About Us / Private Equity & Venture Capital
Marketing Consulting for Investment Firms
Stranded provides marketing consulting for investment firms that need clarity, traction, and control across their portfolio. We embed senior marketing leadership and build practical growth systems that help portfolio companies scale efficiently—while giving investors clear visibility into performance and risk. Our work sits at the intersection of strategy and execution. We help investment teams move faster, reduce noise, and turn marketing into a disciplined growth lever across every stage of the portfolio.
Book a Portfolio Strategy Call ↓Why Investment Firms Need Marketing Consulting
Add On-Demand Leadership
Install senior marketing leadership inside portfolio companies without expanding full-time headcount.
Reduce Execution Risk
Replace fragmented efforts with focused strategy, clear ownership, and measurable outcomes.
Accelerate Market Fit
Sharpen positioning, channels, and messaging to reach the right customers faster.
Consolidate Capabilities
Unify paid media, SEO, lifecycle, and analytics into one coherent system.
Strengthen Portfolio Oversight
Track performance across companies with consistent benchmarks and reporting.
Align Investors & Founders
Create shared visibility into priorities, progress, and KPIs across the portfolio.
Marketing Leadership + Agency Resources = Reduced Risk
Team Mentorship
Level up internal teams with clear direction, standards, and decision support.
Interim Leadership
Step in when experience is needed now—not later.
GTM Strategy
Define who you’re for, how you win, and where growth actually comes from.
Demand Generation
Build predictable pipelines without wasting spend or attention.
Performance Marketing
Tie acquisition efforts directly to revenue and outcomes.
Search & Growth
Establish durable visibility through SEO and compounding organic channels.
Revenue Operations
Align marketing, sales, and data around shared goals.
Analytics & Insights
Turn performance data into decisions—not reports.
Marketing Leadership for Investors
Empowering Private Equity and Venture Capital Firms to Accelerate Portfolio Growth
Stranded works alongside investment teams to bring experienced marketing leadership into portfolio companies—without disruption or excess overhead. We help firms standardize growth strategy, improve execution, and gain clear visibility into what’s driving performance across the portfolio.
Our model is designed for repeatability. We align marketing with investor objectives, support founders with practical leadership, and install systems that scale across companies—creating momentum without unnecessary risk.
- Fractional and interim CMO leadership embedded where it matters
- Portfolio-wide growth frameworks tailored by stage
- Due diligence and post-investment marketing audits
- Clear KPIs tied to revenue, retention, and efficiency
- Consistent reporting across companies and timelines
Flexible Partnerships, Built for Growth
Stranded offers flexible engagement models for marketing consulting for investment firms, designed to adapt to the realities of private equity and venture portfolios. We combine fractional CMO leadership with hands-on execution across SEO, paid media, lifecycle, creative, and analytics—tailored to each company’s stage and objectives.
Engagements scale by scope and cadence, giving investors consistent oversight and portfolio teams the resources to move quickly. The result is a marketing model that grows with your portfolio—measured, transparent, and built to perform.
Real-Time Portfolio Intelligence
Stranded delivers real-time, investor-grade dashboards that give investment firms clear visibility into portfolio marketing performance—revenue, CAC, pipeline, retention, and ROI in one view. Every metric is translated into actionable insight, aligning marketing execution with capital allocation and firm-level decision-making.
Frequently Asked Questions
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How does Stranded work with private equity and venture capital firms?
Stranded partners directly with private equity and venture capital firms to install senior marketing leadership and scalable growth systems inside portfolio companies. We deploy fractional CMOs, align go-to-market strategy, oversee execution, and implement reporting frameworks so investors and operators have clear visibility into performance, risk, and ROI.
What problems does Stranded help solve for portfolio companies?
Many founders are product- or engineering-led and lack structured marketing leadership. We solve for unclear positioning, inefficient customer acquisition, weak pipeline visibility, and unscalable execution. Our work reduces go-to-market risk, improves capital efficiency, and accelerates traction post-investment.
Do you provide both marketing consulting and execution?
Yes. Stranded combines executive-level marketing consulting with hands-on execution. We design strategy, build systems, and actively manage initiatives across SEO, paid media, lifecycle marketing, creative, analytics, and conversion optimization—ensuring strategy translates into measurable results.
How are engagements structured for PE and VC portfolios?
Engagements can be structured at the portfolio level or scoped per company. Each includes senior marketing leadership, defined KPIs, and standardized reporting. This allows investors to compare performance across brands while tailoring execution to each company’s stage, market, and growth goals.
What does reporting look like for investors and operating partners?
We deliver unified dashboards designed for investors and boards, tracking metrics such as CAC, LTV, pipeline velocity, retention, payback periods, and channel ROI. Reporting is built for clarity and decision-making, not vanity metrics.
Which types of portfolio companies does Stranded work with?
We support DTC and ecommerce brands, B2B SaaS platforms, marketplaces, fintech, healthcare, climate tech, CPG, and hardware-enabled software companies. Most engagements span Seed through growth equity, as well as post-acquisition integration and scale.
How quickly can portfolio companies expect to see results?
Early traction typically appears within 60 to 90 days as strategy, systems, and campaigns are deployed. Compounding impact follows as data improves, channels mature, and operating cadence tightens over the first two quarters.
How does Stranded reduce go-to-market and execution risk?
We install proven frameworks, experienced leadership, and disciplined execution early—preventing costly trial-and-error. This reduces reliance on founder intuition, improves forecasting accuracy, and ensures capital is deployed against validated growth levers.
What does the engagement process look like?
Step 1: Audit and roadmap. Step 2: Install leadership and execute. Step 3: Optimize, scale, and report. We manage the full lifecycle with weekly operating touchpoints and monthly executive reviews to maintain alignment and accountability.
Book a Free Strategy Call
We’ll review your current marketing, talk through your goals, and outline a custom strategy. No pressure, just honest insight.
