Operations, commercial & security leadership for growing UK tech companies

You built the product. Now the company needs building.

We build the operating, commercial and security foundations that Seed to Series B teams need to turn funding, hiring and enterprise opportunities into a company that runs.

You've raised, or are about to The team is growing faster than the systems Delivery depends too much on founder effort
Operations that move Commercials that add up Security that helps you sell

What we cover

The senior guidance you need before you need all the senior hires.

Most companies at Seed to Series B need operating, commercial and security judgement long before they can justify three permanent executives. We work as one team across all three areas, stepping in and out as your needs evolve.

Work directly with the person who knows the problem.

Between us, we bring 50 years of experience navigating the messy middle of growth. We cover the three areas that help companies scale with confidence: how the business runs, how it grows profitably, and how it manages risk.

Operations, transformation & coaching

Rosa Vega, Groundwork partner for operations, transformation and coaching

Rosa Vega

Run it so it can scale.

Decisions have queued behind the founders, the team has outgrown the way it was organised, and delivery depends on effort rather than structure.

  • Operating models
  • Founder & leadership coaching
  • Restructures & change
  • Delivery and company cadence
Meet Rosa

Commercial growth & partnerships

Ben Alissi, Groundwork partner for commercial growth and partnerships

Ben Alissi

Grow with confidence.

Vendor spend has grown faster than the revenue behind it, partnerships are unmanaged, and nobody owns the terms the company is signing.

  • Commercial strategy
  • Partnerships
  • Revenue operations
  • Negotiation & renewals
Meet Ben

Security, risk & resilience

Aneel Sandhu, Groundwork partner for security, risk and resilience

Aneel Sandhu

Be confident it's secure.

A bigger buyer has started asking security and procurement questions, and the answers exist in people's heads rather than in evidence you can send.

  • Security strategy
  • Risk & compliance
  • Secure scaling
  • Incident and change resilience
Meet Aneel

We don't just fill gaps. We build lasting capability.

Hands-on delivery, practical coaching and honest challenge — so the change lasts long after we leave.

How we work

We give you what you are missing, then coach your organisation to maintain and scale with the right foundation in place.

Start with a diagnostic, build the foundations, sort out contracts and procurement, coach your leaders, or embed us on a retainer. Take one or move through them as you grow.

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Diagnose

A fast, honest read on what's working, what isn't and why.

Design and validate

The operating, commercial and/or security foundations you are missing.

Coach and implement

We work alongside the team so it keeps running without us.

Hand over

Ownership transferred, documented clearly. Then we step back.

Who is it for

Founders past the idea, short on time to mature the org.

The org is moving in the right direction but the team and the customer needs are changing. That gap is where fragmented operations, security and commercial functions become a bottleneck. This is where we work.

Fragmented functions Groundwork Team-owned operating system
Built by Groundwork Owned by your team

A two-minute read on where to start

Which of these sound like you?

Tick what feels true. We'll point you to the move that matters most first, and take it into the call with us.

Your read

Tick a few boxes to begin

Most founders we meet recognise three or four of these at once. That's exactly the moment the operating layer starts to matter.

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Let us help you with the groundwork you are missing.

A short call is the fastest way to see whether we can help and we'll tell you straight if we can't.

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