Experts in investment and growth
Our Services and Markets
Toki can deliver value for clients in the following ways:-
Consulting projects
Retained advisor
Mentor or NED
Formal training
Recruitment via Toki Talent
Coaching via Toki Talent
Markets
VC Fund Advisory
"We really wish there was a venture fund relevant to us, but there isn't, and we have insufficient capital, we're not sure about deal flow and we don't have a manager with sufficient track record to do it ourselves"
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If you can imagine yourself saying this, get in touch.
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Raising any investment or funding vehicle for technology commercialisation is extremely challenging. It is necessary to consider what the stakeholders actually need and combine this with an analysis of the investment opportunities that actually exist.
Toki helps define these starting points, uses them to determine your optimum structure and then supports you in implementation.
Academic Commercialisation
"We would really like to commercialise this research, but we're not sure if our market research is robust enough to determine the best way"
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The right decisions are made possible through access to the best market information. When dealing with innovation and creativity, often the existing market knowledge is insufficient.
Toki is experienced in physical and life science, and experienced in market research, drawing from structured data sources and nearly always supplementing this with primary customer and stakeholder research. This research function underpins all of our other activities.
Investment Support
Some of our clients wish to make investments or acquisitions on an occasional basis, or with additional volume, and so wish to obtain the specialist skill and experience of a seasoned investment professional.
We help you obtain, interpret and use information to support your own decisions and objectives with a cost structure more supportive of small organisations or individuals.
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Start-up Fundraising and Support
Because we have been CEOs and CFOs, we understand the role that funding plays in every aspect of a business.
Through Toki's related partner organisation (NorthEast Capital) entrepreneurs are supported in planning for a fundraise and in execution.
Training
Making decisions dominated by uncertainty. The origin of this training course arose a decade ago when Manchester Business School challenged to EXPLAIN how VC decisions are made. This is hard! Over a decade this has been developed into a ground breaking training course for Manchester MBA students and clients of Toki.
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This is not death by Powerpoint! Toki uses your vision for how your business or investment will realise your personal objectives, and uses this as a mirror to identify actions and risks. Ideal for professionals making any decision to deploy significant resource in the context of unresolvable uncertainty, angel investors or entrepreneurs. Delivered individually or through a small workshop.
Regional growth and 3rd economy
There is currently an interesting cross-over occurring where the 3rd economy and public sector are learning from private sector commercial models, and vice versa.
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It seems that new accelerators, incubators, investment networks and innovation parks are appearing all the time, and with the government focus on growth, local authorities are prioritising this area. But how many of these interventions are any good, and how to local authorities ensure value for money?
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Self aware situation evaluation, and linking it to strategy, is key. So is quality implementation and Toki can assist with both.
Universities
With years of experience, we are able to help universities design and implement strategic change and fundraising to support spin-out operations, including policy, new investment funds, evaluation processes and commercial training/mentoring for academics