I Make Companies Investable

I started a business myself at 20. I know what it takes to get a company from an idea to something investors, customers and teams believe in. Now I help other founders do it.

My Story

I started my first business at 20. I built the product and got it to market. The business itself didn’t survive. My reputation did. Founders kept coming back for the advice I’d shared along the way.

In 2021, I stopped trying to be the founder and started making founders investable instead. Since then, I’ve worked with 259+ startups across the UK, US, EU, Middle East and Australia, helped close £3M in funding, and supported a successful acquisition.

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Lucy Colson presenting to a room of founders

259+

startups supported across the UK, US, EU, Middle East and Australia

£3M

in funding helped close for a B2B health-tech seed round

successful acquisition supported end to end

2021

the year Lucy moved from founder to full-time advisor

How I Work

—I’ve sat in the founder’s seat. The advice is practical, not theoretical.

—Every session or sprint ends in a document you can act on, not just a conversation.

—I work hands-on, inside your existing tools and cadence.

—No equity, no success fees, no carry. You know the cost upfront.

Working with founder programmes

I also work with the organisations supporting founders. My experience includes cohort growth support and positioning workshops through Anglia Ruskin University, plus recurring advisory office hours for Cambridge Female Founders Network. Workshops and advisory sessions are shaped around the company’s stage and the programme’s milestones.

Support for incubators and accelerators Programme delivery case studies

“Her deep dives into markets, audiences, and personas, and the clear, actionable plans she developed from them were incredibly thorough.”

Amaia Wilson Frade, Marketing Client, Early-Stage Tech Startup

“She provides clear advice, useful resources and frameworks — so you don’t stay in the knowing phase, but move to the action phase.”

Timon Spiesschaert, Founder

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