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Why You Need Tailwind

Competition for capital is fierce.

Thousands of pitch decks are created each year, all asking investors for money. Less than 1% of companies who pitch will get funding from VCs and PEs.

Your company needs to be exceptional to be worthy of investors' time and money. FlightPlan™ offers a proven method to strengthen your business and secure capital.

Tailwind guides early- and growth-stage ventures to become diligently prepared so your vision can become reality.

Our Process

Your journey starts here

Check6™ offers a thorough assessment designed to provide an investor’s viewpoint on your venture. This tool is crafted to uncover critical vulnerabilities that could obstruct your growth and limit your access to capital. By enhancing your situational awareness, Check6™ helps you pinpoint your blind spots and challenges. Armed with detailed data and actionable insights, you'll be well-prepared to navigate your path forward, address potential issues, and enhance your venture’s attractiveness to investors.

Check6™ at a Glance

  • Learn how investors view your business
  • Transformative evaluation that identifies the most significant risks that represent barriers to capital

  • Receive a comprehensive report with the feedback you wish investors would provide

  • Comparative research and market data to illuminate next steps and risk mitigation
  • Discover if you are on the right path for the full FlightPlan due diligence process


FlightPlan™ is the gold standard for diligent preparedness. Growth-stage companies go through a proprietary in-depth process to reinforce the foundations and ensure the business has the requisite discipline and competencies to earn investor trust. Tried and tested and investor-approved, our program includes guidance to help mitigate risks and resources to build a stronger business — to ensure you speak the language of investors.

FlightPlan™ at a Glance

  • Dedicated Tailwind Associate takes company through our proprietary process
  • Address recommendations identified in Check6
  • Strengthen the fundamentals and financials
  • Mitigate risks and vulnerabilities
  • Build a dynamic, evidence-based narrative that demonstrates your ability to create impact and value

Consulting & Advisory support following Check6™ or FlightPlan™ provides expert guidance and access to Tailwind’s investor network.

Early-stage companies supercharge their founder-led raise with behind-the-scenes expert support.

Later-stage companies maximize the potential for success with a Tailwind-facilitated raise or exit transaction.

Tailwind has raised over $370 million for clients since 2022.

Consulting + Advisory at a Glance

  • Consulting service offers ongoing support for clients who have completed Check6™
  • Advisory service is designed for companies who have completed FlightPlan™ and demonstrate exceptional potential and value alignment
  • Support through every step of fundraising, all the way to close
  • Expert guidance through diligence and term sheet negotiation
  • Access to data, research, and additional support
  • Profile on Tailwind's Featured Ventures to boost visibility
  • Compliance with Canada and USA securities regulations. Tailwind is an Exempt Market Dealer (EMD)

ARE YOU A FIT?

Who we work with.

Tailwind works with early- and growth-stage ventures that are ready to scale. You may be a graduate of an accelerator program or an established venture that’s been in business for years. You might be a tech player, a retail brand, or in the energy transition space; the common thread — your business needs investment to reach its full potential.

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Tailwind helps ventures to:

Save time & money

With our unique approach that combines the efficiencies of a digital platform and the depth of knowledge and hands-on support from our experts.

Speak ‘Investor’

With our proprietary curriculum that was built by subject matter specialists who understand what investors want.

Differentiate & articulate

Your company’s value, versus the thousands of others just asking for money.

Put your best foot forward

As Tailwind diligently prepares your company for the scrutiny that investors demand.

Stay top of mind

With Tailwind's platform for continuous, transparent disclosure for current and potential investors, because raising capital is never done until the vision is realized.

Raise substantial capital

We’re securities compliant with an excellent track record, so we’re able to raise substantial capital on behalf of our clients — making us the perfect partner.

Get connected

It’s both what you know and who you know. We know what investors want, and we know a lot of investors.

Aviator Network

Let our proven business navigators take you for a ride in the jump seat.

Our Aviator Program enables experienced entrepreneurs, business executives, VCs and Angel Investors to provide their expertise for the next generation of founders in our PaperPlane Projects stream. Aviators join the program to share their experiences and knowledge with founders and ventures that match their expertise and interests.

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COO
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FAQs for Ventures

Tailwind addresses the core problem that a lack of resources within a company results in needless emotional and financial suffering, costs time, and eventually leads to the demise of the business and a vision unrealized. We provide additional assurance to protect against an unrealized vision. Our core competency is diligent preparedness, and we position your company so that it meets the demands of investors, thereby improving the likelihood of investment.

FlightPlan™ is our comprehensive due diligence program that increases business confidence and investor success. FlightPlan™ readies companies that are potentially worthwhile but seem too risky to invest in. We allow a venture to grow into an attractive investment opportunity and convey this to investors. We solve the problem that early-stage and growth-stage investments can appear unprepared and too risky to invest in.

Our FlightPlan™ program is very thorough, addressing multiple business risks over 45 distinct modules. The time you need to commit to FlightPlan™ can be pared down or scaled-up depending on the sophistication and maturity of the business.

Companies can spend as little or as much time as they want to complete the program, it really depends on the sophistication and readiness of the company. Each company and industry is different. Typically, to gain investor confidence, it is a meaningful work effort. We highlight that the competition for capital is fierce, so companies really need to put forward their best effort to be worthy of investors' time and money.

Tailwind has created a web-based platform to support companies during and after the completion of FlightPlan™. Fundraising is never really done until the vision is realized. Current and future investors deserve your respect for continuous and transparent disclosure - Tailwind helps you achieve this.

No. There are no guarantees in the investment world. Investors have so much choice. This is why we are big advocates of diligent preparedness. We are confident saying that all else equal, the more prepared a company, the more likely it will attract investment.

We select the best companies coming out of the FlightPlan™ program to introduce to investors. These companies have completed the qualitative and quantitative modules of our FlightPlan™ with such conviction that we believe they have a strong likelihood of attracting investment. We call these companies our PaperPlane Projects.

Yes. Our web-based platform enables companies to initiate and execute a capital raise on their own efforts, and in some instances, this might be a more ideal outcome than Tailwind actively marketing your company to investors.

The Tailwind Aviator Program is an invitation-only mentorship program available to the companies that complete our rigorous qualitative and quantitative due diligence. Tailwind has a significant crew of accomplished business leaders and investors that are willing to dedicate their time to help improve your business. The Aviator Program is about continuous improvement, learning and the sharing of experiences. Our one rule - companies cannot solicit our Aviators for investment.

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Are you a venture looking for funding?

If so, we invite you to get in touch, no costs, no obligations. A member of our team will set up a quick intro call to talk about how we can help you grow.