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Startup consulting firm & investor · Cheques $25K–$2M

Disrupt / Scale / SustainStartup consulting firm and investor for founders and small businesses worldwide.

We partner with ambitious startups and growing businesses to turn strong ideas into focused, enduring companies.

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Our standard

  • Great Collaboration
  • A Mutual Vision
  • Trusted Partnership
  • Flawless Execution

A dedicated team, focused on what moves the company forward.

Innovation Station is a startup consulting firm and active investor working with entrepreneurs, startups, and small-to-medium businesses around the world. We bring practical guidance and considered capital to the pivotal decisions between an idea and a durable enterprise.

More about the firm

Selective by design. Close to the work. Accountable to the outcome.

One partner.
Two disciplines.

A

Consulting & mentorship

Focused counsel for founders navigating positioning, growth, operating priorities, and the choices that shape the next stage of the business.

B

Investment — up to $2M

Direct capital of up to $2 million from our own balance sheet for compelling opportunities, paired with the strategic involvement and trusted partnership needed to build beyond the transaction.

Hands-on help,
stage by stage.

01

Market research

We help our customers validate their ideas by doing market research and developing small testable solutions. Our advisory services help our startups thrive during each stage of the company lifecycle.

02

Product enhancement

Our human-psyche-focused approach brings you results. Through customer interviews and thorough competitive analyses, our team works with you to enhance your product, service, or business plan.

03

Business development

We take your product or service to the next level. Not only do we aim to find product-market fit, but we also aim to guide you towards a comprehensive execution and growth plan.

The companies
we work with.

Across sectors, our best work happens with a certain kind of company — ambitious, operationally real, and at an inflection point.

Where we play
01

Stage

Seed through lower mid-market — from first real revenue to established operations facing their next transition.

02

Situation

Companies at an inflection point: repositioning, scaling demand, professionalising how they run, or preparing for capital.

03

Sectors

Technology & software, consumer & retail, industrial & trades, and founder-led professional services.

04

Geography

Founders and owner-operators worldwide — coverage is not limited by borders, and we work closely whether on-site or across time zones.

The way we work is part of the work.

01

Great Collaboration

We work alongside founders, not at arm's length.

02

A Mutual Vision

Progress starts with a shared definition of success.

03

Trusted Partnership

Candid counsel, discretion, and long-term alignment.

04

Flawless Execution

Ideas gain value through disciplined follow-through.

We are investors too — up to $2M per company.

We write cheques from our own balance sheet, so there is no committee and no fund clock. Capital arrives with operators attached: the people who diligence your business stay in the room afterwards.

Our investment mandate
Cheque size
$25K – $2M
Stage
Seed to lower mid-market
Geography
Worldwide
Position
Lead or co-invest

Partnerships worth putting our name behind.

Advisory, investment, or both — we keep the list short on purpose. Every name will represent an active relationship, not a logo collected for display.

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Selective by design

If the ambition is real, the conversation should be too.

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