Deep Tech Advisory

Where capital meets deep tech conviction

CFOx provides strategic advisory, rigorous due diligence, and institutional-grade financial modelling for deep tech startups and scaleups backed by VC and PE investors.

Track Record
€250m+
Transactions advised
50+
Deep tech engagements
100+
Clients served
Office Locations
Hong Kong Belgium Netherlands Singapore Sydney
Sectors
Cybersecurity for IoT Quantum Computing AI & Frontier Computing Clean Energy Robotics & Autonomy Space & Defence
What We Do

Advisory built for complexity

We work at the intersection of deep technology and institutional capital — where conventional advisors fall short and where rigour, sector depth, and strategic precision matter most.

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Strategy & Growth Advisory

Market positioning, go-to-market design, fundraising narratives, and board-level storytelling for ventures at every stage. We act as a thinking partner at the intersection of technology and capital markets.

GTM Strategy Fundraising Narrative Market Entry Board Readiness
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Investment Due Diligence

Rigorous, independent analysis for VCs and PEs evaluating deep tech opportunities. We assess technical feasibility, commercial traction, IP, regulatory landscape, and competitive moat — translating complexity into investable conviction.

Technical DD Commercial DD IP Assessment Risk Mapping
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Financial Modelling & Analysis

Institutional-grade financial models purpose-built for capital-intensive, long-horizon deep tech businesses. R&D milestones, commercialisation stages, regulatory pathways, and scenario sensitivity — built to withstand LP scrutiny.

3-Statement Models DCF & Valuation Scenario Analysis Cap Table
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Scaleup & Exit Readiness

From Series B to strategic exit, we support leadership teams in preparing for major capital events — data room structuring, investor targeting, management presentation coaching, and M&A coordination.

Exit Strategy M&A Advisory Data Room Investor Relations
How We Work

Precision over process

Every engagement is shaped around the specific stage, sector, and capital context of the venture or investor we serve. No cookie-cutter frameworks. No generic playbooks.

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Diagnostic Immersion

Deep intake to understand the business model, technology thesis, competitive landscape, and key unknowns before forming any views. No assumptions, no templates.

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Structured Analysis

Primary research, expert network validation, financial stress-testing, and proprietary benchmarking against comparable deep tech cohorts.

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Synthesis & Conviction

We translate complexity into clear, defensible positions. Our deliverables are built to withstand LP scrutiny, board challenge, and external due diligence.

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Active Partnership

We remain engaged beyond the deliverable — supporting management through funding processes or helping investors track portfolio milestones.

Our Focus
Deep Tech

We specialise exclusively in deep technology — ventures where scientific breakthroughs, long development horizons, and capital intensity demand a fundamentally different advisory approach.

Sector Expertise

Technologies we know deeply

Our team brings direct, hands-on expertise across the most complex and capital-intensive technology sectors — not just research, but real operating and investment experience.

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Cybersecurity for IoT

Connected device security, embedded systems protection, and OT/IT convergence across industrial and consumer IoT ecosystems.

Hardware SecurityOT/ITEmbedded
02
Semiconductor Fabless

Chip design, IP licensing models, EDA toolchains, foundry relationships, and the full fabless commercialisation journey.

Chip DesignIP LicensingFoundry
03
Quantum Computing

Quantum hardware, software stacks, error correction, and go-to-market strategy for ventures navigating the NISQ era and beyond.

HardwareAlgorithmsNISQ
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AI & Frontier Computing

Foundation models, edge AI, neuromorphic computing, and the infrastructure layer powering the next generation of intelligent systems.

Edge AIFoundation ModelsMLOps
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Climate & Clean Energy

Green hydrogen, advanced battery technology, carbon capture, grid storage, and the deep tech backbone of the energy transition.

Green HydrogenBattery TechCarbon Capture
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06
Space & Defence

NewSpace ventures, dual-use technology, launch systems, satellite infrastructure, and defence-adjacent deep tech opportunities.

NewSpaceDual-UsePropulsion
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Robotics & Autonomy

Industrial robotics, autonomous systems, computer vision, and the hardware-software integration driving the next wave of automation.

Industrial RoboticsAutonomyComputer Vision
Who We Serve

Built for those who back the frontier

Our work sits at the boundary of technical complexity and financial markets. We partner with stakeholders who operate where conventional advisory falls short.

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Deep Tech Startups

Pre-seed through Series A ventures building category-defining technology — seeking strategic clarity, financial rigour, and investor-ready communication for their next capital event.

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VC-Backed Scaleups

Growth-stage companies supported by institutional investors, requiring operational strategy, expansion modelling, and preparation for follow-on rounds or strategic M&A.

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VC & PE Funds

Investors evaluating deep tech opportunities who need independent diligence, sector expertise, and analytical depth their internal teams cannot efficiently provide.

Our Team

The people behind the work

Our team combines deep technology expertise, capital markets experience, and operational backgrounds across five international markets. We bring the right skills to every engagement.

Filip Polus
Filip Polus
Partner
📍 Netherlands
Strategy Due Diligence Deep Tech M&A
LinkedIn
Joris Claes
Joris Claes
Partner
📍 Belgium
Strategy Reorganisation GTM
LinkedIn
Mathias Ameye
Mathias Ameye
Partner
📍 Belgium
Strategy Due Diligence Financial Analysis
LinkedIn
Shahbaz Rashid
Shahbaz Rashid
Partner
📍 Sydney
M&A Markets Commercial Strategy
LinkedIn

Want to join the CFOx team? We're always looking for exceptional advisors with deep tech sector expertise.

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"The most consequential companies are built on ideas that take years to understand and decades to unfold. We exist to help those who are brave enough to back them — and those building them — navigate every stage with clarity and conviction."

— CFOx Advisory Philosophy
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Whether you're a founder preparing for your next round, a fund conducting diligence, or a scaleup navigating a strategic inflection — we'd like to hear from you.

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