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Telegraph Hill Advisors was Created to Serve Founder-Led Companies

  • We are Founders ourselves and fully understand that you face a different set of decisions than institutionally controlled businesses.
  • The stakes are higher, the trade-offs are personal, and the consequences last well beyond the transaction.
  • We work with Founders who want clear, unconflicted advice, superior execution, and a true partner who understands that this is not just a transaction – it’s your company
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We have a founder's perspective

We Understand the Founder’s Seat

  • The emotional and strategic weight of a liquidity event
  • The tension between valuation and long-term control
  • The reality of running a company while navigating a complex transaction
  • The difference between “market terms” and the right outcome for you

Our role is to bring clarity, leverage, and discipline to moments that are often opaque and high-pressure.

Independent, Conflict-Free Advice

Our only mandate is to help you:

  • Evaluate all viable strategic and capital alternatives
  • Understand the true implications of each path
  • Make decisions with full information — not momentum or pressure

You get advice that is aligned with your goals, and is not driven by other institutional imperatives

Deep Technology Fluency

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Telegraph Hill Advisors is focused exclusively on serving technology companies and we build value by creating a compelling business case based on:

  • Your unique technology
  • Strength of your team
  • Total and serviceable addressable market opportunity
  • Customer validation and adoption

This approach results in stronger positioning, better acquirers and investors, premium valuation and overall superior outcomes.

HOW WE APPROACH A PROSPECTIVE TRANSACTION

We Protect Optionality and Drive a Competitive Dynamic

As a Founders you do not want a single forced outcome. We design processes that:

  • Preserve leverage for as long as possible
  • Keep multiple paths open among multiple acquirers/investors
  • Avoid premature signaling that can weaken your negotiating position
  • Create a strong competitive dynamic that drives valuation higher
  • Always maintain a back-up plan so that you are not forced into a suboptimal outcome

Optionality is power for Founder-led companies
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Senior-Led, Hands-On Execution

Founders are never handed off to junior teams at Telegraph Hill Advisors. You work directly with senior bankers who:

  • Lead strategy and negotiations
  • Are accessible 24/7
  • Stay engaged from first conversation through closing

We are front and center when timing, nuance, and judgment make the difference.

We Know This Is Personal

For many Founders, a transaction is deeply intertwined with your identity, responsibility to team members, personal legacy, and potential future involvement or exit. We respect that reality and help Founders find the right home for themselves and stakeholders by effectively navigating:

  • Organizational fit and post-closing reporting structures
  • Earn-outs, retention dynamics and incentive programs
  • Control and governance trade-offs
  • Rollover decisions

We don’t treat these as footnotes. They are core to the outcome

PRECISION EXECUTION

We Make a Point of Understanding Your Objectives

Before talking about valuation or structure, we focus on:

  • Personal and professional goals
  • Risk tolerance
  • Desired future involvement
  • Timing considerations

We develop a bespoke, custom-built process that fits your needs. We understand that one size does not fit all!
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Going to Market

When you decide to proceed, we run a disciplined process designed to:

  • Maximize value
  • Maintain confidentiality
  • Control marketplace narrative
  • Reduce execution risk

We provide Founders significant leverage so that can run their business while staying informed and not getting overwhelmed

A Long-Term Relationship, Not Just a Transaction

Our Founder relationships often begin well before a transaction and continue long after completion. We are ready, willing and able to:

  • Be a sounding board before decisions are urgent
  • Pressure-test inbound interest
  • Help Founders prepare for future capital or liquidity events

Sometimes the best advice is not to transact yet and we’re comfortable saying that
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Let’s Talk, Confidentially

If you’re a Founder thinking about the next phase of your company – whether that’s growth capital, a strategic partnership, or liquidity – we’re happy to have an off-the-record conversation. No pitch. No pressure. Just clarity.

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FOUNDER Testimonials*

“Telegraph Hill Advisors’ deep knowledge of the AI industry and their extensive relationships with the universe of relevant acquirers enabled Kyndi to position itself to a wide range of potential targets and ultimately find the right strategic partner. Telegraph Hill Advisors enabled us to navigate the many complexities and challenges we faced in an extremely accelerated M&A process and helped us successfully get the transaction over the goal line. I appreciated their hands-on approach and would certainly recommend their advisory services to others.”

Ryan Welsh

Founder & CEO, Kyndi

“I chose Telegraph Hill Advisors because of their enterprise SaaS experience, deep knowledge of our sector, extensive C-level industry relationships and proven transaction execution capabilities. Telegraph Hill Advisors was able to bring all the top potential acquirers in the space to the table and help us to select the best strategic partner for GloriaFood and its employees while negotiating a very favorable outcome for shareholders. The Telegraph Hill Advisors team delivered the right advice at the right time and was available for me 24/7. Their negotiating skills, attention to detail, and commitment to our success ensured that the transaction was executed flawlessly. I would definitely hire Telegraph Hill Advisors again!”

Oliver Auerbach

Founder & CEO, Gloria Food

“The Telegraph Hill Advisors team separated itself from the pack through their deep knowledge of our sector, extensive M&A advisory experience, and the sound advice they provided regarding how we should approach a strategic process. Their insights and advice during crucial stages of the process proved to be invaluable and helped our organization make better decisions to maximize long-term value. The Telegraph Hill Advisors team was a pleasure to work with…I would highly recommend Telegraph Hill Advisors to others and I personally look forward to working with them again.”

Brad Owen

Founder & CEO, Neverbounce

“The team of Courten, Sutherland and Moorjani worked closely with Mobilethink over the past year in an intense and successful M&A process. The team was quick to understand the specifics of our business and did a great job positioning the Company. Their creativity and deep mobile/telecom industry knowledge ensured that we targeted the optimal potential buyers and delivered the right message. They established a competitive bidding process and handled it with confidence and professionalism. They were proactive, organized and always available when we needed them, despite our widely different time zones. Great work by the entire team! I would be happy to work with them again.”

Lars Houbak

Founder & CEO, Mobilethink

“The Telegraph Hill Advisors team was critical in providing advice to Dynacommerce to not only find the right strategic partner, but also to successfully maximize the value of this transaction by creating a competitive dynamic. The team’s detailed knowledge of the telecommunications sector, extensive and deep industry relationships and strong executional skills contributed greatly to the success of the overall process.”

John Jansen

Founder & Managing Director, Dynacommerce

“I chose Telegraph Hill Advisors to represent ShareTracker given their deep knowledge of our sector and extensive industry relationships with both relevant strategic buyers and key financial sponsors operating in the space. The Telegraph Hill Advisors team distinguished themselves as trusted advisors and intimate partners throughout the entire M&A process, successfully navigating through a period of unprecedented disruption in the markets as well as effectively addressing a number of critical transaction-specific challenges that had the potential to be “deal-breakers”. I really enjoyed working with the Telegraph Hill Advisors team and highly recommend them to entrepreneurs seeking an exit for their business.”

Eric Fogle

Founder & CEO, ShareTracker

“The team at Telegraph Hill Advisors demonstrated detailed knowledge of the sector, deep industry relationships and the ability to get Avvasi in front of the right potential strategic partners. The senior team was deeply involved throughout the process and truly acted as our partners, not just advisors. I would absolutely hire the Telegraph Hill Advisors team again.”

Mate Prgin

Founder & CEO, Avvasi

“Telegraph Hill Advisors’ detailed knowledge of the sector, extensive industry relationships and strong executional skills were all critical success factors in getting this transaction done. The senior team was deeply involved throughout the process and truly acted as our trusted partners, not just advisors. At every stage of the process, they worked closely with management, owners, and third parties to ensure that we were moving toward a positive outcome, despite some challenging circumstances. I would certainly hire the Telegraph Hill Advisors team again.”

Tim Yates

Founder & Chairman, businesslogic

“Telegraph Hill Advisors proved themselves to be a tremendous partner in Metamoto’s process, which experienced a surprising shift in market conditions in the midst of the C19 pandemic. Telegraph Hill Advisors put in incredible effort throughout our process, which ultimately resulted in a great home for Metamoto’s team/technology and achieved a favorable outcome. Telegraph Hill Advisors did an excellent job strategically marketing Metamoto to the autonomous systems market and got us in front of all the key acquirers in the space. Telegraph Hill Advisors’ effort and extensive industry relationships were critical to the success of our process. It was a pleasure to work with Telegraph Hill Advisors team and I look forward to working with them in the future.”

Chad Partridge

Founder & CEO, metamoto

“Telegraph Hill Advisors’ representation of GenX positively made the difference in getting this transaction done. THA’s knowledge of the sector, deep industry relationships, and focus on execution were all critical success factors. In addition, their perseverance, creativity and strong negotiation skills really made a significant difference in improving the valuation outcome for our shareholders. The senior team was deeply involved throughout the process and truly acted as our partners, not just advisors. I would absolutely hire the Telegraph Hill Advisors team again.”

Rod Fan

Founder & CEO, Genx Mobile

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*This testimonial may not be representative of the experience of other clients and there is no guarantee of future performance or success.