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Marketing Consulting for Private Equity & Venture Capital Firms

Behind most promising startups is a founder with vision, grit, and product mastery, but rarely a built-in marketing engine. Stranded fills that gap. Led by a former startup founder and CMO who has scaled brands from the inside, we embed senior-level marketing leadership and agency resources directly within portfolio companies. The result is a hands-on growth partner that transforms strategy into execution—building go-to-market systems, demand generation, and revenue operations that drive measurable growth, accelerate traction, and protect investor capital.

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Why Investment Firms Partner With Stranded

Add On-Demand Leadership

Deploy seasoned CMOs and marketing pods that plug into portfolio operations without adding full-time staff.

Reduce Execution Risk

Accelerate traction by installing proven systems, leadership, and go-to-market discipline across portfolio startups.

Accelerate Market Fit

Bridge product and demand through sharp positioning, scalable channels, and data-driven strategy.

Consolidate Capabilities

Access full-funnel digital services including paid media, SEO, content, email, and analytics, all managed by experts.

Strengthen Portfolio Oversight

Gain unified visibility into CAC, LTV, pipeline, and channel performance across every company in one dashboard.

Align Investors & Founders

Enable shared visibility and accountability with investor-grade reporting and clear KPIs across the portfolio.

Marketing Leadership + Agency Resources = Reduced Risk

Team Mentorship

Upskill marketers, set hiring roadmaps, and manage vendors for consistent execution.

Interim Leadership

Provide executive coverage and continuity while recruiting a permanent VP or CMO.

GTM Strategy

Clarify positioning, ICPs, pricing, and messaging to unlock channel fit and sales velocity.

Demand Generation

Build qualified pipeline through content creation, lifecycle email, webinars, and partner or ABM programs.

Performance Marketing

Scale paid media across Google and social platforms with optimized creative, landing pages, and conversion flows.

Search & Growth

Future-proof SEO that builds authority and visibility across Google, AI Search, and emerging discovery platforms.

Revenue Operations

Improve CRM hygiene, pipeline stages, attribution, lead scoring, and SLAs to speed handoffs.

Analytics & Insights

Consolidate KPIs and marketing metrics for portfolio-wide visibility and faster decisions.

Marketing consulting for venture capital and private equity firms

Marketing Leadership for Investors

Empowering Private Equity and Venture Capital Firms to Accelerate Portfolio Growth

Stranded equips investment teams with scalable marketing leadership and measurable systems that strengthen portfolio performance. We help firms reduce execution risk, accelerate traction, and gain transparent visibility into how marketing drives enterprise value across every company.

Install senior marketing leadership without adding full-time headcount
Align go-to-market strategy with product, sales, and investor goals
Deploy efficient, stage-appropriate channels that protect runway and amplify growth
Conduct due diligence and post-investment audits to de-risk acquisitions and integrations
Deliver investor-grade dashboards that track pipeline, revenue, and retention

Fractional CMO for portfolio company growth

$Retainer fractional CMO packages for portfolio startups$

Flexible Partnerships, Built for Growth

Stranded offers flexible retainers designed for private equity and venture firms seeking scalable marketing leadership across their portfolio. We combine fractional CMO strategy with full-funnel execution in paid media, SEO, creative, email, and analytics—tailored for each company’s stage and goals.

Engagements scale by stage, scope, and cadence, giving investors predictable oversight and startups the resources to execute fast. The result is a marketing model that grows with your portfolio—measurable, transparent, and built for results.

Portfolio marketing analytics dashboard for private equity and venture capital

Real-Time Portfolio Intelligence

Stranded builds unified dashboards that give investors and operators complete visibility across portfolio marketing performance. Revenue, CAC, pipeline, retention, and ROI are tracked in one central view—helping leadership make faster, more confident growth decisions. Every metric is translated into actionable insight, ensuring marketing and capital allocation work in sync.

Frequently Asked Questions

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How does Stranded work with private equity and venture capital firms?

We partner with investors to install fractional CMOs and full-funnel marketing systems inside portfolio companies. Each engagement aligns growth strategy, execution, and reporting so leadership and investors have a clear view of performance and ROI.

What problems does Stranded help solve for portfolio companies?

Most founders are product or tech-driven and lack structured marketing leadership. We help them build scalable systems for demand generation, customer acquisition, and retention—reducing execution risk and accelerating traction post-investment.

Do you provide both consulting and execution?

Yes. Each engagement combines strategic consulting with hands-on execution. Our team plans, builds, and optimizes campaigns across SEO, paid media, email, creative, and analytics—providing both leadership and lift to your portfolio companies.

How are engagements structured for PE and VC portfolios?

Retainers can be structured at the portfolio level or priced individually per startup. Each includes senior marketing leadership, defined KPIs, and transparent dashboards that track CAC, LTV, pipeline, and payback across all active brands.

What does reporting look like for investors?

We deliver unified portfolio dashboards that consolidate performance across companies and channels. These reports visualize revenue, CAC, retention, and ROI in real time—designed for leadership, stakeholders, and board reviews.

Which types of startups does Stranded work with?

We partner with DTC and ecommerce brands, B2B SaaS platforms, CPG, marketplaces, fintech, healthcare, climate tech, and hardware-enabled software. Most engagements support Seed through post-acquisition growth stages.

How quickly can a startup see results?

Most companies see early traction within 60 to 90 days as foundational systems, campaigns, and dashboards go live. Long-term impact compounds as data, paid channels, and content programs mature across the first two quarters.

What does the engagement process look like?

Step 1: Audit and roadmap. Step 2: Execute and align teams. Step 3: Optimize and report. We manage the full cycle with weekly touchpoints and monthly executive reviews to ensure alignment and accountability.