CAPITAL ADVISORY

CAPITAL SHOULD SERVE THE STRATEGY.

Capital decisions shape far more than the next financing round. They influence ownership, governance, growth, optionality and ultimately enterprise value.

The Scale Foundry works with founders and leadership teams to strengthen the strategy behind capital decisions — from investment readiness and positioning to valuation, transaction preparedness and exit planning.

CAPITAL STRATEGY · INVESTMENT READINESS · TRANSACTION PREPAREDNESS

STRONGER COMPANIES.
SMARTER CAPITAL DECISIONS.
LONG-TERM VALUE.

OUR APPROACH

CAPITAL ISN’T JUST ABOUT RAISING.

IT’S ABOUT BUILDING THE RIGHT COMPANY TO FUND.

A successful financing process starts long before the first investor conversation.

We look at the company through both an operator and investor lens: Is the business investable? Does the commercial strategy support the capital requirement? Is the valuation defensible? Does the narrative match the evidence? And what does the financing mean for the company’s longer-term trajectory?

The objective isn’t simply to prepare for a round. It’s to make better capital decisions while building a stronger company.

The objective is not simply to prepare for a round. It is to make better capital decisions while protecting

WHEN TO BRING TSF IN

BEFORE THE

DECISION BECOMES

EXPENSIVE.

TSF can work with companies when they are:

• Preparing for a pre-seed, seed or growth financing • Reassessing valuation or financing strategy

• Preparing investor materials or management presentations • Evaluating term sheets or financing scenarios

• Preparing for investor due diligence • Considering strategic capital or partnerships

• Planning the next major value inflection point • Evaluating M&A or exit pathways

WAYS TO WORK WITH TSF

START WITH THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT YOU NEED.

Startup Capital Audit
CHF 195.00

A founder-friendly review of your fundraising strategy, investor positioning, and deal terms—before you sign the next term sheet.

Pitch Audit
CHF 495.00

Pitch smarter. Raise faster.

Get personalized, founder-to-investor feedback on your pitch deck, narrative, and positioning—so you can pitch with clarity, confidence, and credibility.

Fundraising Strategy Session
CHF 350.00

Raise smart. Align early. Move faster.

A high-impact 90-minute session designed to help early-stage founders refine their fundraising strategy, tighten their investor narrative, and move forward with clarity and confidence.

TOOLS & RESOURCES

EXPERIENCE ON BOTH SIDES OF CAPITAL.

The perspective behind TSF comes from building and exiting companies, investing in early-stage businesses, working alongside investment partners and advising companies through growth and strategic decisions.

That means capital is considered in the context of the business that has to create the return — not as an isolated fundraising exercise.

100 + COMPANIES SUPPORTED‍

15+ BOARD & ADVISORY ROLES

15+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

50+ GLOBAL TALKS & PANELS

  • Adelia Safina · CEO, UTEMPLA

    “Every minute of our conversation was packed with actionable knowledge. In just two hours, I filled twelve pages with key takeaways that I can now implement in my fundraising strategy.”

  • Angus Crombie, Village Capital

    Alexandra has been one of Village Capital's most trusted advisors. She has mentored startups from all over the world, particularly in healthcare but also in other industries such as fintech and has had a huge impact on many of them! This is a testament to Alexandra’s willingness to help and learn but also her sharpness and honesty. Alexandra has also been instrumental in improving the wider IBM program in collaboration with Village Capital during the last several years. It’s been a pleasure to have Alexandra as an advisor and long may that relationship last!

  • Josh Choi, Program Director, AI for Good

    Alexandra is an extremely mission-driven professional with a great passion for and expertise in innovation, startup, and digital health. She has been bringing great value to the AI for Good Innovation Factory and is always active in making something happen rather than just talking. Hope she can continue to support us!

  • Neeta Kirpalani, Board Member, Healthtech Women

    As a fellow leader of Healthtech Women, Alexandra has been invaluable in leading the organization's partnership strategy. She's regularly seeks to collaborate with other organizations and has been instrumental in driving healthcare innovation forward in Charlotte. It's been a pleasure to work alongside her in developing the healthcare ecosystem in the Carolinas.

  • Zina Yudina, CEO Babylat AG

    “We at Babylat AG have been fortunate to receive Alexandra’s support through The Scale Foundry. She provided practical fundraising advice, helped us think through strategic decisions, and made valuable introductions that advanced our work. Her guidance has been both pragmatic and encouraging, and we are very grateful for her mentorship. We highly recommend her, especially for early-stage medtech startups, as her unique experience in this area — including key markets such as the US — is extremely valuable.”

CAPITAL ADVISORY

CAPITAL IS A STRATEGIC DECISION.

Whether preparing for a financing, evaluating the terms of growth or thinking several moves ahead, TSF brings together operator experience, investor perspective and board-level thinking.