Pitch Deck Rebuild
10–15 slides covering the agreed investor story, market, business model, traction, economics, raise, use of funds, and milestones. It is built around your company, with one consolidated factual revision included.
Investor Readiness Sprint
Your pitch materials, built in 2–3 weeks.
A fixed-scope engagement that rebuilds the deck, model, cap-table scenario, and pitch narrative from complete intake. It prepares the materials and the founder; it does not make the underlying company inherently investable or cure legal, financial, traction, or governance gaps.
Why Most Founders Lose Before the Conversation Starts
56%
of MENA pre-seed startups never make it to the next stage. Not because the product is weak — because the fundamentals aren’t in order.
< 3 min
Investors decide credibility in under 3 minutes. A messy cap table, a model with no unit economics, or a deck that buries the ask — any one of these ends the conversation.
What You Get in the Sprint
Four deliverables. 2–3 weeks. Fixed fee.
Financial Model
One bottom-up operating model based on management-supplied actuals and assumptions, with unit economics where applicable, base/downside/upside sensitivities, use of funds, runway, and milestone logic. We do not audit or independently verify the inputs.
5 Financial Model Mistakes to Avoid →Pitch Narrative & Coaching
Your 30-second opener crafted and rehearsed. The “why you” answer sharpened. Objection handling prepared. A live rehearsal session before you walk into the room. We prepare you for the questions investors actually ask in the GCC.
Pre-Meeting Checklist →Cap Table & Structure Review
Current ownership and one post-raise or conversion scenario, with material red flags and open questions identified. This is modelling and commercial review, not legal advice, legal remediation, or confirmation that the cap table is clean.
Cap Table Red Flags Guide →What materials-ready looks like
The sprint turns management inputs into a coherent investor-facing package. It improves how the opportunity is presented and defended; it does not replace the underlying evidence an investor will test.
Clarity
A deck and narrative built around your story — structured for how GCC investors actually read a pitch.
Credibility
A model that makes the operating assumptions, unit economics, sensitivities, use of funds, and runway explicit.
Preparation
A rehearsed founder who can explain the numbers, answer likely objections, and identify where further evidence is still required.
Every sprint is led personally by Zubail Talibov, Founder — not handed to a junior. You work directly with the person who has sat on both sides of the term sheet.
Illustrative of how we approach the sprint — not an account of a specific client.
How the Sprint Works
A structured 2–3 week build from complete intake to final pitch materials.
- Week 1
Discovery & Foundation
- Kickoff call: your story, market, numbers, raise, and intended use of funds
- Current materials audit (deck, model, cap table, and structure)
- Investor-lens requirements for your stage and sector
- Gap analysis against the investor readiness checklist
- Week 2
Build & Refine
- Pitch deck rebuilt around the agreed narrative
- Financial model constructed from management inputs with sensitivity scenarios
- Current and post-raise cap-table scenarios modelled; red flags identified
- Use of funds mapped to milestones
- Week 3
Polish & Prepare
- Live pitch rehearsal with feedback
- Objection preparation for likely investor questions
- Final editable deck, model, and cap-table output delivered
- Pre-meeting checklist and investor-research framework provided
What It Costs
Three ways to work with us.
Capital Fit Assessment
AED 5,500 (USD 1,500)
5–7 days
Full fee upfront
A written yes-or-no on Gulf readiness — before you spend on the build.
- Readiness score against the criteria GCC investors actually apply
- Gap list ranked by severity — deal-killers first
- Which investor archetypes fit your deal, and where not to pitch
- Walkthrough call on delivery
Cash paid, up to AED 5,500, may be credited once within 90 days toward one subsequent Investor Readiness Sprint (including the Sprint portion of the AED 40,000 package), Exit Readiness Sprint, or fundraise-mandate retainer. Choosing a product credit consumes it. The retainer credit applies only if we take the raise mandate.
Core sprint
Investor Readiness Sprint
AED 25,000 (USD 7,000)
2–3 weeks from complete intake
AED 12,500 at kickoff · AED 12,500 on materials delivery
The defined pitch-materials build and founder preparation. Underlying company gaps remain outside the sprint.
- Pitch deck rebuilt around your story
- Financial model based on management data and assumptions
- Cap-table scenario and structure red-flag review
- Pitch narrative, rehearsal & objection prep
The sprint stands alone; no raise mandate is required. Sprint cash paid, up to AED 25,000, is credited against the raise success fee only if we take your raise mandate, signed within 90 days of Sprint delivery. Adding Founder-Led Raise Support later is possible for +AED 15,000 under a separately agreed written scope and payment schedule.
Investor Readiness Sprint + Founder-Led Raise Support
AED 40,000 (USD 11,000)
8–9 weeks: 2–3 weeks of materials, then six weeks of support
AED 20,000 at kickoff · AED 20,000 on materials handover; the six weeks of support that follow are included
The Investor Readiness Sprint (AED 25,000) plus Founder-Led Raise Support (+AED 15,000) for your own investor conversations after the materials are handed over.
- Everything in the Readiness Sprint
- Outreach scripts for your own investor approaches
- Investor-tracking pipeline and weekly operating rhythm
- Preparation for your live investor meetings during the support window
- Weekly office hours for six weeks after materials handover while you run your own investor approaches
- One commercial term-sheet read-through if one lands during the engagement
Only the Sprint portion (AED 25,000) can be credited against the raise success fee, and only if we take your raise mandate, signed within 90 days of materials handover. The AED 15,000 support portion is never credited. The support concerns your own investor conversations: this tier does not include investor introductions, Fiducia-led outreach, placement, legal advice, or full raise execution, and it is not commercial market-entry work.
None of these is a required first step. If your materials are already in shape and you want Fiducia on the raise itself, send them for a written read on fit, material blockers, and proposed mandate terms. Not sure which fits? Book the 30-minute call — we’ll tell you straight, including if the answer is the cheaper one.
Is the Sprint Right for You?
This is for you if:
- You’re raising pre-seed, seed, or Series A in the GCC or MENA
- Investors have told you to “come back when you’re ready”
- Your deck was designed by a graphic designer, not someone who understands investors
- Your financial model doesn’t include unit economics or sensitivity analysis
- You’re not sure what your cap table looks like post-conversion
- You have meetings coming up and need to be ready in weeks, not months
This is not for you if:
- You’re looking for investor introductions (we focus on preparation, not brokering). See Exit & Divestiture Advisory →
- You need a business plan, not a pitch — we’re investor-facing, not bank-facing. See Growth Structuring →
- You’re pre-idea with no product or market validation yet. Book a free strategy call →
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does the sprint take?
2–3 weeks from complete intake to final delivery. The clock starts after the required financial, cap-table, corporate, and raise inputs are supplied. Client-caused delay pauses the clock; it does not expand the scope.
What do I need to provide?
Your current deck if one exists, historical financial information, management forecast assumptions, current cap table, founding documents, raise target, intended use of funds, and prompt factual feedback. If a required source input is missing, we cannot represent it as fact and the delivery clock may not start.
I’m pre-revenue. Can I still do the sprint?
Potentially. You still need a developed product and market thesis plus management assumptions that can support a bottom-up model. The sprint can structure those assumptions; it does not validate the market or turn unsupported forecasts into evidence.
Will my company be investor-ready in 2–3 weeks?
Not necessarily. The sprint makes the defined pitch materials ready and prepares you to present them. It does not cure weak traction, governance, legal, tax, accounting, corporate, or diligence gaps in the underlying company.
Do you guarantee I’ll raise funding?
No. We commit to the listed deliverables and process, not investor interest, diligence clearance, a term sheet, valuation, timing, or funding. Those outcomes depend on the company, evidence, market, terms, and execution.
How are payments split?
The Investor Readiness Sprint is AED 12,500 at kickoff and AED 12,500 on materials delivery. With Founder-Led Raise Support, the AED 40,000 total is paid AED 20,000 at kickoff and AED 20,000 on materials handover; the six weeks of support that follow are included. Work starts after signed scope, the kickoff payment, and complete intake.
Do I need to appoint you on the raise?
No. The sprint is independently buyable, and you keep every deliverable whether or not you continue. Sprint cash paid, up to AED 25,000, is credited against the raise success fee only if we take your raise mandate, signed within 90 days of Sprint delivery.
Do I have to buy the sprint before a raise mandate?
No. If your materials are already in shape, send them for a written read limited to fit, material blockers, and proposed mandate terms. That read is not a valuation, deck, or model build. A raise mandate carries its own written scope, a retainer credited in full against the success fee, and a success fee agreed in the mandate.
What happens after the sprint?
You own the final editable deck and model, cap-table output, pitch notes, checklist, and research framework. You can use them independently. If you want six weeks of support while you run your own investor conversations, add Founder-Led Raise Support (+AED 15,000, AED 40,000 in total with the sprint). Investor introductions and full raise execution remain separate mandate work.
Start With an Assessment
Book a 30-minute call with me. I’ll show you where you stand on the investor readiness checklist, where the gaps are, and whether the sprint is honestly the right fit. If it isn’t, I’ll tell you — and I won’t chase you.
The sprint stands alone. Sprint cash paid, up to AED 25,000, is credited against the raise success fee only if we take your raise mandate, signed within 90 days of Sprint delivery.
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