Geography ought to be an advantage.
Vantage came out of a mismatch we kept running into. UK companies with obvious Gulf potential had no reliable way into the region. Gulf investors with unmatched regional access could not turn it into a reason for founders to pick them. One piece of work solves both, so we built it.
What we believe
Capital is close to a commodity for a good company.
If you have traction you can raise. What you cannot easily buy is a new market.
A Gulf investor's strongest asset is the region, not the cheque.
Nobody has monetised that properly, because converting access into a concrete offer takes work neither side is set up to do.
Access without execution is worth very little.
A promise of introductions is not market entry. Somebody has to do the preparation, the entity, the partners and the first conversations, and that is the part we own.
Selectivity is the business.
The day we take a Gulf investor a company that could not have raised at home, we have spent our credibility. So we do not.
Built on Growth Studio
Vantage is a Growth Studio venture. [PLACEHOLDER — one paragraph on Growth Studio: founded when and by whom, what it does, who for, and what has earned it its reputation.]
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Where we have worked
Growth Studio has run programmes in [NUMBER] countries across [NUMBER] continents. The number matters less than what sits behind it: we have taken companies into unfamiliar markets repeatedly, and we know which parts of that work transfer between regions and which parts have to be rebuilt each time.
GCC
- Qatar[work to confirm]
- Saudi Arabia[work to confirm]
- United Arab Emirates[work to confirm]
MENA
- Egypt[work to confirm]
- Jordan[work to confirm]
- Lebanon[work to confirm]
- Tunisia[work to confirm]
Europe
- Croatia[work to confirm]
- Denmark[work to confirm]
- France[work to confirm]
- Germany[work to confirm]
- Ireland[work to confirm]
- Italy[work to confirm]
- Latvia[work to confirm]
- Netherlands[work to confirm]
- United Kingdom[work to confirm]
Africa
- South Africa[work to confirm]
Asia
- China[work to confirm]
- India[work to confirm]
- South Korea[work to confirm]
Americas
- Brazil[work to confirm]
- United States of America[work to confirm]
Our work in the Gulf
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The people behind it
Somebody is deciding whether to trust us with their fundraise or their capital. These are the people who do the work.
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Four principles
Straight answers.
If the Gulf is wrong for your company we say so on the first call. If a deal does not fit an investor's mandate we do not send it. Being easy to trust is worth more to us than being easy to hire.
Fewer engagements, done properly.
We would rather run a small number of engagements well than a large number badly.
We stay past the introduction.
Anybody can make an introduction. We remain in the work until the market entry is real.
Both sides win, or we have not done our job.
We are paid on outcomes. A deal that works for the investor and fails the company is not one we want on our record.
Common questions
How does Vantage relate to Growth Studio?
Vantage is a Growth Studio venture: a separate business, built on Growth Studio's brand, network and capability. In practice that means the deal flow, the market-preparation expertise and the credibility come from an established operation rather than a standing start.
How new is Vantage?
Vantage itself is new. What sits behind it is not. Growth Studio has been delivering acceleration and market-entry work for [NUMBER] years across [NUMBER] countries, including in the GCC. We would rather be straight about that than imply a track record we have not earned under this name.
Where are you based?
London, [PLACEHOLDER — add any regional presence or plans]. We work across the GCC with local partners.
Do you have people on the ground in the Gulf?
We work through partners in the region rather than a permanent office [PLACEHOLDER — adjust if this changes]. Growth Studio has delivered work in the GCC directly, so we know the market first-hand rather than at arm's length.
Are you regulated?
[PLACEHOLDER — see the note in the investor FAQs. Publish nothing until the AR appointment is in force.]
Who owns Vantage?
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How do you make money?
Retainers and success fees on capital raised, plus advisory fees for market-entry delivery. Fees are set out clearly before any engagement starts.
Are you hiring?
[PLACEHOLDER — yes or no, and where to write if yes.]