Investment bank as a service
Fundraising with top VCs is a lobbying game. Not a roadshow.
We don’t help founders pitch. We help them become the kind of company VCs fight to invest in — 12 to 24 months before the raise starts.
Our philosophy
Truth over comfort.
Most entrepreneurs aren’t told whether they’re VC-compatible until it’s too late.
The problem
An ecosystem full of “validators” who are afraid to deliver hard truths — because telling founders the truth doesn’t generate commissions.
Our approach
Honest assessment before you waste months or years. We evaluate VC compatibility. We don’t sell hope.
The value
Clarity leads to better decisions — whether that means a VC roadshow, bootstrap, or alternative capital. All three can be wins.
The method
Three phases.
12 to 24 months before the raise.
Fundraising with top VCs isn’t a roadshow. It’s an influence campaign. Here’s how we build it.
Phase 1 · Calibration
Are you building a billion-dollar company?
— or playing the wrong game?
VC compatibility
Is this startup structurally suited for the VC model?
Fund economics
3x net, power law — what it concretely means for you.
Market calibration
TAM, business model, exit potential — does this add up to €1B+?
Phase 2 · Unique Insight
What do you see that nobody else sees?
The Netflix effect — making VCs want the next episode.
Excavation
The insight is already inside the founder — buried under conventional wisdom.
Stress-test
Challenge, sharpen, pressure-test until it becomes a conviction VCs can’t ignore.
Narrative architecture
A story arc VCs will retell to their partners — without the deck in hand.
Phase 3 · Fundraising Architecture
12–24 months before the raise.
The marketing of your fundraise.
Target fund CRM
Active funds deploying now, matched to your thesis and stage.
Key contacts
The right senior partner inside each fund — not the analyst.
Influence map
Portfolio founders, co-investors, operators who shape partner conviction.
Two paths forward
Both lead somewhere useful.
One path just isn’t a roadshow.
Not VC-compatible (70% of assessments)
A clear no — faster than a VC would ever give you.
- Clear understanding of why VC isn’t the right path.
- Alternative funding strategies better aligned with your business.
- Focus on building a sustainable, profitable company.
- Avoid years of misdirected effort.
VC-compatible with gaps (30%)
A yes — with a surgical plan for what’s missing.
- Precise identification of critical improvement areas.
- Strategic roadmap to enhance VC readiness.
- Targeted action plan to address specific gaps.
- Option to progress to Unique Insight Development.
Phase 2 · Unique Insight
VCs aren’t looking for pitches.
They’re looking for secrets.
Just like Netflix shows are designed to make you watch the next episode, your first VC meeting must create an irresistible desire for a second meeting.
That desire appears when a VC hears something they’ve never heard before — when you reveal an insight they can’t stop thinking about. Not a market size. Not a feature list. A contrarian thesis they now have to test themselves.
What truly captivates VCs
- Unique market insight — something you understand that others don’t.
- Contrarian thesis — a perspective that challenges conventional wisdom.
- Unfair advantage — why you are uniquely positioned to win.
- Category creation potential — not just winning a market, defining it.
Phase 3 · Fundraising Architecture
You’re not managing leads.
You’re managing probabilities.
Without a real CRM, every investor looks like an opportunity. Every meeting feels promising. Every signal gets misinterpreted. Most of these are statistically dead ends.
- 80% of funds are effectively inactive.
- Many invest once every 2–3 years.
- Your real target market is dramatically smaller than you think.
Outcome: clarity, not hope.
What Mighty Nine is
An investment bank as a service.
Not a pitch consultancy.
The relationship is closer to a lawyer’s retainer than a commission-based salesman. We don’t take equity. We don’t chase fees on closed rounds. We get paid for sharpening you — so that when the round happens, it’s yours.
What we are
- An elite preparation school for the VC Game.
- A sparring partner who thinks like a VC and talks like a founder.
- A research lab with 10–20 hours of monthly access to top-tier funds.
- The author of groundbreaking research on Series A and €1B+ exits in Europe.
What we are NOT
- Not pitch consultants. We focus on substance, not slides.
- Not cheerleaders. We won’t validate a flawed strategy.
- Not intermediaries. We teach you to fish, not catch fish for you.
- Not generalists. We are laser-focused on the VC Game, specifically.
