Fundraising is hard. We make it easy.

A strategic finance and design agency for startups and funds

$9B

capital raised by
our clients

Clients have raised from leading investors across categories

VCs

Union Square Ventures
RRE | Lightspeed

PEs

L Catterton
Clerisy | Activant

Institutions

Cambridge Associates
Brown | CHOP

Strategics

Estée Lauder
Chegg | Versace CEO

Recent Client Wins

Recent Client Wins

  • $21M Series B

    MedTech Payment SaaS

  • $8M Extension

    Credit Data Platform

  • $21M Series B

    Medical Payment Software

  • $710M

    Brazil Fund II

  • $15M Series A

    MI Ops Platform

  • $9.5M Series A Bridge

    Remote Patient Monitoring

Recent Client Wins

  • $3M Seed+

    Fintech FP&A SaaS

  • $3M Seed

    AI Retail Pricing SaaS

  • $140M Fund I

    InsurTech VC Fund

  • $30M Series A

    AI Robotic Massage

  • $1M Seed Extension

    AI Sales Intelligence SaaS

  • $3M Seed+

    AI & FP Platform

Recent Client Wins

  • Acquired by Zoom

    Customer Support AI

  • $2M Seed

    Board Marketplace

  • $560M VC Fund I

    Crypto VC Fund

  • $32M VC Fund I

    PropTech VC Fund

  • $20M Series B

    B2B Insurtech

  • Acquired by Zoom

    Customer Support AI

Recent Client Wins

  • $200M VC Fund I

    Crypto/DeFi VC Fund

  • $1B+ AUM

    Hedge Fund

  • $NA VC Fund I & II

    Health VC Fund

  • $2M SAFE

    Medical Products

  • $225M VC Fund II

    Cryptocurrency

  • $200M Fund 1

    Cryptocurrency

Our differentiator

More than just fundraising

As experienced investors, investment bankers, corporate strategy experts and CFOs at leading institutional firms, we know how to strategize and build successful companies

Select Startup Clients

We have broad experience across B2B SaaS, AI, fintech, healthtech, consumer tech, and many more, from Seed to Series B+

Select Fund Clients

We have diverse experience across venture, growth, private equity, and hedge funds from emerging managers to billion-dollar platforms

Our Clients See Results

  • “Lyonshare changed how we communicated our story to a much more clear, concise and compelling reason to invest. While the value proposition was there, Kelly helped us identify the true sustainable differentiators and we oversubscribed our round to the 20% max.”

    - aptihealth, Dan Pickett, Founder & CEO

  • “Crafting a clear and concise message about the fund's purpose (or the "why") is one of the hardest things to do. The Lyonshare team took the heavy lift out of finding the right words and supporting data to deliver a deck suitable for the sophisticated investors our next raise will target.”

    - Altari Ventures, Anna Garcia, Founding GP

  • “This kind of work is not to be taken lightly, and the amount of work that goes into developing this is quite evident in the results. While there was initial sticker shock, I knew I would be happy with the result of the work. Prospective clients need to know the level of professionalism you have is top notch, and they need to really be prepared to dig into their business to do some real work.”

    - BC3, Wayne Grube, Founder & CEO

  • “The team is professional, considerate, smart, and will diligently build materials to support the raise. I not only respect and appreciate the work they did, but also enjoyed working with them in the process. An exceptional team with a great outcome.”

    - Audere Capital, Maggie Sprenger, Founding GP

  • "For fundraising decks and positioning Kelly and team are second to none."

    - Playback Health, John Lema, President & COO

  • "Lyonshare invested in our round and continues to work with us on multiple strategic projects. There is hardly an advisory service who would ever do that and it speaks a ton for confidence building."

    Foresight Works, Igor Shifrin, Cofounder & CEO

“I’ve seen the before and after on Lyonshare’s pitch decks and the difference is simple–uninvestable / investable.”

- Former Head of Private Solutions UBS & Barclays and VC capital raiser

Our Services

Lyonshare uniquely combines leading financial strategy with professional branding and design

  • Strategic Finance

    Team of NYC-based former investment bankers, VCs, CFOs, and investors

    • Fractional CFO and fund corporate development

    • Business planning, financial modeling, KPIs and FP&A

    • Partnerships, deal-making, contract negotiation and strategies to assess new products and markets

    • Board meeting preparation and investor updates

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  • Investor Readiness

    Pairing strategic finance with tactical branding & design

    • Combines CFO, management consulting, business planning, founder coaching, copywriting services and more

    • Includes the complete development of a pitch and pitch deck

    • End to end fundraising optimization like teaser, reach out, pitch coaching, and investor introductions

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  • Branding & Design

    Team specialized in branding and visual design & communication

    • Visual branding (logo, fonts, etc.) and other branded assets

    • Pitch decks, iconography, infographics, illustrations, tear sheets and brochures

    • Website design and content development

    • Fractional design for funds: AGM presentations, tear sheets, keynotes and more

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Sample Work

Recent Work

Make it stand out.

Founder

Kelly Lyons

An investor, entrepreneur, and startup executive who has built new businesses that have raised more than $15B of capital across Wall St, Fortune 500 companies, and global investment funds.

Kelly is also the co-founder and CFO of Atlas Financial (a Lightspeed-backed company).

Recognized expert with leading brands

  • Ryan Pfeiffer

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

  • Abby Lyall

    CHIEF OF STAFF

  • Marisa Messick

    LEAD DESIGNER

  • Beka Espada

    DESIGNER

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HIGH ROI

Our proven results make investing in a Lyonshare service a no brainer

Our clients consistently raise more capital, from higher quality investors, in less time. Plus, they receive actionable insights about the key drivers of their own businesses that support future growth.