Spiral Advisory · Venture capital across markets
Progress doesn't move in straight lines. It spirals.
We design and run the value-add programmes that turn venture capital into real impact, for DFIs, philanthropies and fund managers across Europe and Africa.
No matter how far AI goes, the human is always the edge.
Our tools handle deployment, reporting and data, so the time goes to people: the strategy conversation, the hard challenge, the room where trust gets built.
Who are you?
What we do
Three things, done properly.
01 · Value-add
Venture value-add that reaches the portfolio.
Strategy, design and deployment of technical assistance and value-add for the DFIs and philanthropies who back venture funds, run on our own platform.
- What your portfolio actually needs
- Deployment as your TA facility manager
- White-labelled under your programme
- Reporting and learning that funders can use
02 · Hosting
Gatherings where people meet as people.
Convenings, dinners and salons designed around what each room needs to achieve, so people leave with relationships, not just notes.
- Flagship convenings and portfolio days
- Curated dinners for LPs, GPs and founders
- Learning programmes for fund managers
- Design, facilitation and follow-through
03 · Thesis
A thesis LPs can underwrite.
For fund managers: building and sharpening the thesis, and mapping it to the DFIs and impact capital it genuinely fits.
- Thesis building and articulation
- Mapping across DFIs and impact capital
- A light, honest thesis critique
- Clear outcomes in one to two weeks
Challenge sprints
When you can’t solve it alone.
Short, focused sprints for firms and founders who need outside-the-box thinking on a challenge that matters. Fresh eyes on stuck decisions, with clear outcomes in one to two weeks.
Quick checks
Five minutes, an honest first read.
Two short diagnostics. Answer a few questions and get an indicative read on where you stand and what to do next. No sign-up needed to see your result.
For DFIs & philanthropies
What should your venture value-add look like?
Eight questions on how support is decided, delivered and learned from across your portfolio.
For fund managers
Is your thesis ready for LPs?
Eight questions on clarity, edge and LP mapping, plus the kinds of capital that tend to fit your fund.
Infrastructure underneath
Technology that makes us more human.
Our platform runs technical assistance and value-add from scoping to reporting, white-labelled for each programme. Funders get the data they need. Our people get their time back for the work that matters.
What we don’t do
Focus is part of the offer.
- Generic management consulting
- Impact reporting for its own sake
- Hours-for-hire admin
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