For founder-led B2B · £1m to £30m turnover

Build a business worth buying. Exit on your terms.

Grow, raise and exit with founders who have built and sold businesses of their own. It starts with an honest read of where your business stands today.

Take the 5-question check → See the Diagnostic

Companies worked with

Exits delivered

£250m+

Collective value created

£60m+

Realised in completed exits

<10 days

Fastest acquisition

£44m

Single highest fundraising event (non-dilutive)

Fixed fees · No equity · UK · US · AUS

Clients & Outcomes

Where are you headed?

Pick your goal. We'll show you the route.

Not sure? Start with the Diagnostic →

01 Grow Break the founder bottleneck and build an engine that scales without you. Grow your business → 02 Raise Be investor-ready before the first conversation, on terms that suit you. Prepare to raise → 03 Exit Build value, get exit-ready and sell when the right buyer comes knocking. Plan your exit → 04 Acquire Find, assess and integrate the right acquisition to accelerate growth. Explore acquisitions →

How it works

One entry point. One programme. One destination.

01 · Start here

The Diagnostic

Your business scored across 16 dimensions and benchmarked against exit-ready peers. £5,000 + VAT, no equity, no obligation. The report is yours either way.

02 · The work

The Programme

The full Grow Raise Exit Programme over 12 to 18 months, or a focused sprint when time is short. The same Exiteer alongside you throughout.

03 · The outcome

Exit on your terms

Growth first, exit prep as the business grows into its valuation. When the deal is real, our M&A partner Exitwise joins for the valuation and transaction.

The Business 360 Diagnostic

Know exactly where your business stands. In a week.

One session with an Exiteer who has built and sold in your world. Our platform then scores the business across 16 dimensions, read against the evidence of 62 companies.

✓An 80-page scored report and roadmap, read back with you

✓The core tension in your business named in a single line

✓The gaps between you and a premium valuation, and what a buyer would find first

✓The five moves that shift the needle most, as a 90-day plan

Explore the Diagnostic → £5,000 + VAT · Fixed · No equity

16 dimensions · Four quadrants

Strategy72

Business Development58

Delivery81

Support Services64

Illustrative scores. Yours are benchmarked against exit-ready peers in your sector.

The Programme

It meets you where you are.

Three starting points, one destination. The Diagnostic decides the route, then one Exiteer works it with you end to end.

“Exit is a thought, picture unclear” The full journey The Grow Raise Exit Programme across seven phases. Growth first, exit prep as the business grows into its valuation. 12 to 18 months · or roll to exit “Known problem, no bandwidth” A focused sprint One sprint into go-to-market, sales, commercial or operations. An Exiteer embedded with the team, an engine handed over running. Two to three months “A buyer is knocking” Exit Readiness Sprint Independent valuation, deal model, Information Memorandum and full data room, with buyer meetings choreographed around your team. Six weeks to three months

Results

Founders who did it, in their own words.

All exit stories →

£13.1m exit “The Grafter helped us grow, focus, and value what we had built. That foundation meant when the right opportunity came along, we were ready.”

Louise Wall Founder, e18 Innovation 8-figure exit “There's a bit of groupthink, and having someone come in, in a friendly way, and be really honest: guys, why are you doing this? Have you thought about that? It's just been really helpful.”

Mat Oram Co-founder & CEO, AdviseInc Acquired in 4 months “It's far better to work with people who've been through this process than people who have not. The Grafter gives great advice and really cares about what it means for the seller, much more than just the sale figure price.”

Tony Yates Founder & CTO, VIX Digital

Every company through the full programme has seen a return on its investment within 12 months

The 5-question check

Five questions. Two minutes. An honest read.

Answer five questions and leave your email. An Exiteer reads every one personally. If our exited founders can help, we'll be in touch. If we can't, we'll say so.

0 of 5 answered

01 · Founder reliance Could the business run for a month without you?

02 · Financial readiness If a buyer asked for three years of clean numbers, how quickly could you produce them?

03 · Growth trajectory Where is revenue against where you want it for a premium valuation?

04 · Exit readiness Do you know what the business is worth today?

05 · Timeline When do you want to be in a position to exit?

Your email

No mailing list, no drip campaign. One founder-to-founder reply.

The Grafter's founder, Rachel Murphy smiling at the camera wearing blue sunglasses.

Who you work with

Guided by founders who have done it.

“After exiting for £13.3 million in 1,000 days, I built The Grafter so no founder has to figure it out alone.”

Rachel Murphy · Founder & CEO

15 Exiteers™, every one of whom has built, scaled and sold a business of their own, across Technology, Professional Services, Consumer Brands and Managed Services.

Meet the Exiteers →The Grafter Community →

The full menu

Every service. One journey.

Not sure which fits? That's what the Diagnostic is for.

01 Business 360 Diagnostic Where almost every engagement starts: the business scored across 16 dimensions and benchmarked 3 to 4 hr session · findings a week later 02 Grow Raise Exit Programme The full journey, an Exiteer alongside you across seven phases 12 to 18 months or roll to exit 03 Growth Sprint One sprint into the area that needs it: go-to-market, sales, commercial or ops Two to three months 04 Exit Readiness Sprint The programme condensed for when a buyer is knocking Six weeks to three months 05 Financial Readiness & Valuation An independent, investment-grade valuation and the model behind it Four weeks 06 Raise Preparation Investor-ready before the first conversation Two months 07 Grafter AI Owned AI tooling built on your existing stack, not a licence bill Discovery month, then rolling build 08 Wardley Mapping The strategy deep dive: where to play and how to win Five days, drawn down 09 Public Sector · Bids & Grants Call-off support to win government work Per day or per stage 10 The Grafter Community What every client keeps: 138+ founders doing for each other what no framework can Ongoing

Start with the Diagnostic.

One session. A week later you know exactly where the business stands and what to do about it. £5,000 + VAT fixed, no equity, no obligation.

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