Small markets. Global capital. Big ambition.

RAISING FINANCE · YOUR PITCH

What to put in your pitch

In this order. One point per slide. Numbers you can defend.

The problem

Who has it, and what it costs them.

01

Your solution

And why now.

02

The market

Sized bottom-up, beyond your island, with the route to the next market.

03

Traction

Revenue, customers, contracts. A result, not a forecast.

04

The model

Who pays, how much, how often, and your margins.

05

Your edge

Why you, and why a global player can't just copy it.

06

The team

Why these people will make it happen.

07

The ask

How much, what it buys, and the milestones it unlocks.

08

The exit

Who could buy you, and how investors get to 3–4x.

09

The risks

What could go wrong, and what you're doing about it.

10

How you'll use AI to do more with less

+1

Capital efficiency gets noticed. It means you need less money, on better terms.

Then stop talking and listen.

Small markets. Global capital. Big ambition. · CIF 2026 closing keynote takeaways · Piers Linney MBE

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