
Technology
Make good choices to focus and de-risk your platform using modern methodologies and solutions.
Growth
Growth strategy focus and counsel
GROWTH
Partnerships
Insights and thinking about scaling your business through partnerships from mentors that have been there before
Marketing Strategy
Insights and thinking around marketing strategy, super-scaling and approaches
Sales Strategy
Insights around sales leadership, strategy, organization and execution
Recruiting
Relationships, strategy and tactics for recruiting, retention and leadership development
The best CEOs are focused on building the best teams
CrossWork provides a way for CEOs to build the best finance and corporate development teams without the expense traditionally associated with top teams
Case Study:
>$200 milion evaluation
- Some of our advisors invest directly in the most compelling companies CrossWork adviser, Audie Attar, manager of
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Professional athlete Conor McGregor, completed an investment in
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Jose Cuervo acquired an additional 29% stake in for $70 million, around August 2020, creating an implied floor valuation of $240 million
