Our services for startups, scaleups and entrepreneurial businesses
Founder focus
PwC offers a specialist, founder-focused, service
As a business founder, you need an advisor who can cut through the noise. One with the scope, scale and expertise to help you tackle challenges.
We offer a variety of services for startups and scaleups across different countries. But one thing remains the same. We are focused on you, the founder.
Our ecosystem of specialists includes more than 200 people in 30+ countries. Finding the right service for your business has never been easier. From angel investors to government bodies, we’ll help you make the connections that count.
Key challenges for founders
The three key challenges for startup founders are perennial: cashflow, people, fundraising. Get these right and you’ll be better placed for success. We have the expertise to help you address these challenges in a number of different ways.
Cash-flow planning is essential: you need cash in the bank to pay your bills. Staying on top of your cash flow will help you see if you’re going to run out of money—and when—so you can prepare ahead of time.
Raising finance for your business is a major stage in a founder’s journey—it can be exhilarating, confusing and exhausting to undertake this process. The better prepared you are, the better your chances of success. From angel investing to IPO, our teams offer a range of services designed to help navigate the fundraising process.
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As every founder knows, recruiting and retaining the right people can make or break a startup.
Connected ecosystem
PwC plays an active role in developing startup ecosystems around the world so you can benefit from the breadth and depth of our worldwide external network.
Founder-focused services
- PwC digital accelerator
- Corporate venturing
- IPO readiness
- Legal advice
- Scale programmes
PwC digital accelerator
The PwC digital accelerator is an innovative programme designed to help companies tackle their toughest challenges head on. Over the course of 12 weeks, we will collaborate closely with you to gain a deep understanding of your problem and define your vision. Then, we will guide you in finding a solution by identifying cutting-edge startups that offer unique products tailored specifically to your needs. Our experienced advisors specialise in creating value through technical, commercial and new insights. They will work with you at your own pace to facilitate and co-create solutions, ensuring rapid deployment and scalability.
PwC Digital Accelerator
Corporate venturing
Corporate venturing has become a key component in corporate–startup collaboration. As the name suggests, Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) units get their capital from large established companies and invest it in innovative startups. Unlike traditional independent VCs, they’re closely linked to their parent company, which usually uses them to invest in ideas relevant to its own business. Aside from funding, the benefits for a startup include access to a corporate’s customers, management expertise and joint-partnership opportunities.
IPO readiness
Considering whether to float your company is a huge decision, and one which many of our teams around the world can help you to prepare for. Our experience of working with many founders on an IPO is that the sooner you can start to prepare the better. Whether the ultimate exit is through an Initial Public Offering (IPO), Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) or direct listing, we recommend that companies need to objectively assess their readiness for life as a public company.
Legal advice
Our teams offer a range of legal business solutions for startups, combining human expertise with technology to address complex challenges. Our services cover areas such as competition law, antitrust, cybersecurity, data protection, employment law, and tax controversy. Combining legal insight, business understanding and technological innovation, we can empower your business on its growth journey. For example, in Spain we offer services that focus on addressing legal and tax challenges, promoting growth.
Scale programmes
If you have product–market fit, our Scale programmes are designed to get your business scale-ready. During these programmes, which vary in length, we work closely with founders to help bring rapid market access to big brands, open up new channels, meet with industry experts and apply techniques that generate leads, deals, investments and accelerate growth.
Find out more about the PwC Scale programmes that we run in different territories:
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