Make your startup investor-ready before the next round.
Meristem helps technical B2B companies and startups turn complex products into clear commercial growth and fundraising cases.
Built for technical founders with complex B2B growth cases who look for passionate commercial support without having to hire or invest much equity.
This is for you if:
✓ You are preparing a Pre-Seed, Seed or early Series A round
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You are building a technical, regulated or complex B2B startup
(Such as FoodTech, MedTech, ClimateTech, IndustrialTech, SportTech)
✓ You need high quality commercial and finance support without hiring full-time too early
✓ You need sharper GTM logic, fundraising story, financial or investor process
✓ You want hands-on support with skin in the game
✓ You are open to being challenged before customers or investors challenge you
Start with clarity. Go deeper if there is fit.
We work in focused steps, from a quick readiness diagnostic to hands-on sprint support and interim fundraising or commercial finance mandates.
Step 1 · Find the Gaps
Readiness Diagnostic
A focused review of your story, deck, financial model and GTM logic.
Deliverables:
✓ Readiness Score
✓ Investor-risk gaps
✓ Priority Roadmap
Result
Know what to fix first
Step 2· Build the Case
Fundraising Sprint
Sharpen the story, deck, financial model, use of funds, valuation logic and investor targeting.
Deliverables:
✓ Fundraising Materials
✓ Investor-ready financial logic
✓ 90-min Debrief
Result
Round Preparation
Step 3 · Run the Process
Interim Fundraising Partner
Hands-on fundraising and commercial finance support before and during the round.
Deliverables:
✓ Investor targeting & shortlisting
✓ Investor call & Q&A support
✓ Due diligence preparation
✓ GTM & Commercial Logic
✓ Data room & follow-up support
Result
Structured fundraising process
Flexible structures for strong startups
Some of the best early-stage startups are cash-constrained before a financing round. For selected high-conviction teams, Meristem can reduce the upfront cash burden by combining a lower retainer with advisory equity and a fixed closing bonus.
This aligns incentives while keeping the engagement sustainable and focused on execution.
*For selected high-conviction startups, this can include advisory equity and a fixed closing bonus.
Not sure where to start?
Book a free introductory call to discuss your stage, current materials and fundraising timeline. If there is a fit, we will define whether a Diagnostic, Sprint or Interim CFO mandate makes sense.
About Patrick Hottinger
I founded Meristem to help technical startups translate complex products into investor-ready growth and fundraising cases.
My background combines a Master’s degree in Finance from the University of St. Gallen, experience in M&A and investment analysis, and 3.5 years in a startup environment, including business development, commercial strategy and fundraising support.
That experience shaped the idea behind Meristem: strong technical startups often do not lack potential. They lack a clear commercial and financial case that investors can understand, believe and finance.
Meristem helps founders close that gap through fundraising story, GTM logic, financial modelling, use of funds, investor targeting, due diligence preparation and hands-on commercial finance support before and during a financing round.
I lead every engagement myself. For selected high-conviction startups, I am open to structures with real skin in the game.