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Know if you're ready. Then raise
Most companies find out they're not investment-ready during due diligence. By then, it's expensive, damaging, and often too late.
pulse [index] moves that discovery to the beginning. A diagnostic that scores you against the standard that capital providers actually apply - then an advisory engine that takes you from your readiness score to an actual financial close.
The diagnostic.Know where you stand
pulse [index] assesses your company across the four dimensions that capital providers actually scrutinise:
Governance — board structure, ownership clarity, management depth, decision-making frameworks
Financial readiness— quality of accounts, financial model integrity, DSCR headroom, covenant compliance capacity, audit trail
ESG — environmental and social risk management, IFC Performance Standard alignment, reporting maturity, community and labour practices
Deal readiness — structure clarity, security package, use of proceeds, repayment logic, information memorandum quality
The assessment is scored and returned as a readiness band:
Developing (15-24): Foundational work needed before approaching capital markets. We identify the priority gaps and a realistic timeline to address them.
Progressing (25-34): A credible story with specific gaps that will surface in due diligence. We define the preparation work that converts a near-miss into anapproval.
Investment-Ready (35-45): Positioned to approach institutional capital with confidence. We move directly to the raise.
The report you receive is specific, not generic. It names the gaps, ranks them by severity, and tells you what addressing each one is worth in terms of deal probability. It is not a score to feel good about — it is a tool to act on.
The raise - close the gap and go to market
Once readiness is established, Pulse Index transitions from diagnostic to advisory. The same intelligence that identified your gaps now guides the preparation, and the same relationships that informed the scoring now open the doors to capital.
Preparation. Where gaps were identified — in governance, financial presentation, ESG documentation, or deal structure — we work with you to close them. This is not generic consulting; it is targeted work driven by exactly what the diagnostic flagged, calibrated to what the likely lender will want to see.
Structuring. We design the deal — debt quantum, tenor, security, covenants, disbursement conditions — to be both financeable and workable for your business. A deal structured for bankability without regard for operational reality will not survive due diligence; we hold both simultaneously.
The information memorandum. We produce the document that a DFI or impact fund will use to take your deal to credit committee. It is written to the standard they expect, in the language they use, with the financial model and ESG narrative that supports approval. This is one of the highest-leverage documents in the entire process — a weak IM ends deals that should close; a strong one accelerates them.
Lender introductions.We connect you to the capital providers most likely to back you — matched to your sector, your size, your geography, and your ESG profile. Our relationships span all relevant sources of capital, DFIs, multilaterals, commercial lenders and a network of impact funds. We introduce you to the right source, with a warm context that positions your deal correctly from the first conversation.
Due diligence support.We stay alongside you through the full due diligence process — answering lender questions, coordinating information requests, managing the ESAP process, and keeping the deal moving. The period between term sheet and credit approval is where deals most often stall; we are in the room for it.
Close.We see the mandate through to disbursement. Success is a funded deal, not a term sheet.
What you get
A readiness diagnostic and scored report. A ranked gap analysis and preparation roadmap. Deal structuring and an institutional-grade information memorandum. Direct introductions to matched capital providers. Full due diligence support. A partner who stays alongside you from the first assessment to the close — and is paid for results, not activity.
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