What is fundraising advisory? Fundraising advisory is the professional service of helping a business raise equity capital from investors , covering investment thesis development, preparing institutional-grade materials (IM, pitch deck, financial model), identifying and approaching qualified investors, managing due diligence, negotiating term sheets, and closing the round.
Raising capital in the UAE requires more than a pitch deck. GCC family offices, regional private equity funds, and institutional investors have high expectations for the quality of materials they receive and the credibility of the team running the process. Corvian Advisory manages equity fundraising mandates end-to-end , from investment thesis development through to signed term sheet and closing , with a CFA Charterholder leading every engagement.
A full fundraising mandate covers five integrated workstreams. Each can also be delivered as a standalone engagement.
End-to-end capital raising mandate managing the entire process from investor identification through to closing.
The quality of your IM determines the quality of investors you attract. Institutional-grade IMs and decks.
An investor-grade integrated financial model is non-negotiable for Series A and beyond.
We identify and approach investors whose mandate, sector focus, and cheque size match your business.
Before raising capital, you need to know what your company is worth , and be able to defend it.
Most active direct investors, can move quickly, but relationships matter enormously.
Rigorous and process-driven, typically looking for AED 20M+ revenue businesses.
Focuses on technology, fintech, and consumer, typically Series A and B.
Bring non-capital value, distribution, market access, and sector credibility.
Institutional patience and scale for later-stage, strategically aligned businesses.
Global growth equity funds and crossover investors with MENA coverage, active in UAE-India and UAE-KSA cross-border stories.
Five steps from initial engagement to closing, designed to maintain momentum and create investor competition.
Define narrative, investor profile, valuation anchoring, and structure.
IM (40–80 pages), deck (20 slides), data room, management presentation.
Approach 15–25 qualified investors under NDA; manage the pipeline.
Manage investor Q&A and data room access, maintaining competitive tension.
Negotiate term sheets on valuation, governance, and investor rights to completion.
A UAE-based B2B SaaS platform with AED 18M in ARR had been approached by a single investor at a valuation the founders believed undervalued the business. We prepared a 60-page IM, rebuilt their financial model to institutional standard, and approached 22 investors across GCC family offices, MENA VC, and international growth funds. Within 14 weeks, we had 4 term sheets at valuations 40–65% above the initial offer.
Every engagement led by a CFA Charterholder with Big 4 M&A experience, never handed to a junior after signing.
Relationships built over years of deal activity, our introductions carry credibility.
IMs, decks and models stress-tested in real investor processes, documents that generate meetings.
Running a competitive multi-investor process outperforms one-to-one bilateral negotiations.
No proprietary investment vehicles or fund interests, our only incentive is your best outcome.
Transparent fee structure, we only succeed when you succeed.
Fixed retainer AED 25,000–75,000 plus a 2–5% success fee on equity capital raised.
Each deliverable engaged independently with a fixed fee agreed before work begins.
Develops the investment thesis, prepares institutional-grade materials, identifies and approaches qualified investors, manages due diligence, and negotiates term sheets through to closing.
A fixed retainer (AED 25,000–75,000) plus a success fee of 2–5% on equity capital raised, agreed upfront.
The core document presented to investors, company overview, market opportunity, financials, use of proceeds, and risks. GCC investors won't proceed without one.
GCC family offices, regional PE, MENA VC, strategic corporates, sovereign-linked investors, and international growth equity funds.
Typically AED 5–10M+ in revenue or demonstrable ARR for a full mandate. Earlier stage: materials preparation only.
4–9 months: 4–6 weeks preparation, 6–10 weeks outreach, 4–8 weeks diligence, 4–8 weeks closing.
The deck (15–25 slides) gets you the meeting; the IM (40–80 pages) gets you to due diligence.
Investment banks focus on USD 50M+ deals via junior teams. Corvian mandates are principal-led throughout with published fixed pricing.
Tell us about your business, fundraising target, and timeline. We'll tell you honestly whether we can help.