Capital with conviction
An M&A and fundraising advisor built for Series A–C founders. Fewer mandates. Harder work. Finished outcomes.
Every raise has a bearing.
Built by operators
for operators
DealCraft Capital was founded on a simple frustration: founders raising real capital deserve more than a pitch deck factory and a Rolodex on autopilot. We built a firm where every engagement is led by a partner — from the first call through the final signature — and where our incentives are aligned with your outcome, not our hours.
We work with category-defining founders through their most consequential moments: a Series B that needs to clear conviction, a strategic exit that deserves more than a single buyer, an acquisition that has to close before the market shifts. The mandates we accept are the ones we believe we can win.
We are deliberately small. We will never be the largest advisor on the street, and we don't want to be. We want to be the firm a founder calls when the next move actually matters.
Partner-led, every time
No analysts running point. The partner you meet is the partner who closes your deal.
Aligned to outcomes
Success-weighted fees on every mandate. We win when you do.
Selective by design
We accept fewer than one in five inbound mandates. The ones we take, we finish.
Built for founders
Most of our partners have founded or operated companies themselves. We've sat on your side.
Four disciplines.
One standard
Most boutiques sell process. We sell judgment. Click any practice to see how we work, what it costs, and what good looks like.
Series A through C. We run targeted equity processes that match founders with the right institutional partners — not the loudest checkbook, the right one. Decks, narrative, model, target list, room dynamics.
When the right move is exit. Confidential auction processes engineered for category-defining founders — narrative engineering, buyer universe design, and disciplined negotiation against strategics and sponsors.
For founders accelerating through acquisition. Sourcing, diligence, and structuring on platform and tuck-in transactions — built for speed without compromising the rigor your board expects.
Pre-process readiness, valuation work, board-level guidance, and capital structure design. The unhurried thinking that should precede any major transaction — and the second opinion you cannot get from your investors.
A four-step
arc
Every mandate moves through the same disciplined arc — calibrated to your timeline, not ours. Scroll to step through it.
Two weeks of unhurried conversation. We pressure-test your thesis, your numbers, and your timing — before anyone signs anything.
Three partners.
One phone number
We are deliberately small. The partner you meet is the partner you keep — through diligence, drama, and definitive close.
Twenty years in growth equity. Previously led the late-stage practice at a top-tier global advisor. Operator before banker.
Software and consumer M&A. Closed over $4B in transactions for founders across two cycles. Speaks fluent diligence.
Twice-exited operator turned advisor. Sits where strategy and capital meet — board readouts that don't waste anyone's time.
When the next move matters,
choose the firm that finishes
We respond to every introduction within twenty-four hours. Your outreach is held in confidence whether or not we engage.