pitchhawk official launch
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Transforming innovations into investable businesses with pitchhawk
Welcome to our inaugural bog!
Innovation is the lifeblood of progress—but turning breakthrough technology into a thriving, investable business remains one of the toughest challenges for founders, CEOs, and innovation teams.
After more than 70,000 hours working in corporate development, equity capital markets, underwriting, buy-side M&A, and investing, I’ve seen this reality time and again: investors don’t back technology—they back businesses. Real businesses that are predictable, scalable, and resilient.
The Problem
Far too many promising innovations struggle to attract the capital they deserve. The problem rarely lies with the idea itself. Instead, it’s the absence of a viable business model, and a compelling, credible investment case built around it.
Even the most technically brilliant teams can find turning their innovation into a scalable, investor-ready business overwhelming.
The pitchhawk solution
That’s why I created pitchhawk: to bridge the gap between innovation and investment that I continue to see in my work and as an advisor and investor in innovation-active companies.
pitchhawk is not just another tool or template. It’s a tech-enabled platform backed by deep business fortification know-how and designed to help innovators build the kinds of businesses professional investors can recognise, trust, and confidently back.
The approach is fast, accurate, and actionable.
Central to pitchhawk are our Pre-flights. These are fixed-price, in-person or virtual pitch simulations that put founders through a realistic investor meeting. While you’re pitching to us, we survey your business from the vantage of a hawk—spotting strengths, weaknesses, and gaps across the key dimensions that serious investors care about.
In person Pre-flights are conducted in our lab in the Perth CBD, and we also offer virtual Pre-flights and Instructor Sessions via secure video conferencing, from anywhere in Australia. New physical locations will open soon.
Using our proprietary pitchhawk Readiness Level (PRL) system, we provide clear, practical feedback on where you rank, what’s holding capital back, and what needs fortifying or building from scratch.
From there, tailored knowledge packages help you fill gaps and accelerate your journey toward true investor readiness.
In short, pitchhawk is the new gold standard in business and investor readiness for innovators.
Independence and inclusivity at our core
pitchhawk operates with fierce independence and an inclusive design. We work directly with startup and scale-up founders, CEOs, and intrapreneurs inside larger organisations as their tech-enabled human co-pilot, but we also cater to the broader innovation ecosystem, including:
Accelerators, incubators, and innovation hubs seeking objective diagnostics and readiness rankings
Professional investors and internal treasurers who see potential but want a stronger, more credible investment case before writing a cheque
No hype. No fluff. Just deep insights delivered smarter, stronger, and faster than outdated methods—saving you hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars.
Backed by nextlevelcorporate
pitchhawk is a distinct platform, yet it remains backed by the experience and support of the nextlevelcorporate ecosystem.
Together, we aim to help more Australian innovators turn great technology into world-class, investable businesses—ready to compete, grow, and lead on the global stage.
If you’re ready to fortify your business and investment thesis, and raise capital smarter, stronger and faster, pitchhawk is your trusty investment co-pilot and is here to help you.
To book your first Pre-flight or learn more, click below.
Transforming innovations into investable businesses—smarter, stronger, faster
Copyright, pitchhawk, 2025.
