Bug Bounty Switzerland (now SignalFisher)
CHF 12m Series A
Strategic positioning, investor story, preparation and full fundraising process for a Swiss cybersecurity company.
View case studyZURICH-BASED. INDEPENDENT. INTERNATIONAL.
Turn value into valuation.
Growth capital and exits for Swiss technology companies.
I identify what makes your business truly valuable, build the case investors and buyers trust, and personally lead the process to close.
- Software
- AI-enabled businesses
- Data
- Cybersecurity
- Physical AI
- Climate tech
What I do
GROWTH CAPITAL
Raise from strength, not from pressure.
I identify what investors will value, build the case they can trust, and lead the process with the right investors to close.
For serious Series A and later growth capital rounds.
Growth Capital detailsEXIT
Be valued for what you built, not just last year’s numbers.
I identify what buyers will value, build the case they can trust, and lead the process through negotiation, diligence and closing.
For founder-led and shareholder-led sales, partial exits and strategic transactions.
Exit advisory detailsHow I work
A focused, personally led process from understanding the business to closing the transaction.
- 01
Understand the business: Technology, customers, economics, strategy, value drivers and current market perception.
- 02
Build the case: Identify what investors or buyers should value and make the case clear, credible and evidence-based.
- 03
Prepare the process: Define the right investor or buyer universe, materials, timing and transaction strategy.
- 04
Lead to close: Personally lead outreach, negotiations, due diligence and closing.
I take on a limited number of mandates so each client receives my full attention.
Nataly understood our business and market very quickly and helped us clearly articulate where the real value in ENGINIETY was. She played an important role in sharpening our equity story, strengthening the business plan and making sure potential buyers understood the quality and potential of the company. The result was a strong positioning that contributed to a successful transaction.
SELECTED CASE STUDIES
Real outcomes.
Measurable impact.
Libattion
EUR 14m Series A
Positioning, investor materials, investor process and negotiation for Libattion, a fast-growing European upcycled energy storage company.
View case study
ENGINIETY
Sold to EPAM
Sell-side advisory for ENGINIETY, a Polish full-service commerce technology delivery firm, from positioning and preparation through negotiation and closing.
View case studySelected transactions
ecx.io
Advised ecx.io, a German full-service digital agency, on its sale to IBM.
Advised LINK AG, a leading Swiss market and social research institute, on its sale to YouGov.
Advised EBL on the sale of its telecommunications business, HFC cable networks in around 200 Swiss localities, to Sunrise.
Strategic, M&A and fundraising advisory for a Swiss media-intelligence company.
Advised Swiss Diagnostic Solutions AG on its sale of polynom AG, a leading independent provider of emergency lighting electronics in Europe.
Supported the fundraising of an innovative real estate development and management company.
RECENT CASE EXAMPLE
The company was not weak. It was misunderstood.
Investors or buyers were applying the wrong category, valuation logic and multiple. After working with management to identify the real value drivers and build the transaction case around them, the company achieved a materially higher valuation than where the process started.
Company name and valuation details remain confidential.
ABOUT NATALY TARANOVA
M&A discipline. Founder experience. Investor perspective. Rarely all three in one advisor.
I bring nearly two decades of experience across M&A, fundraising, entrepreneurship and investing. I began my career in large-cap M&A at UBS Investment Bank in Zurich, built and ran my own company, and have spent more than a decade advising Swiss technology founders on growth capital and exits. I am also an investor in technology businesses.
That combination shapes the way INVIN works: rigorous transaction execution, a deep understanding of the founder's position, and a clear view of what investors and buyers need to believe before they pay.
Clients work directly with me throughout the mandate, from understanding the business and building the case to leading the process and closing. Where a transaction calls for additional senior capacity, I bring in specialists I have worked with for years. Clients are never handed to a junior team.
Direct, discreet and hands-on.
If you are preparing for a raise, a sale or a strategic repositioning, let's talk.
The first step is a confidential conversation about your company, timing, valuation expectations and readiness.